Sylvester loves collecting pebbles — small treasures that usually don’t change anything. But one day he finds a red one, and the world shifts just a little: suddenly any wish can take shape. In a moment of fear things go wrong, and Sylvester ends up quite literally out of reach. […]
William Steig
William Steig
William Steig (1907–2003) — an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, and illustrator of children’s books. Among his most famous works are Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel’s Island, and Doctor De Soto. He is also the author of the picture book about Shrek, which later became the basis for the popular […]