# Sylvester and the Magic Pebble

**Author:** William Steig
**Grade range:** Grades K–3
**First published:** 1969
**Page count:** 36
**Genre:** Juvenile Fiction
**ISBN-13:** `9781416918578`
**ISBN-10:** `1416918574`
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/book/sylvester-and-the-magic-pebble
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## About this book

In a moment of fright Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.

## Where this book is assigned

### Caldecott Medal

- **recommended** · Kindergarten grade — [source: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1970 Caldecott Medal winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Medal)
- **recommended** · 1st grade — [source: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1970 Caldecott Medal winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Medal)
- **recommended** · 2nd grade — [source: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1970 Caldecott Medal winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Medal)
- **recommended** · 3rd grade — [source: Caldecott Medal (American Library Association), via Wikipedia — 1970 Caldecott Medal winner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caldecott_Medal)

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