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by Jimmy Liao The sheer beauty of the visual images throughout The Blue Stone make this book stand head and shoulders above other selections for children's books currently available. Picture a magnificent, vivid azure boulder recalling its history as it exists through time, reflecting its thoughts and feelings as pieces are slowly chipped away. Somewhat reminiscent of Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree, the Stone gives all it has to those who possess it. However there is also an environmental message underlying - the stone always longs to go back to the place of its origin. Over the years it is transformed in many ways, yet its heart is always in the forest. From the utilitarian, to the germane, to an object of beauty, the stone remains true to its core, longing to go home. Due to the bittersweet and serious tone, this particular book may be better appreciated by adults achieving different milestones in their own lives or as a gift from a parent to their grown up child rather than a youngster who might miss the intended message altogether. The Blue Stone makes a lovely book to share with those who are loved and missed. |
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The Blue Stone