The Blue Stone
A Journey Through Life
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. |
The Book |
Little, Brown and Company |
April 2008 |
Hardcover |
0-316-11383-2 / 978-0-316-11383-0 |
Childrens Fiction, Ages 9-12 |
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Excerpt |
NOTE: The author, Jimmy Liao, a cancer survivor, also wrote
Sound of Colors. |
The Reviewer |
Donna Satterlee Ross |
Reviewed 2008 |
NOTE: Reviewer Donna Satterlee
Ross is the co-editor of That's Life with Autism: Tales And Tips for Families With Autism
and is currently working on a new book about autism and humor. |
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