belgatherial's review against another edition
4.0
Another winner from Van Allsburg. Creepy, suggestive, chilling. A delight.
locolibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
This book is fantastic! I love how clever Van Allsburg is! He is pretty much dissing television and promoting reading. I love it!
constantcatreader's review against another edition
5.0
This book is fantastic! I love how clever Van Allsburg is! He is pretty much dissing television and promoting reading. I love it!
libraryrobin's review against another edition
4.0
As always, Van Allsburg's work is superb. Gorgeously detailed drawings accompany a clever story with a satisfying conclusion.
caylarich's review against another edition
2.0
A co-worker brought me a bag of books in today at work, & some of them were children's stories. I like to read/screen them first before sharing them with my kidlets. Plus, some children's books are really good!
'The Wretched Stone' is weird. That's about all I can say. A magic stone that captivates people then turns them into monkeys. To break the spell you must read to them, & also play them a lovely tune.
Um, sure. Rock it out.
'The Wretched Stone' is weird. That's about all I can say. A magic stone that captivates people then turns them into monkeys. To break the spell you must read to them, & also play them a lovely tune.
Um, sure. Rock it out.
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
Chris is so talented. The artwork is a huge canvas here. Both pages are used for one picture to show a vast expanse. It really is very beautiful. A boat or ship is at sea with it’s happy crew. They sing, dance and tell stories until… they find a mysterious island not on any charts. There is no usable food or water, but there is an unusual large stone. It looks like glass and very different than people are used to. The stone is brought onboard the ship and strange things begin to happen.
This is actually quite a scary story. It could be an episode of the Twilight Zone. It is a pretty good story for children. It all turns out right in the end.
The nephew said this story gave him goose bumps. He got a bit nervous in the middle of the story and had to sit in my lap. He didn’t now if it would turn out alright. He did think this was a great story. He loved that spine tingle. He gave this 5 stars. He told the niece she has to read it too.
This is actually quite a scary story. It could be an episode of the Twilight Zone. It is a pretty good story for children. It all turns out right in the end.
The nephew said this story gave him goose bumps. He got a bit nervous in the middle of the story and had to sit in my lap. He didn’t now if it would turn out alright. He did think this was a great story. He loved that spine tingle. He gave this 5 stars. He told the niece she has to read it too.
emkoshka's review against another edition
3.0
Another haunting, sinister and creepy Chris Van Allsburg book; I'm constantly amazed at the diversity of this man's illustrative capacity from book to book; this one was rich and warm. No monkey business here. ;)