When Ella May finds a smooth stone with a line going all-all-all the way around it, she is convinced it has magical powers. Surely such a stone will grant wishes, she thinks. But when her friends want to join in the fun, Ella May says that the stone is too special. Slowly she comes to realize that keeping the stone all to herself is a sure way to lose friends. By using her imagination, Ella May finds a way to make everyone's wishes come true-including her own.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2014 by Tundra Books .

GENEVIEVE COTE has illustrated a number of children's books, including The Lady of Shalott by Alfred, Lord Tennyson; Minn and Jake by Janet S. Wong; and her own What Elephant? Her editorial art has appeared in the New York Times and other publications. She lives in Montreal, Quebec.