Sivu is a stonemason who can see the potential shape in a rock before he starts to chisel it, but he has never become rich or powerful, and this makes him a disappointed man. One day he finds himself envying a wealthy businessman - and suddenly he becomes that businessman. What a life! Then he starts to envy a mayor... and becomes the mayor. What a life! When Sivu envies the sun's power, he becomes the sun... then a storm cloud... then the wind... and finally a rock. But in the end he discovers to his amazement that there is someone more powerful than any rock - the stonemason who shapes it.



Using clear, elegant storytelling and exquisite illustrations, Jude Daly translates the timeless Taoist story of The Stonecutter to a modern-day African setting, conveying a timeless message for our own age.

 

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Jude Daly was born in London and emigrated to South Africa as a young child. She went to art college in Cape Town, and now lives there with her husband, the writer and illustrator Niki Daly, and their two sons.