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In order to be strong, Stone needs kindness most of all.

A little girl named Stone lives with her father during prehistoric times where mastodons and ferocious beasts abound. She longs to be as strong as her father. But when he becomes ill, she must journey deep into the wilderness to find a cure. Stone will need bravery for the harrowing journey, but she will need kindness most of all.

A tender tale about the bond between a father and daughter, Strong as Stone illustrates that the power of love and compassion is timeless.

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ISBN-13:	9780593204665
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	02/02/2021
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,150,693
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 11.24(h) x 0.36(d)
Lexile:	AD560L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Christopher Browne graduated from the Art Institute of Boston with a BFA in graphic design. He is the author and illustrator of Marlo and Marlo and the Dinosaurs. He currently lives in New York City with his wife, daughter, and his dog (who happens to be named Marlo) where he works as an art director. Visit him at www.christopherbrowne.com.

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"A sentimental Stone Age saga." —Kirkus Reviews

"A Stone Age lesson in kindness, perfect for the modern world." —Booklist

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12/18/2020
PreS-Gr 1—In a fantasy set in prehistoric times, Stone and her father live among the elk, mastodons, and bison in small tents alongside mountains. She and her father do everything together. He teaches her how to climb tall trees, how to hunt, and whenever she is hurt or scared he tells her she is as "strong as stone." This strength is tested when he becomes ill. The cure is guarded by ferocious bears, and Stone volunteers for the trek. Although the trek is difficult, she presses on, befriending a beast and teaching it all she knows. When at last Stone meets the bears, she dismisses what the other warriors have tried, and treats the bears with kindness. They lead her to the cure for her father, and she returns home. Browne works in a style that makes free use of decorative motifs and scenes of the old ways, but somehow remains true to the spirit of Stone's quest: Why not try kindness? VERDICT An unusual setting will have children imagining the truths of prehistory, and reckoning with a unique take on "warfare."—Annmarie Braithwaite, New York P.L., New York City

School Library Journal

2020-11-18
A prehistoric girl saves the day with courage and kindness.
Stone, who appears to live during the Stone Age, lives in a small mountain village amid bison, elk, and mastodons. She and her father are close, and when he becomes ill, she knows she is the only “willing warrior” to take the arduous journey to secure the cure for him, which is guarded by vicious bears. Since her father taught her to be fierce and strong, she knows she can do it. When she encounters a huge, horned beast, she scares it with a brave, loud cry but then decides to comfort and befriend it. The two journey to where the cure lies, and when Stone responds with kindness to the ferocious bears, they become friends: “Kindness made Stone…as strong as stone.” The book possesses the emotional formula of a typical animated Disney film with its focus on the father-daughter relationship; its dramatic tableaux with modulations in light that support the book’s emotional undercurrents (Stone picks the healing flower by a setting sun with her new bear BFF by her side); earnest characters and emotionally anthropomorphized creatures (the girl and the beast laugh and play together, and a bear altogether dismisses the idea of the food chain when Stone hugs it); and its emphasis on a moral takeaway. A happy father-daughter reunion wraps up the tale. All human characters have light-brown skin and straight, darker brown hair. (This book was reviewed digitally with 11-by-18-inch double-page spreads viewed at 75.6% of actual size.)
A sentimental Stone Age saga. (Picture book. 4-9)

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