EPISODE · May 4, 2012 · 21 MIN
William Steig - Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
from Access Your Favorite Digital Audiobooks Today · host William Steig
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Author: William Steig Narrator: John McDonough Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 4, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore Publisher's Summary: Sylvester is a rock collector. One day he finds a magic pebble that makes wishes come true. He rushes home to share his good fortune with his parents. On the way, he's frightened by a hungry lion and quickly asks the pebble to turn him into a rock, so the lion can't eat him. It works-but there sits Sylvester on Strawberry Hill with no way to hold the pebble to wish himself back into a donkey. Seasons come and go as Sylvester's parents desperately search for him. One fine spring day Mom and Dad decide that a picnic on Strawberry Hill might be just the thing to cheer them up. Will Mr. and Mrs. Duncan ever guess what happened to their little donkey? Narrator John McDonough playfully conveys a wise bit of advice: be careful what you wish for. His expressive voice is perfect for entertaining young readers with the misadventures of impulsive young Sylvester.
What this episode covers
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/275032 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sylvester and the Magic Pebble Author: William Steig Narrator: John McDonough Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 21 minutes Release date: May 4, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Fairy Tales & Folklore Publisher's Summary: Sylvester is a rock collector. One day he finds a magic pebble that makes wishes come true. He rushes home to share his good fortune with his parents. On the way, he's frightened by a hungry lion and quickly asks the pebble to turn him into a rock, so the lion can't eat him. It works-but there sits Sylvester on Strawberry Hill with no way to hold the pebble to wish himself back into a donkey. Seasons come and go as Sylvester's parents desperately search for him. One fine spring day Mom and Dad decide that a picnic on Strawberry Hill might be just the thing to cheer them up. Will Mr. and Mrs. Duncan ever guess what happened to their little donkey? Narrator John McDonough playfully conveys a wise bit of advice: be careful what you wish for. His expressive voice is perfect for entertaining young readers with the misadventures of impulsive young Sylvester.
NOW PLAYING
William Steig - Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
Mar 19, 2026 ·34m
Feb 18, 2026 ·11m
Feb 11, 2026 ·45m
Nov 12, 2025 ·35m
Oct 17, 2025 ·40m