William Steig - The Amazing Bone

Pros: Beautiful illustrations and dramatic storyline.

Cons: Some intense scenes.

The Bottom Line:

“The Amazing Bone” is a great story about friendship and courage, but young children might be scared by the intense scenes.

 

Review: “The Amazing Bone” is another classic from William Steig and is also the most dramatic book due to the main character being put into peril in a number of cases. William Steig’s hand-drawn illustrations and his intense yet soothing ...

Pros: deep characters, lovely illustrations, inventive and exciting plot, extensive vocabulary

Cons: absolutely none!

The Bottom Line: This wonderful tale of platonic Love between (who else?) a pretty pig and a talking bone is an excellent way to introduce the joys and passions of literature to children.

Review: William Steig’s The Amazing Bone is a fantastical tale of Pearl, a young female pig, and a magical talking bone. Our story begins when the lovely, innocent Pearl dawdles about town rather than going straight home after school...