Ella May and the Wishing Stone Paperback – Picture Book, January 30, 2014

Ella May discovers a special wishing stone. When her friends want to use her stone, Ella May says it is too special. When they find stones of their own, Ella May dismisses their stones, as the stones do not have the wishing stone's line going-all-all-all the way around it. One friend creates a wishing stone machine, and all the friends pay a penny for a wishing stone to be made for them, and Ella May is sad and wishes she was the only one with a wishing stone. When rain washes away the line going-all-all-all the way around it off the stones, and Ella May is the only one with a wishing stone, she discovers she is not as happy as she thought she might be.A gentle little story about the small delights and pains of being a child"'Wish, wish, I'm making a wishOn my wishing stone.And it will come true, oh yes it will,Because I brought you home.'The screen door of Ella May's house opened. Out slid a little tray. On the tray were a tuna fish sandwich, a pickle, a handful of chips, and a glass of milk.`Look!' she said. `I wished for my lunch and here it is. Thank you, wishing stone.'"

This is such an incredibly cute story and the illustrations are darling. This has quickly become one of our household favorites. During the course of the story Ella May learns a great deal about friendships and sharing. This has been especially beneficial for us as little monkey hasn't had to do a whole lot of sharing yet. He has taken to reminding us about why it is good to share.Ella May and the Wishing Stone is one that he requests on a regular basis and would be an excellent addition to any little one's library.