A review by octavia_cade
A Stone Sat Still by Brendan Wenzel

inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

This was outstanding. I want a copy for myself so I can admire it whenever I want! 

Technically, it's about a stone. In reality, it's about all the animals that experience the stone as part of their habitat, and given the differences in those animals - their size, their diet, their role in the ecosystem - the stone plays a different role in their everyday life. It's a story of shifting perspectives, and that would be excellent enough without the art. I love the art. I'm not very arty myself so I don't know what this technique should be called... is it mixed media? Crayon and paints and collage, with bits cut out and stuck on so some of the animals have a three dimensional effect. The moose!!! I love the moose. The raccoons and the otters come a close second, but the moose is the best.

I'm off now to rave to my writers group about this wee picture book. It's incredible.