A Pocket Full of Rocks
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- $17.99
Publisher Description
A sweet and soulful celebration of how a child's imagination can transform ordinary objects into extraordinary treasures.
You can do a lot with a pocket full of rocks...
Rocks make excellent chairs for fairies, they are perfect for writing your name on the sidewalk, or just to hold in your hand when you need reassurance. And so the rocks pile up... Until the season turns and you need to make room for pockets full of petals. And shells. And acorns! Each season's treasure is kept and curated and loved, until it's time to give the treasures away and make room for new things to come.
A Pocket Full of Rocks showcases how a creative child can see big possibilities in the smallest things. It's about noticing, collecting, appreciating, and sharing the wonders around us every day.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
"You can do a lot with a pocket full of rocks," begins this picture book debut by Mahoney (Elfie Unperfect), as Goodale (The Moon Remembers) draws a parka-clad child with light brown skin bending down to collect a stone in the snow. Pocketing the treasure, the youth's face remains tranquil as family members remark: "Your mom will say the rocks are making your coat dirty." The child, though, knows that the stones "are chairs for fairies to rest on.... They are exactly the thing for writing your name on the sidewalk when you don't have chalk." The rocks are swapped for petals in spring, seashells in summer, and acorns in fall, each grouping placed in a jar rendered, like the child's pockets, as transparent. Goodale creates gently textured natural backdrops while drawing human figures with simple, skilled outlines. Many rich threads intersect in this seasonal meditation, including the feeling of delight and abundance supplied by natural objects, a child's inner confidence and imagination even in the face of commentary, and the anchoring effect of an object that's "just there in your pocket when you need something to touch, gathered and solid and cool." Ages 3–7. Author's agent: Sarah Burnes, Gernert Co. Illustrator's agent: Lori Kilkelly, LK Literary.
