Through sheer ingenuity, Ella May finds a way to grant everyone’s wish, including her own.Īuthor Cary Fagan has written an insightful tale about the importance of fostering friendship through sharing and treating others with respect. Realizing the error of her ways, she yearns for companionship again. Ella May soon finds herself very much alone. Not to be deterred, the playmates now search for their own special stones, only to have their enthusiasm dampened when their selections are ridiculed outright. The illusion excites everyone so much that they all clamour to hold the wondrous item. Now all my dreams will come true.” As she demonstrates the rock’s apparently magical powers, her audience fails to realize that her wishes are announced only after they have already happened. She brags to her friends, “It’s a wishing stone. Ella May has returned from the beach with a treasure – an ordinary rock with a narrow white band encircling it. The importance of nurturing and maintaining friendships threads its way through Ella May and the Wishing Stone. Montreal Review of Books Librarian Reviews It’s easy to forgive Ella May when she finally comes to her senses and realizes that friends are much more important than possessions….” “…The charming drawings by Geneviève Côté depict a late summer’s day on the sidewalk. Ultimately, she is able to grant everyone’s wishes, including her own.” “…the little girl uses her imagination to reconnect with her friends, and realizes that they are far more important than wishes. “Côté’s…illustrations drive the story along with light and expressive outlines and wash effects… children won’t have any difficulty following the action, and they’ll recognize Ella’s conflicting impulses.” The net result is an original and imaginative treatment of one of the hardest lessons of early childhood –sharing –in a colourful package that’s likely to charm kids and adults alike.” Geneviève Côté’s watercolour illustrations are lively and simple, focusing on the kids themselves and hewing closely to the narrative…. “…Cary Fagan… does a great job here with both the fun, engaging story, and the fine tricks of repetition and structure that make Ella May and the Wishing Stone ideal for early reader. Côté's illustrations are simple without being cartoonish, demonstrating the same warm understanding of childhood. “…Fagan believably captures the delicate balance of friendship in the very young and lets the story play out with welcome complexity. Geneviève Côté's profile page Editorial Reviews She hasĪlso won the Elizabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award. General's Award for Illustration, one of which she went on to win. Her books have received three nominations for the Governor Côté's editorialĪrt has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe and other Were the first books that she both wrote and illustrated. Stories: Quel éléphant? ( What Elephant?) and Je suis là, petit Lundi ( With You Always, Little Monday) Studied art and graphic design at Concordia University in Montreal. Geneviève vit à Montréal et travaille dans un atelier du centre-ville. Elle a reçu le Prix du Gouverneur général pour ses illustrations en 2007. Comme auteure-illustratrice, elle a publié chez Scholastic Quel éléphant? et Je suis là, Petit Lundi. Geneviève a illustré plus de 25 livres pour enfants. Après avoir étudié les arts et la communication au Cégep, elle a terminé, en 1987, un baccalauréat en infographie à l'Université Concordia, à Montréal. Au fil des ans, elle a continué à nourrir sa passion pour le dessin et les arts, si bien qu'elle a décidé d'en faire une carrière. Elle s'inventait des histoires simplement pour le plaisir de les illustrer. He still lives in his hometown of Toronto.Įnfant, Geneviève Côté adorait dessiner. Fagan's work has been translated into French, Italian, German, Dutch, Spanish, Catalan, Turkish, Russian, Polish, Chinese, Korean and Persian. Christie Silver Medal, the Joan Betty Stuchner-Oy Vey!-Funniest Children's Book Award, and the Vicky Metcalf Award for Literature for Young People. He is also an acclaimed writer of books for children, having won the Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award, the IODE Jean Throop Book Award, a Mr. He has been nominated for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Writers' Trust Fiction Award, the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction, and has won the Toronto Book Award and the Canadian Jewish Book Award for Fiction. Cary Fagan is the author of eight previous novels and five books of short stories, including The Student, Great Adventures for the Faint of Heart, and A Bird's Eye.
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