On her way home from school, Pearl finds an unusual bone that has unexpected powers.
William Steig, incomparable master of the contemporary picture book, has never been better than in The Amazing Bone. It's a bright and beautiful spring day, and Pearl, a pig, is dawdling on her way home from school.
The Amazing Bone is a 1976 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and Outstanding Book of the Year, a 1977 Caldecott Honor Book, and a 1977 Boston Globe - Horn Book Awards Honor Book for Picture Books.
Tells the tale of Pearl, a pig, and a talking bone, as they try to outwit a band of highway robbers and a hungry fox.
"Pearl (a piglet) discovers a talking bone, which had fallen out of a witch's basket...This is a tight mesh of witty storytelling and art, bound to please any audience." --Starred, "Booklist Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.