The Horn Book Guide

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Pfister, Marcus

Milo and the Magical Stones: An Environmental Story with Two Endings

32 pp. | North-South | December, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7358-2253-5 $17.95
Reissue (1997)

(4) K-3 Translated by Marianne Martens. In this heavy-handed fable, Milo the mouse finds a glowing stone on his rocky island and learns environmental stewardship from a wise elder mouse. In a cleverly divided format, other mice either learn the same lesson ("The Happy Ending") or succumb to greediness ("The Sad Ending"). Soft greens and grays act as foils for Pfister's signature glitter, sprinkled this time on magical stones.

Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian