A Stone Sat Still Read online

  For Ophelia and Kallisti—B.W.

  Copyright © 2019 by Brendan Wenzel.

  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher.

  Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

  Names: Wenzel, Brendan, author, illustrator.

  Title: A stone sat still / Brendan Wenzel.

  Description: San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books LLC, [2019] |

  Summary: Told in rhyming verse, a stone is considered from a variety of environmental and emotional perspectives, as it sits where it is, surrounded by grass, dirt, and water, an unchanging certainty in the world.

  Identifiers: LCCN 2018048432 | ISBN 9781452173184 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781452173368 (epub 2) | ISBN 9781452179124 (mobi) | ISBN 9781452179131 (epub 3)

  Subjects: LCSH: Stone—Juvenile fiction. | Perception—Juvenile fiction. | Nature (Aesthetics)—Juvenile fiction. | Stories in rhyme. | CYAC: Stories in rhyme. | Rocks—Fiction. | Perception—Fiction. | Nature—Fiction. | LCGFT: Stories in rhyme.

  Classification: LCC PZ8.3.W4653 St 2019 | DDC [E]—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018048432

  Design by Jennifer Tolo Pierce.

  Typeset in Berling.

  The illustrations in this book were rendered in a variety of media, including cut paper, colored pencil, oil pastels, marker, and the computer.

  Chronicle Books LLC

  680 Second Street

  San Francisco, California 94107

  Chronicle Books—we see things differently. Become part of our community at www.chroniclekids.com.

  A stone sat still

  with the water, grass, and dirt

  and it was as it was

  where it was in the world.

  And the stone was dark

  and the stone was bright

  and the stone was loud

  and the stone was quiet

  and it sat where it sat

  with the water, grass, and dirt

  and it was as it was

  where it was in the world.

  And the stone was rough

  and the stone was smooth

  and the stone was green

  red

  purple

  and blue.

  And the stone was a pebble

  and the stone was a hill

  and the stone was a feel

  and the stone was a smell

  and it sat where it sat

  with the water, grass, and dirt

  and it was as it was

  where it was in the world.

  And the stone was the wild

  and the stone was a home

  and the stone was a kitchen

  and the stone was a throne.

  And the stone was a marker

  and a map

  and a maze

  a danger

  a haven

  a story

  a stage.

  And the stone was a blink

  and the stone was an age.

  And the stone was an island

  and the stone was a wave

  and the stone was a memory

  and the stone was always.

  Have you ever known such a place?

  Where with water, grass, and dirt

  a stone sits still in the world.

  Brendan Wenzel is a New York Times bestselling author and illustrator based in upstate New York. He has written and illustrated several books for children, including Hello Hello and They All Saw a Cat, which was the recipient of a Caldecott Honor. He is also a proud collaborator with many groups working to protect and conserve wild places and creatures. You can find more of his work at Brendanwenzel.info.

 

 

  Brendan Wenzel, A Stone Sat Still

  Thanks for reading the books on GrayCity.Net