The Big Stone

By Michael Garland

After having watched his father live a life of regrets while saddled with a huge stone he feels he must carry around with him, a son finds happiness by choosing to follow his own path rather than that... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761312617
• ISBN13: 9780761312611
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Millbrook Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 11.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Father Son Baggage

Another reviewer called this story, "shallow". Au contraire--it has a profound message for fathers, sons and anyone who carries the stone of emotional or psychological baggage. We carry many habits and traits of our parents that weigh us down and keep us from reaching our true potential. We accept paradigms of the culture as well, assuming "that's just the way things have always been" when the reality may keep us from finding healthier ways "to be". We need to be looking for diamond possibilities. This book has thousands of implications for individuals as well as groups--recognizing the big stones of our lives.