"It was perfectly round so you
could use it to trace circles.
Sometimes she could trick her
dad into thinking it was a quarter.
It was also how Alice
remembered her grandpa."
When Alice took her special stone to school to share with her classmates for Show and Share, she was happy to tell them all about it. They didn't seem much interested in the stone until she told them its story. She and her grandpa found the round, flat stone when they were on a walk together. It was perfect for skipping. Her grandpa could skip stones without a problem. It was not the same for Alice. Since it was such a perfect stone, she put it in her pocket to keep for the next time they were out.
That next time never came. Her grandfather died that winter before they were able to try it. Now, she used it to remember him. Her friends at school showed compassion as they went out for recess. Liam wanted to see it once more; the stone was GONE! There were so many places it could be. Her friends helped her search. They found many different stones, and offered them to Alice. None was the right one. It was not to be found anywhere.
"They were all different shapes and sizes.
Some were smooth and some were bumpy.
There were grey stones and brown stones,
and one that was speckled."
What she did with the stones her lovely, thoughtful friends had found for her was a perfect solution, and the beginning of a brand-new way to remember her grandpa.
Quiet art in soft tones is just right for this book that deals with grief, kindness, and a young girl's love for her grandfather and their times spent together.
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