Instructions vs Sylvester and the magic pebble: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Magic, Children's fiction, Fiction
Instructions
This advice for travelling through a fairytale landscape might just save you from being eaten by wolves or being lost for ever, but it is also a charming metaphor for living courageously and taking risks.
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Sylvester and the magic pebble
In a moment of fright, Sylvester the donkey asks his magic pebble to turn him into a rock but then can not hold the pebble to wish himself back to normal again.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Sylvester and the magic pebble has the widest readership — 46261 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Instructions | Sylvester and the magic pebble | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (7927) | 4.2 (46261) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (29) | 4.0 (37) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (44) | 4.0 (5) |
Reception
| Instructions | Sylvester and the magic pebble | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7927 | 46261 |
| Editions | 9 | 64 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 8919 |
| Reading it now | — | 106 |
| Written reviews | — | 1804 |
| Wikipedia attention | 408 | 2303 |
| Pages | 40 | 44 |