Sylvester and the magic pebble vs The Enchanted Castle: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Wishes, Magic, Children's fiction, Fiction
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.
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The Enchanted Castle
E. Nesbit's classic story of how Gerald, Cathy and Jimmy find an enchanted garden and awake a princess from a hundred-year sleep, only to have her immediately made invisible by a magic ring. Her rescue is difficult,…
The verdict
- Readers rate Sylvester and the magic pebble highest: Sylvester and the magic pebble 4.2 · The Enchanted Castle 3.8.
- Sylvester and the magic pebble is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The Enchanted Castle.
- Sylvester and the magic pebble has the widest readership — 46261 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Sylvester and the magic pebble
≈ 1h vs 3h for The Enchanted Castle
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Sylvester and the magic pebble
46261 ratings vs 9489 for The Enchanted Castle
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Sylvester and the magic pebble
4.2 vs 3.8 from readers
New to the genre?
Sylvester and the magic pebble
Light vs Moderate for The Enchanted Castle
Scores by source
| Sylvester and the magic pebble | The Enchanted Castle | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (46261) | 3.8 (9489) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (37) | 3.9 (23) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (5) | 4.5 (8) |
Reception
| Sylvester and the magic pebble | The Enchanted Castle | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 46261 | 9489 |
| Editions | 64 | 478 |
| Citations | — | 13 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 8919 | 10945 |
| Reading it now | 106 | 742 |
| Written reviews | 1804 | 851 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2303 | 598 |
| Pages | 44 | 186 |