Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
 Sylvester and the Magic Pebble is a children's picture book written and illustrated by William Steig. It won him the Caldecott Medal (1970) his first of many Caldecott and Newbery Medal honors. It tells the tale of a donkey from the fictional community of Oatsdale Sylvester who collects pebbles of unusual shape and color. One day he happens to come across a pebble that grants wishes.