Sylvester stayed a rock for months until his parents had a picnic on the rock one May day. The Duncans found the red pebble and wished Sylvester was with them without knowing the magic of the pebble, and suddenly he turned into his old self again. The family didn’t end up needing the magic pebble after all; all they could ever wish for was Sylvester. You don't know what you have until you lose it. “Sylvester and the Magic Pebble”, written and illustrated by William Steig, won him the