The Stonecutter
Lynne Benton, Lee Cosgrove
The traditional tale from Japan retold for beginner readers ready to tackle slightly more complicated storylines and sentence structures. There was once a stonecutter who wasn’t happy, so he wished to be lots of other things instead. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton. Includes several pages of reading-related puzzles.
Reviews
The stonecutter - he wanted to be the sun and then he was the rain and first before that he was a rich man and then he was a mountain and then he was himself.
Marshal Daffodil Custard 05.02.2023
It was interesting and there is a good moral in this story.
Nurse Jet Heronimus 21.01.2023
“I liked it when the stonecutter said he wanted to be the sun, the cloud and the mountain. It was funny when the mountain spirit kept smiling and doing the wishes without the stonecutter knowing”. I would recommend this book.
Duchess Angora Jumpsuit 18.08.2022
I liked how stone cutter kept on becoming something else.
Prince Trigger Teabag 05.01.2022
I liked that he was very very very very naughty. That's all I liked
King Burp O’Doughnut 14.08.2021
The Stonecutter turned into different things - it was a good story!
Corporal Zeus Pineapple 17.07.2021
I like it because at the end, the stone cutter liked himself.
Captain Slip Bumblebee 20.08.2020
I love this story, it's really good, because you should always be yourself.
Queen Venus Spaceship 18.08.2020
I really enjoyed this book, it was funny! I would definitely recommend it to other children.
Inspector Zizou Skateboard 26.07.2019
I liked the story and the fun activities at the end of the book.
Baroness Daffodil Bobble-hat 07.09.2018
I liked this book because the stonecutter tried to be lots of different things but he liked being himself best.
Anonymous 21.08.2017
I like the layout of the book, and that the story had a message be happy being yourself.
Anonymous 10.08.2017
It was really good
Anonymous 25.07.2017
I like the longer version better.
Anonymous 22.07.2017
It was fun and an interesting. I loved the spirit
Anonymous 27.08.2015
It was a challenge to read
Anonymous 08.08.2014
