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Scribble Stones
Scribble stones is about a little stone who thinks he will be become something amazing but then soon realizes he had become a dull paper weight. He's on a mission to become something greater and in the process brings joy to thousands of people.
17 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 12, 2019
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April 6, 2020
About a year ago I reviewed Splatter by Diane Alber and Scribble Stones is a similarly cute book about a boring gray stone trying to find his purpose and meaning. Eventually he encounters splatters and scribbles and, in an effort to help them solve their problem, he becomes beautifully decorated. Soon, other stones are lining up to bring happiness and fun everywhere they go.
One reason I appreciated this book is because we have a special group in Chadron called Chadrocks. People decorate and hide stones all over town. Then they take photos of what they find or what they hide so that someone else can find it. Perhaps you have something similar in your town? It's a fun day to brighten the community and share our experiences on social media! The artist used liquid watercolor, gouache, and pencil crayons to create the illustrations for this book.
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One reason I appreciated this book is because we have a special group in Chadron called Chadrocks. People decorate and hide stones all over town. Then they take photos of what they find or what they hide so that someone else can find it. Perhaps you have something similar in your town? It's a fun day to brighten the community and share our experiences on social media! The artist used liquid watercolor, gouache, and pencil crayons to create the illustrations for this book.
For more children's literature, middle grade literature, and YA literature reviews, feel free to visit my personal blog at The Miller Memo!
September 2, 2021
made my day :)
January 14, 2021
This book is very cute and has cool projects at the end. My brothers read this and now they are drawing on the stones in our backyard! It's so cute and funny!
July 17, 2022
Story: I mean it's a story telling you hey you can paint rocks.
Art: I absolutely loved the illustrations. I was impressed.
Kiddo: She loves it. Saw her 'reading' it on her own.
Art: I absolutely loved the illustrations. I was impressed.
Kiddo: She loves it. Saw her 'reading' it on her own.
December 23, 2023
A fun book to spark creativity and kindness by painting stones then giving them to others to bring happiness. Bright illustrations.
November 17, 2019
Loved this story about a stone trying to find his purpose in the world. He discovers he can not only make others happy but can spread the happiness among his fellow stones as well. Fantastic!
October 7, 2019
Summary: This adorable story is about a small rock who sits with other rocks waiting to identify his purpose and meaning. He feels it deep down that he has the purpose of making someone happy. As rocks start to go away, he feels like he will never get picked. Unfortunately he becomes a paperweight and feels worthless. That is, until one day when he gets colored and he then spread his happiness by having the colors all over him and being passed around the world sharing his colors and happiness.
Evaluation: I love the illustrations and the message behind this book. I think it is important for everyone to feel as though they are valued and have a purpose. This book is a creative teaching point that we all have our own unique differences and we can all appreciate one another and this book is appropriate for all ages.
Teaching Idea: I would love to bring in flat stones to the class and have them make a inspirational or purpose rock for one of their peers. To ensure that everyone gets one, they will pick names from a hat at random. They will then decorate the rock for their classmate and secretly share it with them. Anytime a student feels down they can reference their rock.
Evaluation: I love the illustrations and the message behind this book. I think it is important for everyone to feel as though they are valued and have a purpose. This book is a creative teaching point that we all have our own unique differences and we can all appreciate one another and this book is appropriate for all ages.
Teaching Idea: I would love to bring in flat stones to the class and have them make a inspirational or purpose rock for one of their peers. To ensure that everyone gets one, they will pick names from a hat at random. They will then decorate the rock for their classmate and secretly share it with them. Anytime a student feels down they can reference their rock.
September 22, 2019
A lovely unexpected find. I love the message in this story about discovering individuality. Children could take inspiration from this book and choose their own stone (a special connection made just from choosing it themselves) that they will then decorate. It can then lead onto the children creating a story for their stone and planning/rewriting it as part of an English lesson.
I have used story stones before during English that can be used in KS1 and KS2, this ties in nicely. The children can sit in a circle, two if there is another adult, and pick a stone from the middle that has a picture painted on. The teacher will start the story off and the next child will pick a stone and add to it, incorporating whatever picture they have on the stone. The children’s own stones could also be added in here.
I have used story stones before during English that can be used in KS1 and KS2, this ties in nicely. The children can sit in a circle, two if there is another adult, and pick a stone from the middle that has a picture painted on. The teacher will start the story off and the next child will pick a stone and add to it, incorporating whatever picture they have on the stone. The children’s own stones could also be added in here.
May 15, 2020
If you want to close a book with a feeling of warm and a smile upon your face, “Scribble Stones” by Diane Alber is exactly what you need to read. Inspired by her own children, Alber breathes life into the world of rocks and shows that even a small token, such as a painted rock, can bring happiness around the globe. “Scribble Stone” is the story of a small rock that is found on top of a large mountain of rocks, just like himself. Each day a rock is taken from the pile and given a duty, when it is the main rocks turn he is simply reduced to a paperweight. Unhappy with his role in life he meets some scribbles, splatters, and other colors who run out of paper to color on! Finally, the rock knew his purpose. He became the very first scribble rock!
This was such a cute little story, I really enjoyed reading it to my son. He absolutely loves colors and wants to color on all the rocks outside after reading this story. The author also includes a how-to-guide for creating your very own scribble stones, which I thought was a neat touch. I believe this story can be used for various lessons, some of which are perseverance, having a positive outlook on life, and also to always look out for your friends because you never know how your struggles can help lead someone else to their happiness.
This was such a cute little story, I really enjoyed reading it to my son. He absolutely loves colors and wants to color on all the rocks outside after reading this story. The author also includes a how-to-guide for creating your very own scribble stones, which I thought was a neat touch. I believe this story can be used for various lessons, some of which are perseverance, having a positive outlook on life, and also to always look out for your friends because you never know how your struggles can help lead someone else to their happiness.
February 23, 2021
Scribble Stones tells the story of a gray and round stone. He is a happy stone and he wants to spread his happiness. Soon his friends start leaving the pile and they become landscaping or a pet and then the happy stone soon is the only one left. Until one day he gets picked up and put on a desk by a red cup. He is overjoyed until he realizes he is a paperweight. One day colorful scribbles cover all the paper that the stone is weighing down and they get sad when they realize there is nothing else to color. That is when the stone has a great idea to let the scribbles color him. This turns out a success and the stone spreads happiness all around.
I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars because the story idea is really cute and entertaining. The story rhymes and the illustrations are realistic and abstract. The story can introduce kids to emotions and personification. It can also be used to introduce an art project in the classroom. I think kids would really enjoy this book.
I rate this book 5 out of 5 stars because the story idea is really cute and entertaining. The story rhymes and the illustrations are realistic and abstract. The story can introduce kids to emotions and personification. It can also be used to introduce an art project in the classroom. I think kids would really enjoy this book.
June 28, 2023
Title- Scribble Stones
Author and Illustration- Diane Alber
Genre- Children's Picture Book
Rating- Five Stars
Thoughts-
Scribble Stone is an extraordinary book written and illustrated by Diane Alber, to connect with artistically inclined children. It stated that she received the inspiration to write this book based on her own children. I think the Author was quite clever to write a story highlighting individuality, uniqueness, and resourcefulness. The book also come across as an Art Guide for those who enjoy stone decorating. My favorite part about the book is how a tiny stone manifested into something greater than it's purpose. Something that children and adults can learn from. Collectively this book deserved five stars. The illustration allured me in with the bold neon colors and the story alone was an effective message. Awesome Job, Diane!
Author and Illustration- Diane Alber
Genre- Children's Picture Book
Rating- Five Stars
Thoughts-
Scribble Stone is an extraordinary book written and illustrated by Diane Alber, to connect with artistically inclined children. It stated that she received the inspiration to write this book based on her own children. I think the Author was quite clever to write a story highlighting individuality, uniqueness, and resourcefulness. The book also come across as an Art Guide for those who enjoy stone decorating. My favorite part about the book is how a tiny stone manifested into something greater than it's purpose. Something that children and adults can learn from. Collectively this book deserved five stars. The illustration allured me in with the bold neon colors and the story alone was an effective message. Awesome Job, Diane!
May 23, 2019
Stone sits among a pile of rocks waiting to find his true purpose in life. He knows that he is destined to make someone happy. Slowly, each of the rocks in the pile disappears. Stone is left alone and depressed until one day someone picks him up and puts him on a desk. Stone becomes a paperweight. The stack of papers grows until one day some colors spill on him. Scribbles encourages the colors to paint him. Not long after other stones appear waiting for their colors. Now Scribbles travels the world bring happiness to each person who picks him up.
This is a cute tale with adorable illustrations that teaches young readers each of us can make someone happy, no matter how insignificant. The book could be used in connection with a creative art project. It is appropriate for all ages.
This is a cute tale with adorable illustrations that teaches young readers each of us can make someone happy, no matter how insignificant. The book could be used in connection with a creative art project. It is appropriate for all ages.
November 11, 2019
This story, about a fun and resilient stone, is on my favorites list because of the beautiful writing and character development. This story is relatable to students because stone art has become a rather popular hobby in the pacific northwest. The illustrations are remarkable, I can imagine students staring at the art in awe – excited by the colors and shapes. The story is considered a fiction text that focuses on art and geology. This story is meant for elementary readers – and with some scaffolding could be used in primary classes.
For reading instruction, teachers can use this book in multiple ways. The book is written in rhymes and could be used in a vocabulary lesson where students are read aloud the book, then have to sort words that rhyme from the book. Also, this book has character development that could be more thoroughly analyzed in a reading comprehension lesson focused on character development and the support of secondary characters. Also, this book is set up for an extension art activity where students build upon one another’s stone art.
For reading instruction, teachers can use this book in multiple ways. The book is written in rhymes and could be used in a vocabulary lesson where students are read aloud the book, then have to sort words that rhyme from the book. Also, this book has character development that could be more thoroughly analyzed in a reading comprehension lesson focused on character development and the support of secondary characters. Also, this book is set up for an extension art activity where students build upon one another’s stone art.
October 28, 2025
This book is very relatable for school-age kids. It is a story of a stone that is picked last to be used. It watches as everyone gets picked before it. When he finally does get picked, it still left with the feeling of being undervalued, since he is now being used as a paper weight. But when the scribblers come and begin to paint and scribble on him, he finds a new sense of pride within himself. Before long, all the stones that were once picked before him are now wanting to be scribbled on as well. This highlights to kids, just because you aren't someone's first pick, does not mean you aren't valuable.
January 16, 2022
I found this book to be fun and to build upon in the classroom. Although it is about a happy grey rock that ends up becoming a paper weight, he wants a purpose in life and to be more than a paper weight. He meets scribbles and splatter, which are different color paints, and they splatter the grey rock with paint and becomes a colorful rock. I think it's a great way to engage students to talk about feelings such as happiness, sadness. You can engage other subjects off this book such as art. Take students outside and pick a rock, when they return, they can paint their own scribble rock.
May 6, 2020
Genre: Children's Picture Book (Arts)
Age: PreK-3rd
This is a cute little book about a stone finding its purpose and perhaps more importantly, not settling for a life in which you feel unfulfilled. The lesson may be lost on little ones, but it's nice to plant these seeds early. In addition to having a nice lesson, the story rhymes and it's a great book for an art lesson that children love! Painting stones to spread happiness is something that every kid enjoys!
Age: PreK-3rd
This is a cute little book about a stone finding its purpose and perhaps more importantly, not settling for a life in which you feel unfulfilled. The lesson may be lost on little ones, but it's nice to plant these seeds early. In addition to having a nice lesson, the story rhymes and it's a great book for an art lesson that children love! Painting stones to spread happiness is something that every kid enjoys!
May 29, 2020
Cute Art Idea
I'm not sure whether scribble stones are just a thing which exists or a creation of the author, but I'd never heard of them before. Now that I understand the concept, I think it's really cool and a fun art project to partake with the younger members of one's family.
The book itself tells a cute story about a little stone who finds his purpose in life giving happiness to others. The rhyming feels weird sometimes, but overall it's a quick, fun read.
I'm not sure whether scribble stones are just a thing which exists or a creation of the author, but I'd never heard of them before. Now that I understand the concept, I think it's really cool and a fun art project to partake with the younger members of one's family.
The book itself tells a cute story about a little stone who finds his purpose in life giving happiness to others. The rhyming feels weird sometimes, but overall it's a quick, fun read.
June 14, 2020
Complete with a lovely activity at the back!
A lovely book! I love painting stones, and this is something the kids in my house do too. I love the idea of making others happy in life. The activity at the end of painting a rock and giving it away for someone to add to is a great idea for doing in the EYFS. It’s a great idea to make others happy by giving a beautiful piece of art to another person to add to, before they pass it on to someone else!
A lovely book! I love painting stones, and this is something the kids in my house do too. I love the idea of making others happy in life. The activity at the end of painting a rock and giving it away for someone to add to is a great idea for doing in the EYFS. It’s a great idea to make others happy by giving a beautiful piece of art to another person to add to, before they pass it on to someone else!
September 24, 2020
Earthy and colorful
Uplifting illustration and idea encouraging words on every page. Me (35mama) and my six year old son were pleasantly surprised and shared a good amount of laughter. It’s sweet, simple, thoughtful, displays the joy of optimism and teamwork:)
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➳♥❥thank you to the author and team who made this book!
Uplifting illustration and idea encouraging words on every page. Me (35mama) and my six year old son were pleasantly surprised and shared a good amount of laughter. It’s sweet, simple, thoughtful, displays the joy of optimism and teamwork:)
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➳♥❥thank you to the author and team who made this book!
April 25, 2022
This book is about a stone that is trying to find his purpose and identity. I thought this book was super cute and has a great message for kids on discovering who they are and creating individuality. A great art project for this book would be to allow the kids to pick their own stone and paint whatever they would like on it and create their own story. Overall, I really liked the illustrations and storyline of the book.
May 9, 2023
"Scribble Stones" by Diane Alber.
Great book. Super easy read. It was about a stone that was just a simple paperweight that eventually got painted, and now stones everywhere are getting painted. The story did not teach any lesson, but the story was cute and great to read in art class or before you do a project with kids, like painting a stone. The illustrations were simply a lot of white on the page, with just small drawings of what was going on throughout the book.
Great book. Super easy read. It was about a stone that was just a simple paperweight that eventually got painted, and now stones everywhere are getting painted. The story did not teach any lesson, but the story was cute and great to read in art class or before you do a project with kids, like painting a stone. The illustrations were simply a lot of white on the page, with just small drawings of what was going on throughout the book.
March 23, 2024
Written in rhyme for little children ages 3-7 years. This is the most adorable book ever. Its a story about self-determination and following your dreams. This gray rock decided that they didn't want to be just a gray paper weight, they wanted to be special. One day a group of scribbles came by and after their work was done they began to cry. This story is so cute. I would read it to my students and keep it on our shelf.
March 27, 2019
Keep searching until you find your purpose
The stone realizes he isn’t serving a satisfying purpose. He keeps looking for a purpose, then sees others who needed his help. In the process of helping the others, the stone finds his purpose. Diane Alber’s books continue to impress upon readers the power they have to live with character and purpose.
The stone realizes he isn’t serving a satisfying purpose. He keeps looking for a purpose, then sees others who needed his help. In the process of helping the others, the stone finds his purpose. Diane Alber’s books continue to impress upon readers the power they have to live with character and purpose.
December 4, 2020
This was an adorable book and I loved the illustrations. It reminds the readers that they are capable of amazing things, even when they feel dull. While bringing joy to others this little rock goes on a mission to become something greater. It highlights individuality and not settling for a life you are unsatisfied with.
January 17, 2021
A cute story where a stone thinks he will be something amazing but is soon disappointed when he is used as only a paper weight. When he meets scribble and splatter, they work together and create a way to bring joy to many. Author Diane Alber does a nice job bringing together color, art projects and teamwork in her books to teach some important lessons for young children.
March 30, 2021
This book had a very sweet message about finding your purpose and how everyone has a purpose in the world. However, I found the book a little boring. I do think this book could be used to introduce a fun in-class art project about painting rocks and placing them in various locations outside to spread joy!
August 15, 2021
Cute little poem
It’s a very short, three minutes easy to read book written as a poem with beautiful pictures, that seems to promote a product in a cute way, no in-depth lesson to be learned. I read it on kindle unlimited so I’m glad I didn’t invest $$ on it. Read if you enjoy poems.
It’s a very short, three minutes easy to read book written as a poem with beautiful pictures, that seems to promote a product in a cute way, no in-depth lesson to be learned. I read it on kindle unlimited so I’m glad I didn’t invest $$ on it. Read if you enjoy poems.
August 22, 2021
[ Rating 3.75 out of 5 ] A nice story with an interesting art style. I liked the rhyme scheme and Stone's journey to bring happiness to all. Making scribble stones sounds like a really cool art project, which is what initially drew me into the story. I can see this book inspiring a lot of creative, artistic activities with younger kids.
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September 16, 2023In this book, someone finds a rock and decides to color on a little bit of it then they get passed around and people color on more rocks till there are many rocks that make people's day better. For this book, I would have the children do an activity of creating their own rock and then we would go on a walk around the area for the children to leave their rocks for others.
December 15, 2023
This is a cool art idea and the book describes emotions well, and I enjoy the realistic art style of the illustrations, but I found the rhyming text to be too simplistic, distracting, and annoying; it brought me out of the story. I found myself waiting for the story to be over and not being invested in it.
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