Milo and the Magical Stones

Milo and the Magical Stones is a picture book written and illustrated by Marcus Pfister. This is a story about a land full of mice who live peacefully, but are constantly riddled with storms. After one of the storms the main character Milo finds a gold stone. This gold stone is the most amazing thing any of the mice have ever seen and they go in search of more of these stones. From this point the book splits into two sections- a good ending and a bad ending. I quite like books and any type of media for that matter that are set out like this. It is a perfect way to cover different topics. For example this book covers the theme of greed and how if you take too much you can lose it all. By seeing the good and bad side you can learn from it.

The book would bed aimed at students in the lower to middle primary age group due to the story line and very soft/cute illustrations. In saying that the illustrations are a highlight in this book, the just look so soft and happy, this would engage students. Also the gold rock is a shiny material different to that of the book, again enhancing the book visually.

The language used is very basic with little adjectives, rather focusing on the storyline and building that up. The way is does build up to the separate ending is quite impression however, by basically saying you have two choices, which allows the reader to see the resolution to each choice.