Everybody Needs a Rock, (Hardcover)

As an elementary teacher of 30 years, I read this to my students each year and recommend this story highly!!! Please take the child to a place with rocks randomly about so they can look for ‘their rock' after reading the book. It's so amazing to watch a child find their rock. I always took my rock to school to show my students how it sat perfectly in my hand and had a groove that fit my thumb perfectly if I wanted to rub it when I was a little stressed. 😊 I absolutely love this book; however, Walmart seems to promise a delivery date that they can't meet - thus the loss of a star. I ordered this book as part of a birthday gift. My package was delivered late and I was out of town at the birthday party when it came. Since it did not arrive by the date promised, I had to find another gift instead - an inconvenience. It also rained during the 5 days I was gone and it was on the front porch exposed to the elements as well as porch pirates. Luckily, the book wasn't stolen. The book was nicely shipped in a heavy paper package but that didn't hold up to rain exposure. The book was not completely ruined but one corner got pretty wet and stuck together, making it difficult to read. I rarely order from Walmart this has happened to my last two orders and in previous orders before. In the future, unless it's an emergency grocery delivery, all deliveries will be ordered from a more dependable source.