[PW] Book title - stone that brings everything to life, another possibility...

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On Tue, 22 Jul 2008, Frances Hammond wrote:

> Elizabeth and Lisa,
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> I have not read "The Apple Stone" (previously suggested and most likely
> answer for this question) but I suspect your reader may be combining
> memories of "The Apple Stone" with E Nesbit's "Five Children and It" (or
> its sequels) as I seem to remember that the Psammead was a great
> burrower (as well as a rather pedantic granter of wishes) -
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Children_and_It  for more info...
> Patron may enjoy these books as well! Apologies for the late reply, I've
> been on leave...
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> Original query... "Patron is looking for a book he read as a child (he
> was born in 1961) in which four children find a golden stone, perhaps a
> philosopher's stone, and things that they touch with it come to life.
> He remembers a bird from a watercolour, a crusader knight, a
> Quetzalcoatl, a Guy Fawkes figure, and a stone ball that rolled on its
> own.  It was set in England.  It had black and white illustrations as
> well.  If they let go of the stone, it would burrow into the earth, he
> thinks.  I am not a public librarian and do not have access to much
> beyond the web.  Any ideas?  Thanks so much.  Please respond to me
> "privately, as I am not a subscriber.
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> Frances Hammond
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> Business Subject Specialist
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> frances.hammond at slwa.wa.gov.au
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