The Stone Cutter Book Cover

What's the Book About?

The poor stone cutter sat and chipped at the rock. He wished he was a rich man. But is the grass really greener on the other side? A story from another culture (Japan)

Book Details

  • Band:
  • Scheme: Collins Big Cat
  • Type: Fiction
  • Author: Sean Taylor

Reviews from Our Readers

Ethan (Age 4)

Rating: 4 / 5

This book is about
The Stone Cutter wanted to be a rich man. He became a rich man, but he wasn't happy with this. He then wanted to be an Emperor. He still was not happy and wanted to be the sun. Next, he wanted to be a cloud, then the wind and then a rock. Finally he wanted to be a stone cutter again.

The main characters are
The Stone Cutter, (the rich man, the Emperor, the sun, the cloud, the wind and the rock).

My favourite part of the book is
When he changed back to a stone cutter again.

I would also like to say
This story is from Japan.

Martyn (Age 6)

Rating: 4 / 5

This book is about
About a poor stone cutter who wanted to be someone else

My favourite part of the book is
when he was a rich man

I would also like to say
This story was about a stone cutter in China

See a Sample Page

The Stone Cutter Sample Page