Byrd Baylor

Everybody Needs a Rock
A classic children's picture book by Byrd Baylor with rules for finding your own special rock
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even*cleveland“Some stones are special for inscrutable reasons. Byrd Baylor’s 1974 book Everybody Needs a Rock offers ten rules for finding a rock. This is not one of the ten rules, just general guidance: If somebody says, “What’s so special about that rock?” don’t even tell them. I don’t. Nobody is supposed to know what’s special about another person’s rock.”
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Jes“I give this book to every kid in my life and still keep a copy at home for myself.”
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