Being bad doesn',t always have to have bad results. ,That&rsquo,s the larger message behind the thought-provoking children&rsquo,s book The Flying Rock, , the story of a young boy, Billy, and how he learns about taking responsibility for his actions. ,Recommended as a read-aloud or for precocious early readers. (Ages 4-9) Full color illustrations.When a group of children are mean to Billy, he gets angry, throws a rock, and it hits Timmy on the head. Afraid, Billy runs home and tells his grandfather, who tells him ,a folk tale about a farmer',s son, while they wait to discover if Timmy',s bump on the head will be all right. ,Timmy',s father calls to tell them that when the doctors examined Timmy, they discovered a brain tumor that may have paralyzed or even killed him. , ,They operated immediately and Timmy&rsquo,s life was saved. ,&ldquo,Sometimes, we might not know if an action&rsquo,s result is good or bad at the time. That is different from an action you know is right or wrong,&rdquo, Billy&rsquo,s grandfather says. He insists on an apology to Timmy, and Billy agrees. The next day, Billy, now a hero, is invited by the other children to play.Accompanying Rush&rsquo,s text are Ruth Whiting&rsquo,s unique illustrations, literally one-of-a-kind because Whiting uses ink fingerprints to create them, building up color to create density and a contemporary ,feel. , , ,For the tale-within-a-tale, she switches mediums, utilizing bright watercolors as well as ink illustration to capture a pastoral setting evoking a more distant time. , ,_, Usado-NUEVO