. In a quiet forest stream lives Stone, a water stone devoted to his purpose: giving the stream a place to flow. Anchored, grounded, and content - until a storm uproots an ancient tree, diverts the water's path, and leaves Stone dry, disoriented, and furious. Now stranded beneath the fallen tree, Stone is met by unlikely companions - Moss and Ivy - who invite him to surrender to the motion that moves all things. But Stone resists, clinging to the purpose he once knew. As seasons pass and nature unfolds around him, Stone is drawn into a quiet transformation. Through stillness, suffering, and beauty, he begins to see that purpose is not always where we expect it - and movement doesn't always mean moving. Inspired by Jonathan Livingston Seagull, The Alchemist, and the Tao Te Ching, Stone is a modern fairy tale of self-discovery, surrender, and the soft power of change.

C.C. Lane is the author and illustrator of the first-ever yoga flow picture book for children, The Shapes We Can Make: Let's DO Yoga! As a multidimensional artist, children's yoga teacher, energy healer, and devoted mother, she is deeply passionate about understanding the human experience and sharing her light with the world. Lane holds a BA from Temple University. Stone is her first fairy tale.