Stone Soup
Scholastic Inc. · Print & ebook · March 1, 2003
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- Who it’s for
- A familiar folktale gains fresh warmth in Jon J Muth’s hauntingly beautiful watercolors.
- Themes
- Cooperation, Community generosity, Overcoming suspicion
- Genres
- Asian Myths & Legends, Values & Virtues, Country & Ethnic Folktales
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Award-winning artist Jon J Muth retells the favorite tale of a selfish community who is tricked into creating a delicious soup from stones. Set in China in Muth's hauntingly beautiful watercolors. Three strangers, hungry and tired, pass through a war-torn village. Embittered and suspicious from the war, the people hide their food and close their windows tight. That is, until the clever strangers suggest making a soup from stones.
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Intrigued by the idea, everyone brings what they have until-- together, they have made a feast fit for a king! In this inspiring story about the strength people possess when they work together, Muth takes a simple, beloved tale and adds his own fresh twist.
A Shared Feast
A familiar folktale gains fresh warmth in Jon J Muth’s hauntingly beautiful watercolors.
Come here for
- A stone-soup retelling with a communal turn
- Watercolors that give the tale a quiet, haunting beauty
Expect
- A story about what people can make together
- A simple folktale with a fresh twist
Where it sits
| Asian Myths & Legends | 67% |
|---|---|
| Country & Ethnic Folktales | 40% |
| Values & Virtues | 30% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Myths & Fables
- Stories Set in Asia
- Values & Virtues
- Authors
- Jon J Muth
- Publisher
- Scholastic Inc.
- Published
- March 1, 2003
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Cooperation · Community generosity · Overcoming suspicion
- Reading lane
- Myths & Fables