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Stone Soup by Marcia Brown

Stone Soup

Marcia Brown

Aladdin · Print & ebook · August 1, 1997

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Cooking & FoodFolktale RetellingsStories Set in Europereading
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Who it’s for
A French folktale pairs a battle of wits with the communal delight of making soup.
Themes
Cleverness outwits greed
Genres
Folktale Retellings, Cooking & Food, Stories Set in Europe

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About this book

A Caldecott Honor Book with remastered artwork for its 75th anniversary! Clever soldiers outwit greedy townspeople with the creation of a special soup in this cherished classic. Three soldiers come marching down the road towards a French village. The peasants, seeing them coming, suddenly become very busy, for soldiers are often hungry. All their food is hidden under mattresses or in barns. Then follows a battle of wits, with the soldiers equal to the occasion.

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Why, of course—even with no food, they can still make a wonderful soup! All they will need is three round stones. But to make a truly perfect stone soup, they will of course also need a carrot or two…a cabbage…and so it goes. First published in 1947, Marcia Brown’s retelling of a French folktale is a picture book classic. Her lively art creates a festival of activity, of dancing and laughter, that young readers will want to experience again and again.

A Clever Recipe

A French folktale pairs a battle of wits with the communal delight of making soup.

Come here for

  • A playful twist on what goes into a perfect soup
  • Lively art full of dancing and laughter

Expect

  • Three soldiers matching wits with hungry villagers
  • A picture-book classic retold with remastered anniversary artwork

Where it sits

Cooking & Food50%
Folktale Retellings46%
Stories Set in Europe35%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Fairy Tales & Folklore
  • Stories Set in Europe
Authors
Marcia Brown
Publisher
Aladdin
Published
August 1, 1997
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Cleverness outwits greed
Reading lane
The Classics