Stone Soup
An Old Tale
New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1975.
Format: Book
Description: 48 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
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. 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.
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. 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.
Target Audience: AD550L
ISBN:
0684922967
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
P Brown | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Picture Book | In |
P Brown | Main (Downtown) | Caldecott Shelf - Garden Level, Picture Book | Out (Due: 6/11/2024) |
P Brown | Main (Downtown) | Caldecott Shelf - Garden Level, Picture Book | Out (Due: 6/6/2024) |
P Brown | Blythewood | Picture Book | In |
P Brown | Blythewood | Picture Book | In |
P Brown | Sandhills Indoors | Picture Book | In |
P Brown | Southeast | Picture Book | Out (Due: 6/3/2024) |
More Formats
French version available under the title Une dr^ole de soupe.
Randolph Caldecott Honor, 1948.
Randolph Caldecott Honor, 1948.