Aladdin Picture Books Stone Soup
ISBN 9780689711039
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.