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Stone soup : an old tale / told and pictured by Marcia Brown. --
When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast. Based on an old French tale.
Record details
- ISBN: 0684922967 (lib. bdg.)
- ISBN: 9780684922966 (lib. bdg.)
- Physical Description: [48] p. : col. ill.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, c1975.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Atheneum Books for Young Readers." |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 22.99 |
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| Subject: | Tales > France. Soups > Folklore. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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- Baker & Taylor
An illustrated tale about three soldiers who prepare stone soup for a French village - Baker & Taylor
When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast. - Simon and Schuster
Three soldiers came marching down the road towards a French village. The peasants seeing them coming, suddenly became very busy, for soldiers are often hungry. So all the food was hidden under mattresses or in barns. There followed a battle of wits, with the soldiers equal to the occasion. Stone soup? Why, of course, they could make a wonderful soup of stones...but, of course, one must add a carrot or tow...some meat...so it went.
Marcia Brown has made of this old tale a very gay book, a carnival of activity, of dancing and laughter. So much goes on in the pictures that children who have once heard the story will turn to them again and again, retelling the story for themselves.
A French version of the story is available under the title Une Drôle de Soupe. - Simon and Schuster
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 courseâeven 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 twoâ¦a cabbageâ¦and so it goes.
First published in 1947, Marcia Brownâs 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.
