Stone Soup (Hardcover)

from ndange1

In my opinion, this is a classic book. I have read this book as a child and it is still popular today. The writing is easy to understand. There is a lot of repetition in the book which is beneficial to beginning readers. For example, the good lady kept saying "Soup from a stone. Fancy that." Ther...

from Spinea1

This book is wonderful to use to teach sequence of events, and problem and solution. The stone in the book has an important l symbol to teach about in the book. This is a wonderful book show the significance of sharing with those less fortunate.

from medebrielle

Stone Soup by Ann McGovern is a story about a young man who is traveling far. He is very hungry and comes across a very nice looking house. He knocks on the door and begs the woman for food. She refuses. He asks her for a stone. She is shocked that he asked her for a stone, so she gives him one. ...

from teddiemitchell

Stone Soup is a book about a young man who had been walking for days and comes upon a house where a little old lady lives. The young man was wanting food from the old lady but she did not have any to spare. Then young man than asked for a stone so he could make stone soup. The lady let him have a...

from Cheryl_in_CC_NV

A fairly straightforward retelling.  Maybe a little long because there's a verse & chorus thing going on.  But the young man is not a soldier, and there are no neighbors.  The best thing about this edition are the creative illustrations by Winslow Pinney Pels.  I will look for...