Pub Date: September 1, 2005
Dewey: FIC
Lexile Code: 0610
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.20" H x 10.00" L x 10.00" W ( 0.40 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Friendship | Cooking and Food | Animals | Cats | Squirrels | Ducks Geese etc
Description: Three friends make their pumpkin soup the same way every day. One day the Duck wants to stir instead, and after a horrible squabble, he leaves the cabin in a huff. The story will resonate for any child who has known the difficulties that come with friendship. Full color.
Brief description:
Helen Cooper is an author and illustrator whose work includes classic titles such as The Bear Under the Stairs, Pumpkin Soup, The Baby Who Wouldn't Go to Bed and Tatty Ratty. Her books have been translated into 30 languages and won many awards including the Library Association Kate Greenaway Medal - twice.
More recently she has collaborated as a writer with other illustrators. Notably, Saving the Butterfly, illustrated by Gill Smith, was the first of these. She has also written and illustrated children's MG fiction and the latest - The Taming of the Cat is out in October 2023.
Review Quotes: "Housemates Squirrel, Cat and Duck team up for activities . . . until Duck wants to be Head Cook and stir the soup. The trio spats and Duck waddles off in a huff . . . Coziness returns when they . . . learn to share . . . Readers will linger over each page, savoring the delicious illustrations." --Starred, School Library Journal