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Soup’s On! Top 10 Soup Stories for Preschoolers
It’s soup weather. Cold, short days are just right for bowls of hot, delicious soup. Cook up a batch and while it simmers on the stove, cuddle up with your favorite little one and share some stories about soup. -Ginny W.
Tiger In My Soup by Kashmira Seth Will the steam that rises from your soup have a tiger in it? That’s what happens to the little boy in this story. His distracted sister, engrossed in her own book, doesn’t notice the fierce beast that has popped out of the bowl of soup she has prepared for her brother’s lunch.
Fandango Stew by David Davis A variation on the folktale “Stone Soup.” In this version, set in the desert southwest of America, a grandfather and his grandson make soup for the whole town out of just one tiny bean. Fandango Stew is the result!
Surprise Soup by Mary Ann Rodman Mom and Dad are bringing a new baby home and so everyone pitches in to make “Surprise Soup” to welcome their new baby brother – or is it a new baby sister? – to the family.
Duck Soup by Jackie Urbanovic Maxwell Duck’s search for the missing ingredient for his soup leaves his friends believing he has fallen into the soup!
Souperchicken by Mary Jane Auch Learning to read helps Henrietta warn her fellow chickens in time to prevent them from becoming chicken soup.
A Pipkin of Pepper by Helen Cooper Duck, Cat and Squirrel get separated during their search for salt and pepper for their pumpkin soup. Helen Cooper’s first book about this trio’s soup adventures is titled “Pumpkin Soup”.
Stone Soup: an Old Tale by Marcia Brown A Caldecott Honor book first published in 1947 and based on an old French folktale. Three soldiers persuade the residents of a tiny village to help them make soup from a stone – and a few other ingredients.
Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert This is making soup from the ground up! How to plant, raise and harvest all the delicious vegetables that make soup.
Soup Day by Melissa Iwai A snowy day is spent assembling and cooking a tasty batch of soup.
Gator Gumbo: a Spicy-Hot Southern Tale by Candace Fleming A Louisiana bayou, and old gator and some mean critters are featured in this Cajun style version of “The Little Red Hen”.
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