Stone Soup
By Jon J. Muth (Illustrator)
(Scholastic Press, Hardcover, 9780439339094, 32pp.)
Publication Date: March 2003
Other Editions of This Title: Hardcover, Hardcover
Categories: Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
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Award-winning artist Jon J Muth retells the favorite tale of a selfish community who is tricked into creating a delicious soup from stones. Set in China in Muth's hauntingly beautiful watercolors.
Three strangers, hungry and tired, pass through a war-torn village. Embittered and suspicious from the war, the people hide their food and close their windows tight. That is, until the clever strangers suggest making a soup from stones. Intrigued by the idea, everyone brings what they have until-- together, they have made a feast fit for a king!
In this inspiring story about the strength people possess when they work together, Muth takes a simple, beloved tale and adds his own fresh twist.












