Stone Soup: An Old Tale

Stone Soup: An Old Tale
AuthorMarcia Brown
IllustratorMarcia Brown
GenreChildren's picture book
PublisherScribner Press
Publication date
1947
Publication placeUnited States

Stone Soup: An Old Tale is a 1947 picture book written and illustrated by Marcia Brown and published by Charles Scribner's Sons.[1] It is a retelling of the Stone Soup folk tale. Three soldiers make a soup using water and stones. Each villager contributes an ingredient to the soup, creating a feast.[2] The book was a recipient of a 1948 Caldecott Honor for its illustrations.[3]

Adaptations

Weston Woods produced a cartoon of this book in 1992, narrated by Rex Robbins.

References

  1. ^ "STONE SOUP. An Old Tale. Told and Pictured by Marcia Brown. Unpaged. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. $2". The New York Times. 9 November 1947. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ Brown, Marcia (1947). Stone soup: an old tale. OCLC 176686. Retrieved 2 May 2021 – via WorldCat.
  3. ^ "Caldecott Medal & Honor Books, 1938-Present". ALA-American Library Association. Retrieved 2 May 2021.