Traditional Literature Book Blog #2

Stone Soup
Witten by Ann McGovern
Illustrated by Winslow Pinney Pels
Published by Scholastic Inc. in September 1st, 1986
Genre: Traditional Literature
Number of Pages: 32




Overview
In this timeless book, a very clever man successfully tricks an old woman into believing that soup can be made from a stone. As the pot of water boils witht he stone in it, the clever man urges the old woman to add wore and more ingredients until the soup is a feast that is "fit for a king". The illustrations perfectly depict their time period and are a great representation of what the story is trying to convey.

"Effective simple story about a young wayfarer who tricks an old woman into making a hearty soup. A funny story." 

-- Publishers Weekly, 

Grade Level: Pre-k - 3

Content Area: Literature, Friendship, Teamwork

Student Connection: This is a wonderful book to help depict the meaning of teamwork and friendship. 

If you were having problems with students not wanting to work together of work in groups, this would be

a great book to help them to understand why doing so is so important and constructive to their learning envionment.