Stone Soup

I really enjoyed this retelling of the Stone Soup folk tale. I enjoyed the text and the illustrations. I do like this style of illustration that uses black and white and another colour, in this case red. I enjoyed the detail of rural France, the costume, houses and musical instruments. If you enjoyed......more

The classic 1947 version I read and loved with my family in the fifties (!), re-released in 2005, beautiful illustrated in a classic style, with subtlety. Based on a French tale. I just saw Calista's review and pulled this off my shelf. Goodreads reviewer Manybooks reminds me that an interesting asp......more

To me, this is a story about perspective. The villagers didn't want to feel like they were feeding more hungry soldiers and getting nothing. They hide away their food. So the soldiers change the perspective and say they will feed the village. It is silly to think the stones will feed people, but the......more

Cute story, with a life lesson on sharing. A great read for children.......more

Another book I can remember reading when I was very young. A classic that teaches that greed can sometimes leave you with nothing, if you will not share - should this be yet another book on the 'to read' list for politicians?......more