3.90 avg rating 2,158 ratings published 1954 11 editions.

Marcia Brown (Translator, Illustrator), Charles Perrault. This story, about three hungry soldiers who outwit the greedy inhabitants of a village into providing them with a feast, is based on an old French tale. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. including her three Caldecott award winning books Stone Soup, Cinderella. So much goes on in the pictures that children who have once heard the story will turn to them again and again, retelling the story for themselves.Ī French version of the story is available under the title Une Drôle de Soupe.įirst published in 1947, this picture book classic has remained one of Marcia Brown's most popular and enduring books. The Marcia Brown collection provides an incredible look into the workings of a. Marcia Brown has made of this old tale a very gay book, a carnival of activity, of dancing and laughter. Stone soup? Why, of course, they could make a wonderful soup of stones.but, of course, one must add a carrot or tow.some meat.so it went. There followed a battle of wits, with the soldiers equal to the occasion. Buy Stone Soup (Little Novel-Tie eBook): 9780767543774: Marcia Brown: Little Novel-Tie eBook from Learning Links, see our free shipping offer and bulk order. So all the food was hidden under mattresses or in barns. The peasants seeing them coming, suddenly became very busy, for soldiers are often hungry. Three soldiers came marching down the road towards a French village.

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