The Real Story of Stone Soup
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| Author | Ying Chang Compestine |
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| Illustrator | Stéphane Jorisch |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Children's books |
| Publisher | Dutton Books for Young Readers |
Publication date | January 18, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0525474935 |
The Real Story of Stone Soup is a picture book written by Ying Chang Compestine and illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch. The stone soup folk story is often associated with European folklore, but Compestine retells it set in China.[1]
Plot summary[edit]
The three Chang brothers are constantly overworked by a mean, old fisherman. One day the fisherman scolds the boys for forgetting to prepare his lunch. The boys gather fish and other ingredients to make a delicious soup, then decide to trick the fisherman by digging a hole, filling it with water, and tossing in rocks.[1] They then convince the fisherman that this is how they prepared the soup using special "flavored rocks", astonishing the gullible fisherman.[2][3][4] The narrator insists that this is the "real" stone soup story.[1]
The book concludes with an author's note and a recipe for "Chang Brother's Egg Drop Stone Soup".[5]
Character list[edit]
- "Uncle" - Old Fisherman that the Chang boys refer to as "Uncle"
- Ting Chang - The eldest brother who works on Uncle’s boat
- Pong Chang - The middle brother who works on Uncle’s boat
- Kuai Chang - The youngest brother who works on Uncle’s boat
Reception[edit]
The Real Story of Stone Soup has been featured in the School Library Journal, Booklist, Kirkus Reviews, and the Junior Library Guild.[6][7] In School Libraries Worldwide, Sue Kimmel, a librarian, discusses how the book can be used to teach critical thinking and science concepts.[1] The Chicago Sun-Times writes that the story is "deftly written with delicious tongue-in-cheek humor."[8] The illustrations by Stephanie Jorisch are done in gouache and ink and are "expressive," according to Booklist.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Kimmel, Sue (July 2013). "Stone Soup: A Story about Using Story for Research". School Libraries Worldwide. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 31 July 2017 – via HighBeam Research.
- ^ Compestine, Ying Chang (2007-01-18). The Real Story of Stone Soup. New York, NY: Dutton Books for Young Readers. ISBN 9780525474937.
- ^ Compestine, Ying Chang (2007-01-18). The Real Story of Stone Soup. Penguin. ISBN 9780399187148.
- ^ The Real Story of Stone Soup by Ying Chang Compestine | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
- ^ Chang., Compestine, Ying (2007). The real story of stone soup. Jorisch, Stéphane (1st ed.). New York: Dutton Children's Books. ISBN 978-0525474937. OCLC 70673108.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ THE REAL STORY OF STONE SOUP by Ying Chang Compestine , Stphane Jorisch | Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ "The Real Story of Stone Soup". Junior Library Guild. Retrieved 2017-07-31.
- ^ Abbott, Deborah (10 June 2007). "Summer Reading Fundamentals". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2017-08-01. Retrieved 31 July 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Engbert, gillian (January 2007). "The Real Story of Stone Soup". Booklist. 103: 113 – via EBSCOhost.