The Real Story of Stone Soup

by Ying Chang Compestine

A stingy fisherman always makes his three young helpers do all his work. One day he scolds the "lazy boys" for forgetting to provide lunch. "Don't worry," they say. "We can make stone soup." The boys... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525474935
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.4" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

This book is a great example of traditional fantasy. It is a combination of an English folktale and a Chinese legend. I am a teacher so I can definitely see ways that I would use this book in the classroom. It is an enjoyable story about boys who trick their uncle into thinking that they can create soup from rocks. Anyone who loves "The Emperor's New Clothes" would love this story! The illustrations are great and the story is fun!

You'll love this book if you have a sense of humor ; )

I don't know why anyone would talk smack about a book as good as this. My 5th grade class loved it! I guess there are some words that really uptight people would dislike, like "stupid" but it really didn't affect us. I hate to break it to the world but you hear a lot worse words in public schools. I found the way the boys get back at the lazy fisherman is really original and hilarious. The artwork is awesome as well. This book is one of my favorites, and I'd reccommend it to anyone!