The Stone Soup Book of Festival and Holiday Stories - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0894090658 ISBN 13: 9780894090653

Publisher: Children’s Art Foundation - Stone Soup Inc., 2018

Synopsis

Stone Soup is the international literary magazine and website publishing writing and art by young people under the age of 14. Founded in 1973, we have published more creative work by children than any other publisher, selecting the very best from thousands of submissions every year. This volume of stories about Festivals and Holidays is part of a series of books in which we bring together some of our young writers’ finest work on particular themes.

The 53 stories and three poems in this volume were written by authors between the ages of six and 13, selected for publication in Stone Soupmagazine. Since its beginning in 1973, Stone Souphas published art, poetry, and short fiction springing from the imaginations of young writers and artists. The excitement and traditions associated with the events that mark each year have been part of that work since the very first issue of the magazine.

In this collection, you will find stories about family gatherings, gift giving, seasonal rituals and performances, and fun with friends, all with holidays, festivals or collective celebrations–secular and religious–at their core. Predictably, for a magazine whose home is in the United States, the longest section contains stories based around Christmas, with a smattering about Hanukkah, Thanksgiving and the Fourth of July. But you’ll also read poems and stories about celebrations in other cultures, from Diwali to a Navajo puberty ceremony, and meet a few Halloween witches, solstice sunrises, and St. Patrick’s Day leprechauns along the way. Join us for a walk through a year punctuated by festivals, holidays–and our young authors’ creative thinking.

About this title

About the Author:

Stone Soup is the international literary magazine and website publishing writing and art by young people under the age of 14, produced by the Children’s Art Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Santa Cruz, California. Founded in 1973, we have published more creative work by children than any other publisher, selecting the very best from thousands of submissions every year. in addition to our book series, we produce 11 new issues of Stone Soup magazine every year, online and in print. Find out more at Stonesoup.com.

About this edition

• Publisher: Children’s Art Foundation - Stone Soup Inc.
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0894090658
• ISBN 13: 9780894090653
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 246
• Editor: Stone Soup