Pumpkin Soup - Hardcover

Cooper, Helen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374361649 ISBN 13: 9780374361648

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1999

Synopsis

Cat, Squirrel, and Duck make their pumpkin soup the same way every day, until Duck wants to switch jobs, and eventually storms off, leaving his friends to worry and, finally, search for him. 15,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

Three friends, Duck, Squirrel and Cat, join together every evening to make pumpkin soup. Each has their own very important part to play in the process and the soup is always delicious. Then, one day, Duck decides he wants to stir the soup instead of adding the salt. This leads to a tremendous quarrel which ends with Duck leaving in a huff. At first Squirrel and Cat are unconcerned by his absence, but as time goes by they start to worry about what might have happened to their friend.

This is a witty, observant and highly original tale about the ups and downs of friendship by award-winning author-illustrator Helen Cooper. As in The Bear Under the Stairs and The Baby Who Wouldn't Go to Bed, Helen Cooper has created a magical picture book from a familiar childhood occurrence. --Philippa Reece

Review:

"Beginning with a peek through a window where Cat, Squirrel and Duck are making music together, Cooper invites youngsters into their cozy pumpkin-shaped home ... Thanks to Cooper's uncanny ability to capture the dynamics of friendship, children will be able to laugh at this trio (and themselves) and recognize that true friendship can weather most any storm."

"Housemates Squirrel, Cat and Duck team up for activities . . . until Duck wants to be Head Cook and stir the soup. The trio spats and Duck waddles off in a huff . . . Coziness returns when they . . . learn to share . . . Readers will linger over each page, savoring the delicious illustrations." --Starred, "School Library Journal"

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0374361649
• ISBN 13: 9780374361648
• Binding: Hardcover