Kathleen McInerneys narration is colorful, the music is lively and both add just the right touch to a little story of friends who fall out and then find a way to make it up. School Library Journal This book and CD set is a nice gift to give this season. Review Quotes Kathleen McInerney reads Helen Coopers warm and expressive text (Farrar, Straus, 1999), giving each character a unique voice.This would make a good listening center and fit in nicely with autumn storytelling. Included at the end is a recipe for delicious pumpkin soup. Rendered in pictures richly evoking autumn, Helen Coopers delightful story will resonate for an child who has known the difficulties that come with friendship. It isnt long before the Cat and the Squirrel start to worry about him and begin a search for their friend. But one day the Duck wants to stir instead, and then there is a horrible squabble, and he leaves the cabin in a huff. The Cat slices up the pumpkin, the Squirrel stirs in the water, and the Duck tips in just enough salt. 'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title.Book Synopsis By the Kate Greenaway Medalist Deep in the woods in an old white cabin, three friends make their pumpkin soup the same way every day.

This beautiful book is a must-have.- Kara Schaff Dean, Needham Public Library, MAĬopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. The illustrations are warm and rustic, and the layout does an excellent job of mixing full-page portraits and white space. Readers will empathize with Duck, who is obstinate without being intolerable, and cheer for Cat and Squirrel as their patience and accommodation lead to eventual success. The story has universal appeal-everyone either knows, or is, a fussy eater.

After a tentative sip, Duck declares it 'Delicious!' and order is restored in the old white cabin. Cat tries to trick Duck by mixing a combination of veggies and ingredients that result in a broth that is the exact color of pumpkin soup. The friends decide to make something new to eat, but Duck is unwilling to try either fish soup, mushroom soup, or beet soup (especially offensive because it is pink). Disaster has struck the pumpkin patch-no ripe pumpkins for the animals' favorite dish.

PreSchool-Grade 2-Cat, Duck, and Squirrel are back in this companion to Pumpkin Soup (1999) and A Pipkin of Pepper (2005, both Farrar).

Pumpkin soup story book