Stone Soup
Scholastic, 2003
With his quietly enchanting watercolors and light narrative touch, Jon J Muth transposes the European folk tale into a traditional Chinese setting. Three monks in lieu of soldiers arrive at the shuttered gates and windows of a town populated by villages who have long distrusted one another. Undisturbed, the monks set about gathering twigs and preparing stone soup. A young girl, curious and willing to open her heart, queries the monks and responds to their need for a bigger pot. Her action begins a virtuous cycle that leads to a communal feast. Get it, read it, share it, and keep the inspiration going.
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