Pumpkin Soup [Audio CD]

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 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Helen Cooper's Kate Greenaway Medal-winning story, Pumpkin Soup - now available in Book and CD format

Cat, Duck and Squirrel live in an old white cabin, with a pumpkin patch in the garden. Every day Cat slices up some pumpkin, Squirrel stirs in some water and Duck tips in some salt to make the perfect pumpkin soup. . . Until the day Duck wants to do the stirring. . .

A funny, rhythmical story about friendship and sharing, with fabulous animal characters, illustrated in glowing autumnal colours with a brilliant CD featuring music and sound effects!

What's cooking in the old white cabin?
Pumpkin soup, the best you ever tasted!

Cat, Squirrel and Duck are three friends who make
pumpkin soup together every day. They always do it the
same way, until little Duck thinks he's got a better idea . . .

Winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal
and shortlisted for the Kurt Maschler Award --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

HELEN COOPER is the only illustrator ever to win the highly prestigious Kate Greenaway Award for two consecutive books: THE BABY WHO WOULDN'T GO TO BED, 1996 and PUMPKIN SOUP, 1998. She has had several other successful titles published by Doubleday including LITTLE MONSTER DID IT! and THE BEAR UNDER THE STAIRS, which won the Smarties Young Judges' Award in 1994. Both are now perennial favourites in nurseries, schools, libraries and bookshops.

Helen is married to author/illustrator Ted Dewan. They have one daughter and live in Oxford.