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Pumpkin Soup (Hardcover)

by Helen Cooper (Author, Illustrator)
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Doubleday & Co Inc. (1 Oct 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0385407947
  • ISBN-13: 978-0385407946
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 574,280 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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



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Deep in the woods in an old white cabin, three friends make their soup the same way every day. Everyone has his own job. Everyone seems happy. Until the day that the littlest one, Duck, decides it's his turn to stir the pumpkin soup. And that's when the quarrelling starts.
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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars `Cat, Squirrel and Duck are three friends who make pumpkin soup together every day....., 16 Nov 2007
By ABCeDar - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pumpkin Soup (Paperback)
they always do it the same way, until little Duck thinks he's got a better idea.....'

I was captivated by the book corner at a recent primary class I visited, in connection with helping young children cook as part of my course.
`Pumpkin Soup' was the source book and `the corner' was alive with the green and gold shades of Autumn, and pictures/poems about the three lovable characters, with some amazing attention to detail even down to the bag-pipes!
It proved an excellent platform for a project and the children couldn't hide their delight in acting out their little pieces - it sure brought a tear to the eye.
I particularly noticed the flow of lively replacements for the word, `said', which the children really emphasised with apparent ease - e.g. `squeaked', `snapped', `stormed', `scoffed', `muttered', `sniffed', `wept', `whispered' and `yelped', and these words followed through into the written work too.

The 32 high quality page book is a beautifully illustrated, well written tale with a distinct message - sharing and compromise - and don't we all know how difficult that can be at certain ages?

Simply delightful book and guaranteed to be a regular choice from the bookshelf!

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28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Warm. cuddly and perfect!, 9 Jan 2002
By r_fescharek@email.msn.com (Worcester, Massachusetts, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pumpkin Soup (Paperback)
I'm a children's librarian and I treasure this book. And my "story-timers" agree. The illustrations are beautiful--a real visual treat--and the story, how the best of friends can sometimes have disagreements, is so sweetly told even the youngest children are entertained. It's simply a wonderful book and Helen Cooper belongs up there in the Beatrice Potter pantheon.
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good story supplemented with a visual feast, 9 Jan 2001
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This review is from: Pumpkin Soup (Paperback)
It was the front cover of this book that first caught my eye at our son's book fair at his local school. The pages of this book do not disappoint either. The illustrations are quite stunning, and have a tremendous warmth about them. As a parent, I am going to enjoy reading it for many years to come!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book
This is a great book, my 4 year old loves it. It has lovely illustrations and lots of colour and I think it's a good story to help explain sharing. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Warm and inviting... an excellent choice for young readers!
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5.0 out of 5 stars A father's perspective
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5.0 out of 5 stars Pumpkin Soup
This was the second book to totally captivate my son, who is now three and still adores it. The first book was Helen Cooper's 'The Baby Who Wouldn't Go To Bed', which is still a... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A case of, if something isn't broken, don't fix it !
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