Pumpkin Soup (Book & CD)
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (914 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0552556734 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 325 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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1 Star for Book Condition E. Carter This is an amazing story!! I teach 2-3 year old preschool, we read this in the fall and it remained the favorite for the rest of the year!! Duck, Cat and Squirrel have a disagreement, Duck runs away, but returns in the end and the 3 friends are happy again! My reason for 1 star is the seller described this book as Used-Very Good. The book is very worn, bent and does not include the CD reading of the story. So dis. Delicious in both text and illustration! Who wouldn't be interested in a bagpiping Cat, a Squirrel with a banjo, and a small singing Duck, especially when they are of Helen Cooper's creation? I have recommended this book to many of my friends and family, and now I will shout it even further: "You MUST read this book!"The illustrations themselves are enough to make this book stand out, so discovering the deliciousness of Cooper's text further solidified . "We love looking forward to Halloween to read our Halloween stories" according to Kelley Jordan. We love looking forward to Halloween to read our Halloween stories and this story is at the top of our list.
But one day, Duck decides to be the stirrer instead of the salt pourer, and an all-out battle ensues. Ages 4-8. Of course the soup is too salty and the repentant pals begin to imagine scary scenarios of where Duck might be. 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. . In a charming time-lapse sequence, vignettes of Cat and Squirrel moping on the steps of their house form an arc along the side of a spread ("So they waited/ All that long afternoon"). From Publishers Weekly This enchanting story explores the
Every day Cat slices up some pumpkin, Squirrel stirs in some water and Duck tips in some salt to make the perfect pumpkin soupUntil the day Duck wants to do the stirringThis is 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!. Cat, Duck and Squirrel live in an old white cabin, with a pumpkin patch in the garden