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In Jon Muth\u2019s Stone Soup<\/em> (Scholastic, 2003), the story is set in China and the hungry travellers are Buddhist monks. For ages 4-8.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/real-story-of-stone-soup-300x258.jpg\") <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Ying Chang Compestine\u2019s The Real Story of Stone Soup<\/em> (Dutton Juvenile Books, 2007) explains that stone soup was invented in China. The story is told in the first person by a fisherman, who complains of his helpers \u2013 the lazy and stupid Chang boys \u2013 who, as it turns out, are anything but. In fact, the clever trio manages to trick their employer as \u2013 claiming it\u2019s all from stones \u2013 they produce a yummy pot of fish soup. The humor lies in the disparity between the text, told from the point of view of the lounging fisherman, and the pictures of the smart and busy boys. Included is a recipe for Egg Drop Stone Soup. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/cactus-soup-239x300.jpg\") <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n Eric A. Kimmel\u2019s Cactus Soup<\/em> (Amazon Children\u2019s Publishing, 2011) is a Mexican version of the Stone Soup tale. When hungry Zapatistas ride into the little town of San Miguel, the inhabitants hurry to hide their stores of food \u2013 but the undaunted Capitan offers to make soup from a single cactus spine. This would, of course, be far tastier with onions, chiles, beans, and chicken \u2013 and soon there\u2019s a wonderful collaborative meal and a fiesta. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/nail-soup-300x255.jpg\") <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n In Eric Madden\u2019s Nail Soup<\/em> (Frances Lincoln Children\u2019s Books, 2009), a poor Traveller begs a bed for the night at a curmudgeonly woman\u2019s cottage \u2013 where he convinces her to feed him supper by starting a pot of soup made from a single rusty nail. The illustrations, by Paul Hess, are terrific. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fndango-stew-233x300.jpg\") <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n In David Davis\u2019s Fandango Stew<\/em> (Sterling, 2011), Slim and Luis, dead broke, ride into the aptly named town of Skinflint \u2013 and finagle the reluctant locals into making a batch of fandango stew, starting with just one single fandango bean. The moral: \u201cAny bean makes a fine fandango stew. Just add generosity and kindness.\u201d For ages 4-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bone-button-borscht-300x272.jpg\") <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n In Aubrey Davis\u2019s Bone Button Borscht<\/em> (Kids Can Press, 1996) \u2013 a Stone Soup story with an Eastern European setting \u2013 a poor beggar arrives at the town synagogue and offers to make a pot of soup with the bone buttons from his coat. The conclusion: good soup and friendly neighbors. For ages 5-9.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rebeccaruppresources.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/spectacular-stone-soup-200x300.jpg\") <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n | In Patricia Reilly Giff\u2019s | | | | | | | | | | | |