Soup for One - Hardcover

Long, Ethan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0762443545 ISBN 13: 9780762443543

Publisher: Running Press Kids, 2012

Synopsis

Shoo, fly, shoo! One little fly thinks he’s getting a big bowl of hot soup all to himself. Little does he know, interlopers wait around every corner. Help him to count the unwelcome pals that join him for lunch—one after another after another—up to ten! Who will get the last slurp of soup? Does the ravenous chef have a chance against ten hungry flies? Or will the sneaky spider hiding on every page be the one to triumph?

Bright colors, sly humor, and a fun seek-and-find element are all contained within the pages of a durable, kid-friendly, paper-over-board format, making Soup for One a delectable picture book treat.

 

 

 

 

About this title

About the Author:

Ethan Long is a children’s book author and illustrator whose titles include Tickle the Duck. He is also the animator of such Emmy-nominated television shows as Tasty Time with ZeFronk. He lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife, three children, dog, cat, and fish. You can visit him online at ethanlong.com.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 1-This counting book begins with a single fly in some soup. He is joined by a second one and a third until the bowl is brimming with 10 flies. Suddenly the chef, a large lizard, arrives and eats up most of the soup. The bugs flee, but the chef chases them, hoping to have them for dessert. As soon as they leave, a sneaky spider emerges and enjoys "soup for one." The humorous text is brief, with only one rhyming couplet per page. Each verse ends with a number, so the rhymes are fairly predictable, like, "Oh, good heavens!/Not soup for seven!" The vocabulary is simple enough for beginning readers, and the novel premise and charming illustrations will keep youngsters engaged. The large text is printed on full-color illustrations. Long's bugs are drawn with simple lines, big round eyes, and lots of personality. The artist uses a clever combination of photo images and digital drawings to create the backgrounds, so the soup spoon and saltine cracker look realistic, while the flies look like cartoons, heightening the humor by the contrast. The simple rhymes and engaging illustrations make this a good pick for those looking for a fresh concept book.-Donna Cardon, Provo City Library, UTα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

About this edition

• Publisher: Running Press Kids
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0762443545
• ISBN 13: 9780762443543
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32