Stone Soup by Marcia Brown [FIRST EDITION REPRINT] 1975 • 33rd Printing • Charles Scribner's Sons

Stone Soup by Marcia Brown 

FIRST EDITION [1975] CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

Later 33rd printing circa 1980's. 

Large hardcover with dust jacket in very good condition.  

Dust jacket is excellent; one small professionally sealed tear near upper spine.  Ships in a new HQ jacket protector!   Otherwise like new. 

Book itself was mint, but was unfortunately *blemished during intake here; with *small stains to front and rear boards. See photos.

Interior is pristine and pages look new and unread.

ABOUT THE BOOK

A Caldecott Honor Book where clever soldiers outwit greedy townspeople with the creation of a special soup in this cherished classic.

Three soldiers come marching down the road towards a French village. The peasants, seeing them coming, suddenly become very busy, for soldiers are often hungry. All their food is hidden under mattresses or in barns. Then follows a battle of wits, with the soldiers equal to the occasion. Why, of course—even with no food, they can still make a wonderful soup! All they will need is three round stones. But to make a truly perfect stone soup, they will of course also need a carrot or two…a cabbage…and so it goes.

First published in 1947, Marcia Brown’s retelling of a French folktale is a picture book classic. Her lively art creates a festival of activity, of dancing and laughter, that young readers will want to experience again and again.