My favorite is Freedom Soup (1st on your list!) I read it to my high schoolers to kick off our Haitian Revolution unit… and I show them @Marc Typo ’s Jan 1st video too
We love soup here so this list is fantastic! We have a cute french book, La soupe aux frites by Jean Leroy and Ella Charbon that was one of the first to make us both laugh (despite my terrible pronunciation)
Hi Sarah, I'm delighted to have stumbled upon your Substack. I'm a fellow children's book lover. I officially launched my substack Storybook Hut in December and it is all about children's picture books. :) I'm coming at it from a completely different angle, but feel we are kindred spirits. As a teacher I've noticed the decline in development of children (I believe, in part, due to too much animated screen time.), and tried to come up with a compromise for parents that would allow them to give access to screen time in a healthier way. Storybook Hut is a library of audio picture books that have static images of each page rather than animation. As I read aloud each story, I allow time for the children to absorb the pictures and use their imagination as they would if looking at a physical copy of the book. It also gives parents, grandparents, or other grown ups the opportunity to mute my voice and read aloud to their little ones without hauling around a bag of books. I don't know yet, if my idea will 'take' but as you said in your December summary newsletter, we can just give things a try and see what happens. :) I wish you (and me) all the best in 2025 as we continue to share our love of books and reading with the little people. Blessings, Angie
I always love the themes you come up with, Sarah! Stone Soup is such a classic. Mean Soup looks like it's worth checking out too!
Thanks, Kuleigh! (Mean Soup has helped *me* through a day or two or ten 😂)
Pumpkin Soup, the best you ever tasted!! 😂 that book will never get old. All three kids love it.
My husband is turning me into a soup lover, so I must dive into these Titles with the kids during prime soup weather.
Mean Soup is one of my favorites! Always popular with little folks (and sometimes bigger ones) who have to wrestle with big feelings.
A+ theme, Sarah. Definitely going to check out Bears Make Rock Soup. Now off to scream into a pot!
Ha! Enjoy!
My favorite is Freedom Soup (1st on your list!) I read it to my high schoolers to kick off our Haitian Revolution unit… and I show them @Marc Typo ’s Jan 1st video too
Yes!
We love soup here so this list is fantastic! We have a cute french book, La soupe aux frites by Jean Leroy and Ella Charbon that was one of the first to make us both laugh (despite my terrible pronunciation)
Thank You, Omu is definitely our top pick! We read Quill Soup about a hundred times last year. I'm excited to check out some of the others too.
Hi Sarah, I'm delighted to have stumbled upon your Substack. I'm a fellow children's book lover. I officially launched my substack Storybook Hut in December and it is all about children's picture books. :) I'm coming at it from a completely different angle, but feel we are kindred spirits. As a teacher I've noticed the decline in development of children (I believe, in part, due to too much animated screen time.), and tried to come up with a compromise for parents that would allow them to give access to screen time in a healthier way. Storybook Hut is a library of audio picture books that have static images of each page rather than animation. As I read aloud each story, I allow time for the children to absorb the pictures and use their imagination as they would if looking at a physical copy of the book. It also gives parents, grandparents, or other grown ups the opportunity to mute my voice and read aloud to their little ones without hauling around a bag of books. I don't know yet, if my idea will 'take' but as you said in your December summary newsletter, we can just give things a try and see what happens. :) I wish you (and me) all the best in 2025 as we continue to share our love of books and reading with the little people. Blessings, Angie
Welcome to Substack, Angie! There’s a nice number of us here writing about children’s books.
What a great theme!! I love it!
Thank you! I’m a George Costanza-level soup person 😂