Pumpkin soup
Cooper, Helen, 1963-200710UU
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Cat, Duck and Squirrel live in an old white cabin, with a pumpkin patch in the garden. Every day, Cat slices up some pumpkin, Squirrel stirs in some water and Duck tips in some salt to make pumpkin soup. Until, the day, Duck wants to do the stirring... The first in a trio of picture books, this book presents a story about friendship and sharing. Cat, Duck and Squirrel live in an old white cabin, with a pumpkin patch in the garden. Every day, Cat slices up some pumpkin, Squirrel stirs in some water and Duck tips in some salt to make perfect pumpkin soup. Until, the day, Duck wants to do the stirring ...This is a funny, rhythmical story about friendship and sharing and the first in a trio of bestselling picture books starring Cat, Squirrel and Duck.Review: " A highly inventive, witty slant on . . . friendship and sharing which children of all ages will adore." - "The Bookseller".
Main title:
Pumpkin soup / Helen Cooper.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Doubleday : [distributor] TBS The Book Service Ltd : [distributor] Random House Australia : [distributor] Random House New Zealand Ltd : [distributor] Booksite Afrika : [distributor] Independent Publishers Group, 2007.
Collation:
32 p. : col., full ; 18x18x2 cm.
Notes:
Board book.Originally published: 1998.
Audience:
Interest age level: from 0 to 5.
Biography/History:
HELEN COOPER is the only illustrator ever to win the highly prestigious Kate Greenaway Award for two consecutive books: THE BABY WHO WOULDN'T GO TO BED, 1996 and PUMPKIN SOUP, 1998. She has had several other successful titles published by Doubleday including LITTLE MONSTER DID IT! and THE BEAR UNDER THE STAIRS, which won the Smarties Young Judges' Award in 1994. Both are now perennial favourites in nurseries, schools, libraries and bookshops. Helen is married to author-illustrator Ted Dewan. They have one daughter and live in Oxford.
ISBN:
97803856113740385611374
Dewey class:
823.914
Local class:
F
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1337342