Stone Soup

Every year right around Thanksgiving we read the story Stone Soup and make our own soup.



 This is our favorite version!



Stone Soup is an amazing story that has stood the test of time.  There are many versions of Stone Soup, but the lesson remains the same: sharing what we have makes us feel happy.

I absolutely adore Jon Muth's version because his art is spectacular.  The delicate Asian landscapes offer an airy and gentle path to understanding the story.

To reinforce the lesson of the story, the Bunny Rabbit children became chefs.  Each child brought an ingredient from home to contribute to the soup.  

It didn't take long before the soup started to smell delicious.

Oh, yes, we put a stone in the soup.  It's the main ingredient after all!  No worries, parents, we scrubbed it with soap before we put it in the pot.


We took the heavy pot to the kitchen to cook while we played.  We came in from the playground a bit early so we could eat our soup.  Mrs. O'Connor and Mrs. Magee were super proud of the Bunnies because everyone tasted the soup and only two children said they didn't like it.

Most kids gobbled it up and asked for more!