`Delicious - A Pumpkin Soup Story'
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`Inside this book you will find a recipe for trouble
and it is there on the inside cover!
A rather special recipe for the three friends, `Cat, Squirrel and Duck , who usually make pumpkin soup together every day...........until, one day, there is a problem...'
I was captivated by the book corner at a recent primary class I visited, in connection with helping young children cook, as part of my course.
`Delicious' and `Pumpkin Soup' were the source books and `the corner' was alive with the shades of Autumn, with pictures and poems about the three characters.
I was particularly impressed with the amazing attention to detail, drawn from these marvellous books which proved an excellent platform for a project.
The children couldn't hide their delight in acting out their little pieces.
From this book, `Delicious', I particularly noticed the flow of lively adjectives, which the children really emphasised with apparent ease - e.g. `nutritious' `scrumptious', not forgetting 'delicious'..... and these words followed through into the written work too - with some interesting attempts at their spelling!
The 32 high quality page book is a beautifully illustrated, well written tale with a distinct message - sharing and compromise - and don't we all know how difficult that can be at certain ages?
It also aims to tackle that other precarious subject - `the try something new' one, where, as the readers find out, appearances can be deceptive!
Simply delightful book, with an extra surprise, as `the insects' get their own space, and witty comments, too - guaranteed to be a regular choice from the bookshelf!
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