Blue Corn Soup

Blue Corn Soup
Author: Caroline Stutson
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2017-08-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1534103112

As snow begins to fall in the canyon, Mouse knows just what will keep her warm--blue corn soup. As the soup starts simmering, her neighbors catch the scent and hope to share. There isn't nearly enough blue corn soup for everyone, but Mouse has an idea that will keep them all toasty, their bellies full, and will make friends out of neighbors.

Bone Soup

Bone Soup
Author: Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2018-07-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481486098

“A delight…Just the right mix of creepy and humorous, treading the line between scary and fun.” —Kirkus Reviews “Plenty of tasty vocabulary…As ghoulishly bright as a jack-o’-lantern.” —Publishers Weekly Three little witches and a bunch of spooky characters come together to prepare a delicious batch of Bone Soup in this Halloween tale based on the beloved fable, Stone Soup. This just-scary-enough picture book comes with a recipe for Bone Soup—perfect for Halloween eating. Trick-or-treat? Trick-or-treat! We’ve something usually good to eat! One Halloween morning three witches are looking for a tasty treat and they find only a small bone in their cupboard. So they decide to go from door to door in their village to find just the right ingredients for their Bone Soup. No one in the village is convinced that soup can be made from a bone, until the littlest monster reveals just what the special ingredient should be.

Soup Day: A Board Book

Soup Day: A Board Book
Author: Melissa Iwai
Publisher: Henry Holt Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2017-10-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250127726

Now in board book A young girl and her mother shop to buy ingredients for vegetable soup. At home, they work together--step by step--to prepare the meal. A little later, the family sits down to enjoy a special dinner. Melissa Iwai's Soup Day celebrates the importance of making a nutritious meal and sharing in the process as a family. A Christy Ottaviano Book

Where's Halmoni?

Where's Halmoni?
Author: Julie Kim
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017-10-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1632170779

“. . . features two young Korean American siblings who take a trip through a magical portal into a land filled with characters from old Korean fables. . . Kim is making a statement about the loss of culture among children of immigrants while also writing a book that returns some of that to them.” —Jay Caspian King, The New York Times Beautifully illustrated and told by debut author Julie Kim, this authentic voices picture book in graphic-novel style follows a young Korean girl and boy whose search for their missing grandmother leads them into a world inspired by Korean folklore, complete with mischievous goblins (dokkebi), a greedy tiger, a clever rabbit, and a wily fox. Two young children pay a visit to Halmoni (grandmother in Korean), only to discover she's not home. As they search for her, noticing animal tracks covering the floor, they discover a window, slightly ajar, new to their grandmother's home. Their curiosity gets the best of them, and they crawl through and discover an unfamiliar fantastical world, and their adventure begins. As they continue to search for their grandmother and solve the mystery of the tracks, they go deeper into a world of Korean folklore, meeting a number of characters who speak in Korean along the way, and learn more about their cultural heritage. This beautifully illustrated graphic picture book is filled with a number of Easter eggs for readers of all ages to discover, and is inspired by the Korean folktales that author and illustrator Julie Kim heard while growing up. Translations to Korean text in the story and more about the folktale-inspired characters are included at the end.

Gorilla Dawn

Gorilla Dawn
Author: Gill Lewis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2017-01-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1481486578

-Originally published in Great Britain in 2015 by Oxford University Press.---Verso.

Delicious!

Delicious!
Author: Helen Cooper
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-10-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 055254874X

Every day, Cat, Squirrel and Duck make pumpkin soup - the best you've ever tasted. But one day, disaster strikes - there's not a single ripe pumpkin to be found! So, they make fish soup, mushroom soup and beetroot soup, but will the new soups be as delicious as their favourite? Duck doesn't think so - in fact he won't even try them! Poor Duck gets hungrier and hungrier and grumpier and grumpier, until at last Cat comes up with a soup that might just be . . . delicious!

Shark Fin Soup

Shark Fin Soup
Author: Susan Klaus
Publisher: Oceanview Publishing
Total Pages: 379
Release: 2014-08-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1608091236

Christian Roberts is the prime suspect when his wife, Allie, is murdered on their sloop in the Caribbean. Grief-stricken and unstable, he must evade arrest to fulfill Allie’s dying plea – to “save the sharks”. Shark finning has been decimating the species as the Asian demand for shark fin soup escalates. The disappearance of sharks from the ocean will threaten the entire marine ecosystem, and Allie’s dedication to stop the shark slaughter had been unshakable. Christian, reeling from the loss of his wife, steels himself to avoid arrest, determined to honor Allie’s wish. With help from his friend, Vince Florio, Christian attacks those responsible. Under the guise of an eco-terrorist calling himself Captain Nemo, he uses brutal vigilante tactics to eliminate shark fin soup from every restaurant menu in the world. But those who are amassing great fortunes from this Asian specialty will not be easily stopped. Nor will the FBI agent hounding Christian’s every move.

The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)

The Mysterious Disappearance of Leon (I Mean Noel)
Author: Ellen Raskin
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2011-01-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101486058

From the Newbery Award-winning author of THE WESTING GAME, more clever riddles and wordplay, clues to be found, and mysteries to be solved! Glub! Blub! Mrs. Caroline "Little Dumpling" Carillon isn't quite sure what to expect when she sets off to meet her husband, Leon. After all, she hasn't seen him since their wedding when she was five and he was seven. But their reunion is cut short when a storm knocks him off their boat, and he disappears completely, leaving only one very waterlogged clue (Glub! Blub!). Will Dumpling be able to find Leon (or is it Noel) again? And just what is a glub blub?

Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul

Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul
Author: Jack Canfield
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2012-08-07
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 145327488X

From playful and hilarious accounts of life with cats to heartwarming tales of cat courage, healing and learning, each touching story in Chicken Soup for the Cat Lover's Soul celebrates the special bond we share with our cats.

The Cabbage Soup Solution

The Cabbage Soup Solution
Author: Erika Oller
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2004
Genre: Cabbage
ISBN: 9780525470052

One morning Elsie, a cabbage farmer, discovers that half of her crop is missing. With the help of her two cats and some homemade cabbage soup, Elsie gains control of the long-eared perpetrators. Full color.