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Soup Day

by Melissa Iwai
32p. 978-0-80509-004-8.
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PreS-Gr 2 On a snow-speckled day, a mother and daughter approach the greenmarket as the child announces, "Today is soup day." With economical text and vivid, multitextured collages whose upbeat charm belies their sophistication, the process of preparing the dish unfolds. In one spread, Iwai cleverly offers lessons about numbers, colors, sizes, textures, and what various vegetables look like. "This is what we put in our basket: One bunch of crispy green celery. Two shiny yellow onions....Six big white mushrooms. Ooops! We almost forgot the parsley." Back at home, mother and daughter cut up and cook the vegetables, and, while the soup simmers, read together, build a city out of blocks, hide from a monster, and have a tea party. Then they add seasoning and the girl's choice of pasta. While the alphabet noodles cook, it's cleanup time. Daddy's home, and the family eats soup together. The recipe is included. A perfect meal and a perfect book.-"Susan Weitz, formerly at Spencer-Van Etten School District, Spencer, NY" Copyright 2010 Media Source Inc.
A young girl gives a step-by-step description of making "Snowy Day Vegetable Soup" (recipe appended) with Mommy, from buying the vegetables to sprinkling the parsley on top. Her low-key narrative creates a cozy atmosphere and includes some vivid descriptive touches; the parsley, for example, "looks like green snow." Bright collage illustrations are eye-catching, with a variety of textures and patterns.

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