Evans, C. (2008). Bone Soup. New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin.
Interest Level: Ages 8 & under
Genre: Picture Book
Subjects/Themes: Halloween, Monsters, Sharing, Food
Plot: Everyone knows that Finnigin has a very large appetite. So large in fact that all the other monsters hide their favorite foods whenever he comes to town. Finnigin goes from house to house looking for food for the Halloween feast but every house claims to have no food. Finnigin fills a cauldron with boiling water, adds a bone, and begins singing about his wonderful bone soup. One by one the townscreatures add their hidden food to the soup to help make it better. All the monsters end up sharing the wonderful bone soup and having a Halloween feast.
Personal Thoughts: A cute Halloween themed rendition of the "Stone Soup" tale about food and the importance of sharing. Children will love the different monster foods such as eyeballs, batwings, and frog legs. The little werewolf (pretty much tattling) tells Finnigin about all the yummy food the other monsters have hidden away, forcing them to do the right thing and share. Its also very obvious that Finnigin is tricking all the other monsters into sharing their food in order to have a feast, but his trick is a kind one as everyone ends up sharing. The illustrations are a mixture of the dark colors of fall and night-time mixed with glowing lights and eerie greens. This story is probably best for one on one reading with a parent as there is quite a bit of text. Some clever editing to shorten the story and keep the plot would be suggested if you wanted to include it in a storytime.
Author Website: http://www.cambriaevans.com/
Other Books by the Author: Martha Moth makes socks (2006)
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