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Kids will not only enjoy this spooky plot of this remake but also the entertaining and not too scary illustrations… As a teacher, I love author Alyssa Satin Capucilli’s word choice exposing children to rich vocabulary (gleefully, beguiling, boomed) and her use of puns (“I won’t hang around much longer,” sneered the bat.) Read the…

There’s repetition here that invites readers to join in: “Piff-Poof!” Naggy Witches cries as each ingredient goes into the cauldron, and the witches chant, with each stop, “Trick-or-treat! Trick-or-treat! We’ve something unusually good to eat. It’s bone soup, soup from a bone. A savory morsel is all it needs!” Read the full review on momreadit.wordpress.com

This fun story builds up the suspense and is perfect for beginner readers. Snappy rhyme along with hilariously creepy characters makes this a read for anytime. Read the full review on kristisbooknook.blogspot.com

I think everyone’s favorite part was taking turns pouring each ingredient into our cauldron as we read the story through once more. My girls always like to pour and mix, so no surprise it was such a hit. Read the full article here

Several years ago, we moved to a new house. Although my fully-grown children were happy to help us get settled, there was nothing quite like the hours we spent joyfully unpacking, uncovering, and reminiscing as we pored through box after box of their childhood favorites. Each title transported us back to a magical and precious…

Capucilli, author of Biscuit and many other titles, turns out a cheerful, if rather gross, Halloween book. In a play on the classic “Stone Soup” story, Naggy, Craggy, and Scraggy Witch have nothing to eat but a bone – so they decide to make bone soup! Read the full review on jeanlittlelibrary.blogspot.com

I love that the book provides a recipe for bone soup. It uses substitutes for the spooky ingredients that are used in the story. For example the giant’s eyeball is an onion. This is a fun book that kids are sure to love as Halloween approaches. It will also be fun to make bone soup…

Alyssa Satin Capucilli’s Bone Soup gives the classic Stone Soup a frightfully fun and spooktastic Halloween twist as three charming witches set out to make one special soup with the help of some surprising monsters. Read the full review on wordspelunking.blogspot.com

A spooky twist on the classic tale ‘Stone Soup’, this adorable Halloween picture book is perfect for kids in kindergarten through second grade. Read the full review on batchofbooks.com

Bone Soup is a cute Halloween tale that’s not too spooky even though it features monsters, ghouls, a ghost, mummy and skeleton. My 4-year-old loved the charming illustrations and found the story engaging. Read the full review on crackingthecover.com