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!

A heart-warming tale about fussy eating, starring Cat, Squirrel and Duck from the much-loved Pumpkin Soup and A Pipkin of Pepper.

About the Author
Helen Cooper is an author and illustrator whose work includes classic picture books such as The Bear Under the Stairs, Pumpkin Soup, The Baby Who Wouldn't Go to Bed and Tatty Ratty. Her books have been translated into 30 languages and won many awards including the Library Association Kate Greenaway Medal - twice. More recently she has collaborated as a writer with other illustrators. Notably, Saving the Butterfly, illustrated by Gill Smith, which was published in 2022. She has also written and illustrated children's MG fiction and the latest - The Taming of the Cat - published in October 2023.

Reviews
As always, Cooper presents a blend of glorious colour and an imaginative text with lots of long, interesting words and repetition . . . Highly recommended * The School Librarian *
Lose yourself in the illustration, laugh out loud at the antics of the friends, learn some important lessons and create a beautifully pink soup, but most of all enjoy this wonderful story book * writeaway.org.uk *
Superbly detailed, richly coloured illustrations and a dash of humour - are as delicious as ever (there's even a recipe for the delicious beetroot soup Duck missed out on). It's well worth sampling the delights of this picture book and if you've not yet tasted the others - Pumpkin Soup and A Pipkin of Pepper - try them too -- Jill Bennett * www.wordpool.co.uk *
Exquisitely detailed and rich illustrations make this a joy to read * Child Education *
A heart-warming children's fable for fussy eaters and their exasperated parents . . . Delicious is an enchanting book full of detailed, colourful illustration and humour -- Beth Wicks * Organic Life *



Book Information
ISBN 9780552548748
Author Helen Cooper
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Picture Corgi
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Weight(grams) 177g
Dimensions(mm) 260mm * 260mm * 3mm