Celebrate 25 years of Pumpkin Soup with Cat, Duck and Squirrel

"Deep in the woods, there's an old white cabin with pumpkins in the garden.
There's a good smell of soup and at night, with luck,
You might see a bagpiping Cat through the window and a Squirrel with a banjo,
And a small singing Duck."


Cat, Duck and Squirrel spend their days making pumpkin soup. Cat slices, Squirrel stirs and Duck adds the salt.


But, when Duck decides that he wants to stir the soup, they start to squabble.


A beloved, rhythmic story about the importance of sharing, this 25th anniversary edition of Pumpkin Soup belongs in every child's bedroom. Illustrated in autumnal colours, this story is the perfect bedtime read.


"Thanks to Cooper's uncanny ability to capture the dynamics of friendship, children will be able to laugh at this trio and themselves" - Publishers Weekly



"Wonderfully atmospheric" - Story Snug

A lively story about friendship and sharing from winner of the Kate Greenaway Award, Helen Cooper.

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
Pumpkin Soup, with its rhythmic text, syncopated layout, and rich and hot colour harmonies, is both a musical comedy and a visual feast. The trio are outrageously attractive characters and such is Cooper's command of technical effects, you can almost taste the colours, touch the textures and lose yourself in the autumnal landscape -- Jan Doonan * TES *
Enticing * Sunday Telegraph *
A portable work of art, glowing the rich colours of autumn . . . A highly inventive, witty slant on a familiar theme of friendship and sharing which children of ages three and up will adore * Bookseller *
Here is a story of friendship lost and regained, told with insight and understanding, not only as far as the characters are concerned, but as to how a picture book works . . . The book is brilliantly constructed * Child Education *
The stunning lustrous illustrations which accompany this story reflect its warmth, vivacity and humour * Books Etc. *


Awards
Winner of Kate Greenaway Medal 1999. Short-listed for LA Kate Greenaway Medal 1999 and Kurt Maschler Award 1998.



Book Information
ISBN 9780552545105
Author Helen Cooper
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Corgi Childrens
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Weight(grams) 220g
Dimensions(mm) 260mm * 261mm * 4mm