Soup Day by Melissa Iwai

Iwai, Melissa Soup Day.  PICTURE BOOK.  Christy Ottaviano (Henry Holt), 2010.  $12.99.  A little girl and her mother carefully craft a yummy vegetable soup for their family to share on a  cold, snowy day.  Bright colors, counting, shapes, and the steps to making the soup captivated my test audience (friends over for dinner) – so they will be receiving this book (once it is published) with some soup-making related fun items as a gift!  There are so many good things about this book – playing with Mom, cleaning up before meal time, I can’t wait to share it.  And yes, the recipe is included in the back.   EL (K-3) – ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher