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Stone Soup

  • 1968 first published
  • 32 pages
  • ★ 4.5 (4 ratings)
  • 6 editions

Stone Soup is a 1968 fae fiction short story by Ann McGovern. The story is set in France. Readers will find themes of Visualization, soups, Folklore and tricks.

Open Library readers give it an average of 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, and 45 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 6 editions.

At about 32 pages, most readers finish it in about 35 minutes.

About Stone Soup

When the little old lady claims she has no food to give him, a hungry young man proceeds to make a soup with a stone and water.
Description from Open Library

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Visualization
  • Soups
  • Folklore
  • Tricks
  • Children's fiction
  • Fairy tales

Quick answers

Who wrote Stone Soup?

Stone Soup was written by Ann McGovern and first published in 1968.

What genre is Stone Soup?

It is usually shelved as Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is Stone Soup?

The median edition has 32 pages, about about 35 minutes of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Stone Soup?

Readers who like it often enjoy Beauty, Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye and Le chat botté.

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