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    <body><![CDATA[The best retelling of this classic story that we've seen.  Reading the insights on the back page really bring what the author is doing to life.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The classic folk story about creating something from nothing and learning to give in the process retains its important message even in a new setting.  Muth sets his version of the story in a secluded Chinese village.  The muted illustrations perfectly convey the idea of a time long ago in a place fa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74691020">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I used this story as the basis for my a lesson for my daughter's preschool a few years ago.  I really liked the story.  Goes well with the seventh principle of the &quot;Seven Habits of Happy Kids.&quot;  Teamwork!!<br/><br/>This version has good reviews.  I think we'll try it out.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another spin off an old tale. Muth does a good job recreating an European Folktale. The setting of Muth's text occurs in China and the characters have purposeful names.The illustrations are purposeful as well, aligning to Chinese folklore and tradition. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Read this to first grade as a way to start talking about community.  It is a quiet story - the traditional version retold with Chinese monks- but I could see the students looking carefully at the illustrations.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[PICTURE BOOK<br/>I loved this book! Story of a town that doesn't know happiness until 3 monks make stone soup and everyone in the town contributes. Sharing brings the town together. Beautiful illustrations! ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Brontë: I like when they showed them how to make Stone Soup. I think that there is something else. I think Hok, Lok and Siew all showed them how to cook, but showed them how care for yourselves too. They taught people how to hug and be friends.<br/><br/>I really like the black cat because cats sa...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35161771">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I love the illustrations and the story is well-told. I like this author a lot. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the book I give as birthday presents to every kid I meet.  The story is familiar from my childhood:  a village has suffered starvation and war to the point that the villagers have retreated into their homes, only to be taught by outsiders how to share what they have to make a feast.  Muth tr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10171115">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a great book about community, sharing, generosity and how these things make people happy.<br/>My class read this book last week and my classmates and I each worked together to bring in ingredients for the soup, we helped chop the ingredients (I liked chopping the cabbage the best) and then ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/12967447">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I've read many incarnations of this particular story but what I love with Jon Muth's work is as always his illustrations. His beautiful art work always jumped off the shelves in my store and remains instantly recognizable even when he's not painting giant pandas. <br/><br/>The multicultural educat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15614711">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This was the typical stone soup story, made slightly different by being set from an asian perspective.  I especially enjoyed Jon J. Muth's illustrations, they were eloquent and whimsical.  I would probably recommend this book.<br/><br/>*Taken from my book reviews blog: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2009/05/book-review-627-stone-soup-by-jon-j.html" title="http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2009/05/book-review-627-stone-soup-by-jon-j.html">http://reviewsatmse.blogspot.com/2009/05...</a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50744342">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[There are about a bazillion different versions of the classic tale of Stone Soup -- this one differs chiefly in its setting and the visitor is actually three men who are monks.  The soup ingredients are native to the setting and at the end the village has a festival to celebrate.  A fun read of a we...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/28668235">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Well-done retelling of an old folk tale. I was bothered at first that three adult monks made the soup instead of the little girl in the village, but it is typical of Muth to incorporate a “teacher” of sorts, and the author’s note explains all. And Muth's illustrations are both eye candy and fo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2022342">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Good for China or Happiness Book Time themes. I love the pictures. I like the simple story and the message isn't forced. You see a lot of the Chinese culture in the pictures if you look for them. Perhaps a book talk for it would work for the China Book Time.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Fantastic retelling of the classic story with great illustrations.  I love the Buddhist Monks who descend upon a Chinese village and bring joy to its inhabitants.  I've read or heard the &quot;Stone Soup&quot; story many times, and this one is a great version.]]></body>
    
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