Slop Goes the Soup: A Noisy Warthog Word Book

by Pamela Duncan Edwards, Henry Cole

A-a-a-a-choo! What happens when a warthog sneezes? First, the soup slops; then someone slithers, and the lamp begins to wobble...Before long, the whole house is a mess! This clever book combines clumsy warthogs with onomatopoeia--the use of words that sound like their meaning--and produces some very slippery results.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Childrens, Storytime, Food, Fiction, Humor

32 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1996

About the author

Pamela Duncan Edwards is a British-born children's author living in the United States. She has written over forty picture books published in both the U.S. and the U.K., known for their playful language and engaging storytelling.

Reviews

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book to read as you sit down to eat a bowl of your favorite soup - but be careful not to slop the pages! I think that books that put young children in touch with food are very important. We have become so removed from how our food comes to us that I think it has made us a little ungrateful; we forget how important it is that food is available to us.

[Kelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sound effects through a series of events. Giggle-worthy.

[Anthony · Rating 3 out of 5]

Those clumsy Warthogs start a chain reaction of different onomatopoeia sounds with a simple sneeze. A-A-A-A-choo!

[Library Lady Terri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very rich vocabulary heavy book.

[Brhea P · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great for the sound effects and teaching children concepts. The illustrations are great, and the story is funny!

[IfCatsCouldRead · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this for our onomatopoeia theme. It is a very silly book.

[Kerry · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for my winter story time on soup.

[Jessica Starzyk · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is great to teach about onomatopoeias! I used it to teach a music lesson too. The students had to make sounds with their instruments while I read the book. It was a lot of fun! While there is not a moral to this story, it is a good teaching tool.

Grade: PreK-1
Genre: Modern Fantasy

[EDUC535]

Meredith Flamik

Slop Goes The Soup is a great option for a read aloud to introduce the concept of onomatopoeias! Students of all ages will love the way the onomatopoeias bring to life this silly story of a warthog navigating in a kitchen. Slop, slither, wobble, crash, and bubble are just a few of the fun sound words the students will be introduced to in Slop Goes The Soup!

This story can be used as a great platform for introducing onomatopoeias and possibly creating a sound words anchor chart with students to use all year long. Teaching how to bring writing to life through the use of sound words is a powerful tool that students of all ages and abilities will love and benefit from!

[Sarah George]

Genre: Fiction, Word Book

This book would be perfect to use during the introduction of sound words/onomatopoeia. Students would love to be read this story and look at the illustrations, the action is never ending.

Critique:
a) Style
b) The author's use of sound words made the story very interesting to read. The fact that the illustrations went well with the writing made the story excellent for students to understand the proper use of these words in writing.
c) Throughout the book the author used sound words like slop and Aa-choo. The onomatopoeia is even in the title of this book, "Slop goes the soup".

[Paris · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book would be a "good read" for Pre-K students. In this book, the author uses large font words to give them sound. I would use this book to teach word meaning. I would have students make text-to-world connections and talk about things that might make the sounds read in the book. As a follow up activity, students could create their own musical instruments or expressions to correspond with the sound words.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the word "onomatopoeia"--thanks to Reading Rainbow! This book is purposely full of onomatopoeias. There is a present story, and great pictures to make it go along. The book would probably be better for PreK as it seems a bit young for the K-4 audience. But I still enjoyed it! I loved the expressions on the teddy bear, especially as he goes "Whoosh."

[Stacey]

This was such a cute book. This is book will be read when teaching literacy- onomonopias to my students. A great activity for this book would be walking around the school while recording the different onomonopies that we hear and from what object. Students can write thier own stories that include these sounds. This is a fun and interactive activity.

[Allison Burke]

Great for teaching onomatopoeias. The whole book is written this way! There can be so many lessons taught from this book. Students could make up their own stories just using onomatopoeias and then the class and guess what happens. Or they could just use illustrations and onomatopoeias. Grades 1-3

[Hannah Grosse · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a Wonderful read-aloud book! It is written around onomatopoeias, making it a good book to grab the students' attention and get them excited and alert for whatever comes next. Also, if the students happen to be learning about what an onomatopoeia is, this is the perfect book for that as well.

[Alma Loredo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book to introduce students to what onomatopoeia is. This book does a great job at describing that some words sound (like when you sneeze) are just like the noise they are describing. Great way to have children start thinking.

[Sandy Brehl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Henry Cole's illustrations make the book appealing, and the onomatopoetic text is fun to read aloud. Colorful and varying fonts provide even more visual appeal, but this seems more suited to mentor text and demonstration of a concept than on entertainment or connection.

[Rocheal Hoffman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bring noise makers into the classroom. A balloon to pop, a slinky to move, a ball to bounce, etc... Have students describe sounds. Have students walk around the school and be sound investigators. They can record on worksheets what they hear.
Great for a mini lesson and exploration.

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slop! Swish! Splat! This is all about sound words or onomatopoeias. When teaching about onomatopoeias, read this book first, then bring in examples of items that make sounds. Let the children travel around the school, investigate sounds all around them.

[Katrina Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this book when introducing onomatopoeia
- adjectives (sounds)

Have centers that focus on onomatopoeia
- online games
- playing with objects
- drawing/writing center
- investigation
- verifying if it's an onomatopoeia sound

[Kristie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short phrases all filled with wonderful sounds. Sound words are set off the pages in colorful text.

[Thia]

onomatopoeia

[Shanshad Whelan · Rating 3 out of 5]

More onomatopoeia, this time coupled with kitchen activities and disasters.

[Erin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple sentences. Actions and reactions. One thing leads to the next which leads to the next and so on. Colorful and fun.

[Azriana Johnson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is great for teaching Onomatopoeia. Children will love making the sounds as you read.

[Cindy]

Great story to read to younger grades when introducing onomonopia!!

[Betsy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Use this book for a fun read-aloud to teach onomatopoeias. 1st through 3rd grade.

[Karley]

Onomatopoeia
Bringing sound to life
Great for younger kids
Integrates science into literacy through exploring sound

[Dana Snyder · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for teaching students about words for sound. Book is great for 1st-3rd grade.

[Janelle Zingaro]

Great for introducing onomatopoeia