Marcia Brown

When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and all the town enjoys a feast.

Three hungry soldiers outwit greedy villagers into providing them with a feast, in this classic based on an old French tale.

The author, a storyteller in words and pictures, presents the famous tale in a book, which children will enjoy especially because there is a picture for each paragraph of text.

Pairs of words, such as "All Butterflies, " "Cat Dance, " and "Elephants Fly, " are set against illustrative woodcuts.

Two hungry travelers use a stone as a soup starter as a way of demonstating sharing.

When three hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden, they set out to make soup of water and stones, and the whole town enjoys a feast. Este viejo cuento francés relata la historia de unos soldados que regresan hambrientos a casa. Al pasar por una aldea piden algo de alimento, pero los avaros aldeanos han escondido todas las provisiones. Los soldados idean una ingeniosa treta que les permite comer. --Publisher

The three billy goats outsmart the hungry troll who lives under the bridge.

In this newly illustrated edition of the Andersen classic, eleven brothers who have been turned into swans by their evil stepmother are saved by their beautiful sister.