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Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup
By: Pamela Mayer
Kar-Ben Publishing, 2016. Picture Book.

Two grandmas. Two delicious recipes. Sophie loves Bubbe's Jewish chicken soup, made with kreplach. She also loves Nai Nai's Chinese chicken soup, with wonton. But don't tell Bubbe and Nai Nai that their soups are the same!

Thukpa For All
By:Praba Ram
Karadi Tales Company, 2018. Picture Book.

Tsering can't wait to taste his grandmother's delicious noodle soup. He invites a string of friends and neighbours home. But as preparations get underway, there is a power cut and the house is plunged into darkness. Will Abi be able to put together the much-anticipated thukpa? Told from a blind child's perspective, this tale by Praba Ram and Sheela Preuitt is accompanied by Shilpa Ranade's stunning illustrations.

Freedom Soup
By: Tami Charles
Candlewick Press, 2019. Picture Book.

Every year, Haitians all over the world ring in the new year by eating a special soup, a tradition dating back to the Haitian Revolution. This year, Ti Gran is teaching Belle how to make the soup -- Freedom Soup -- just like she was taught when she was a little girl. Together, they dance and clap as they prepare the holiday feast, and Ti Gran tells Belle about the history of the soup, the history of Belle's family, and the history of Haiti, where Belle's family is from.

Bone Soup
By: Alyssa Capucilli
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, 2018. Picture Book.

In this version of the classic tale, Stone soup, three witches are looking for a tasty treat on Halloween morning and they find only a small bone in their cupboard. So they decide to go from door to door in their village to find just the right ingredients for their bone soup.

Bug Soup
By: Vince Cleghorne
Puppy Dogs and Ice Cream Inc., 2020. Picture Book.

Mrs. Hoop makes the soups for all the animals at her local zoo. Today, Mrs. Hoop received a super large soup order, but she's lost her "Soup List"! Can you help Mrs. Hoop match each pot of soup with the correct animal?

Quill Soup
By: Alan Durant
Charlesbridge, 2020. Picture Book.

In this African version of the traditional folktale Stone Soup, Noko the porcupine tricks the other well fed but selfish animals into sharing their food with him and the whole village.

Every Color Soup
By: Jorey Hurley
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2018. Picture Book.

Describes how to make a colorful, delicious vegetable soup. Includes recipe.

Blue Corn Soup
By: Caroline Stutson
Sleeping Bear Press, 2017. Picture Book.

As Mouse prepares soup to keep herself warm on a snowy autumn day, her forest friends arrive, hoping to share.

Surprise Soup
By: Mary Rodman
Viking, 2009. Picture Book. 

When Kevie's mother has a baby, Kevie, his older brother, and their father make soup for when the new baby comes home.






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