| Specifications | 8.5" X 11"; 32 pages; Full-Color Illustrations |
| Illustrator(s) | Phil Huling |
| List Price | | US$ 16.95 |  | |  |
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About
the Book
When a group of hungry soldiers rides into San
Miguel, the townspeople don’t want to share their food. They hide their
tortillas, tamales, beans, and flour and put on torn clothes to look poor. But
the
capitan
is not
fooled. He asks for a cactus thorn to make some cactus soup; and before long he
has tricked the townspeople into giving him salt and chilies, vegetables, and a
chicken as well! Whimsical watercolors add to the humor in this Southwestern
twist on the classic
Stone
Soup.
ERIC A. KIMMEL is well known for the tales he
has retold from around the world. Some of his best-known titles are
Hershel and the Hanukkah
Goblins
(a Caldecott Honor book),
Gershon’s Monster, Anansi and
the Talking Melon,
and
The Runaway
Tortilla.
A former professor of children’s literature,
he lives in Portland, Oregon.
PHIL HULING has also illustrated
Puss in Cowboy
Boots,
written by his wife, Jan. The Hulings live in Hoboken,
New Jersey.
