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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2005
Christmas Soup
By Alice Faye Duncan, Phyllis Dooley
A family's Christmas wish brings unexpected guests, revealing the true spirit of giving.
3.9/5 Goodreads · 18 ratings
32 pages
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Bookroo's summary
The Beene family dreams of a grand Christmas feast but only has watery soup. When Baby Fannie prays for more, two hungry strangers arrive. Sharing their meager meal, the Beene children discover the true meaning of Christmas, learning a heartfelt lesson in generosity and kindness.
From the publisher
Every year the Beene family dreams of a Christmas feast, but every year they get the same old watery soup. The true meaning of Christmas is revealed in this touching picture book with poignant illustrations by Jan Spivey Gilchrist. While Mama is making the traditional Christmas soup her children wish for more. When Baby Fannie prays Bless our home with something more- and that more turns out to be two hungry strangers to feed, it seems as if things can’t get much worse. But the soup-a true feast for the hungry pair-is shared, and the Beene children learn a lesson about giving they won’t soon forget. This tender story is sure to become a Christmas classic!
At a glance
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 32
- Reading age
- 4–8
- Audience
- Picture
- Lexile
- ~281L
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The fine print
Book details
Reading levels
- ATOS
- 2.2
- F&P level
- ~I
- AR points
- 0.5
- AR interest level
- LG
- AR quiz
- 110165
Publication
- Published
- September 13, 2005
- First published
- October 1, 2005
- Publisher
- Zonderkidz
Edition
- Language
- English
- Type
- Picture Book
Identifiers
- ISBN
- 9780310709305
- LCCN
- 2004008339
- OCLC
- 54966174
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