Surprise Soup
What's Surprise Soup About
“Mama had a baby last night. ?Is it a boy or a girl I ask Daddy. ?It’s a surprise, Kevie, ? he says. ?You?ll fi nd out when they come home.? ?When is that I ask. ?Tonight, ? says Daddy.” Kevie is excited that he?ll no longer be the littlest. Little brothers get teased. Little brothers make messes. Big brothers help out. Big brothers know how to do things. Daddy, big brother Josh, and Kevie are making Mama’s special soup to welcome her and the new baby home. But only Kevie knows the secret ingredient. Absolutely irresistible illustrations and a funny, read-aloud text make this book just right for little brothers, big brothers?and their parents.
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The Creatives Behind the Book
Mary Ann Rodman lives in Georgia. E. B. Lewis has won a Coretta Scott King Award as well as a Caldecott Honor. He lives in New Jersey.
G. Brian Karas has illustrated more than ninety children’s books, including two by Megan McDonald about Ant and Honey Bee; Tap Tap Boom Boom by Elizabeth Bluemle; and Are You Going to Be Good? by Cari Best, a New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year. G. Brian Karas lives in the Hudson Valley of New York.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780670062744
- Publication Date
- April 16, 2009
- Publisher
- Viking Books For Young Readers
- Original Publication Date
- April 16, 2009
- Page Count
- 32
- Word Count
- 872
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 3 - 5 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 2008022548
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 233813707
- Est. Lexile® Level
- ~221L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~H
- ATOS® Book Level
- 1.9
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 129872
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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