Community Soup by Alma Fullerton

from goodreads

2.75 stars

Since winter has finally hit and seems reluctant to leave I have been thinking about the nice things you can do in winter. Many of those things revolves around ingesting something warm, whether it is hot chocolate or soup. I try to serve soups at least once a week in the winter. I love soup for its simplicity, its nutrition, and its warmth.

This is this year's book for the Let's Read campaign of Waterloo Region. If you are in Waterloo January 30th, the McCormick Branch is having activities and a free skate. Be sure to check it out. I know I'm looking forward to it.

Synopsis

It is time for the school to make soup. But when Kioni discovers her goats in the vegetable garden who knows what will happen.

My Thoughts

This book was Mary had a little lamb meets a Kenyan school. Instead of a lamb it was goats, and instead of Mary it was Kioni. There is even faint references to that nursery rhyme within the story.

The story wasn't all that great. I did enjoy the pictures but even they were just alright. It just seemed a bit jumbly to me and just jumped from thing to thing.

What I did like was the recipe at the end of the book. It was for a pumpkin vegetable soup. We made it for dinner on the weekend and my daughter has been taking the leftovers for her lunch. So that added a bit of fun.

So, to me this was really a middle of the road type of book. But if you are looking for a yummy soup recipe, check it out.