The Soup Bone

An old woman makes herself soup one lonely Halloween night, but finds that the broth is a little weak. Searching for a soup bone, she heads out into the night and ends up digging up more than she bargained for in the form of a skeleton who chases her up a tree. Not to be outdone, the old woman dons her Halloween costume (a dog suit) and frightens the skeleton right back. Fortunately for both, peace is made, and the two new friends settle down for some soup together, before heading out to scare the world...

Having greatly enjoyed the previous collaboration between author Tony Johnston and illustrator Margot Tomes - the marvelously witchy picture-book, The Witch's Hat - I picked up The Soup Bone with great anticipation. I was not show more disappointed, finding the narrative by turns humorous and spooky, and the artwork expressive and appealing. Recommended to anyone looking for entertaining Halloween fare for the picture-book set, as well as to those seeking children's stories about confronting our fears. show less

This ghostly story is about an old lady who is lonely on Halloween night. She decides to make soup to get rid of her boredom. She looks for a soup bone as the main ingredient for her soup. As she searched around and outside her house, she ends up digging up the bones of a skeleton. The skeleton wakes up and chases the old lady up a tree and runs into her house. The lady goes after and put on her dog costume and decides to scare the skeleton back. In the end they become friends to heal their boredom of being alone and start scaring kids around the neighborhood together.

One of the most delightful children's books I have ever encountered .... there is so much more to this than dangerlibrarian suggests. Whimsy, pure and simple, and an old woman who is very much unlike the "old women" of your usual children's tale -- as is the skeleton!

This Halloween story has the perfect amount of spooky-creepy vibe without being too cutes-y or too scary.

Ohmigosh. Hilarious, especially the art. Especially the skeleton hanging about under the tree. Heartwarming, too. I now have a total of *three* Halloween books to enjoy and recommend!

On openlibrary.org.

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Woman goes looking for a soup bone but finds a whole skeleton-he scares her, then she dresses up like a dog and scares the skeleton, then they become friends, the end.

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