Stone Soup

Readers can move the flaps to see the food hidden by the villagers in this retelling of the classic tale involving a starving town and the magic of sharing.

Step into the magical world of Child's Play fairy tales...Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals, these lively stories will captivate readers with their delightful illustrations and fun lift-up flaps which really add to the action. The 'flip-up' flaps encourage prediction and discussion, and well-known stories will give young readers confidence.

About The Illustrator

Jess Stockham was born in 1957 in Luton and lived in a village in Hertfordshire until she was 17 years old.

She completed a foundation year at Watford Art College, and then left full-time education to move to Exeter and become a waitress. She then moved to West Yorkshire and started a leather goods business with her husband Steve. She lived there for 18 years and had two sons, Matt and Ed.

In 1990 she started illustrating full time for various popular women’s magazines and mother and baby publications. In 1995 she moved to West Wales with her family where she has lived and illustrated for the past 12 years.