Music· — Jahan Raymond is an American composer living in Los Angeles, California. He performs “Starchier,” a piece first published in Stone Soup. Jahan was nine when he wrote the piece in December, 2011....

Curriculum· — When I first started homeschooling, I spent days scouring the Internet for ideas on teaching writing, and whoa, was I hit with barrages of information. It was overwhelming for sure,...

Curriculum· — When we think of writers who have left their names etched in history, such as Robert Frost or J.K. Rowling, two words that come to mind are talented, unique, and...

Curriculum· — Sammy Westfall set her story, “More or Less” (the featured story from our January/February 2014 issue) in the Philippines, where her family lives part of the time. It’s fascinating to...

Curriculum· — I don’t know about you, but I like the characters in the stories I read to seem like real people. Realistic characters have strengths and weaknesses, they talk in everyday...

Curriculum· — Many Stone Soup readers tell us that historical fiction is their favorite genre. We think we know why. Realistic characters, whose feelings and concerns are similar to our own, can...

Curriculum· — Bullying is just plain wrong. It hurts the person who is bullied, and the bullies usually live to regret their cruel behavior. No one wins. In “Sticks and Stones,” the...

Curriculum· — A girl growing up today can join a baseball team if she wants to. In the past, things were different. “Katie’s League,” the featured story from the March/April issue of...

Curriculum· — We hope all our subscribers have had a chance to read the new January/February 2013 issue of Stone Soup. There are so many great stories in this issue, it was...

Art· — If you are an artist, watch this video! If you are a teacher, then use this video as part of a project in which your students illustrate a story. Art and...