https://youtu.be/UUlX4v9qZRc Stone Soup author Elia Smith, 10, talks about how she got started as an author, what she likes to read and write about, and shares some tips on how to become an award-winning writer. Two of Elia’s stories have been published in Stone Soup: “The Locket” (July/August 2014), and “Words” (September/October 2014). Here’s a list of the questions she answers in this video. — How did you begin creative writing? — What do you like to write about? — Who are your favorite authors? — Describe your writing process. — Have you won any awards for your writing? — How did you discover Stone Soup? — What was your reaction to getting published in Stone Soup? — What advice would you give to others who want to get published in Stone Soup?
Cat Pictures by Children!
These are three very different approaches to making pictures of cats. But, what they have in common are the dynamic personalities of the cats that were models for the pictures. Each looks at us, as cats do, with their unique expressions. These pictures come from Oman, Lithuania, and Germany. Mother Cat with Kittens, Rafiaa Mouhamad Zaman, age 9, Oman Cats Warming Themselves, by Dalius Arulis, age 8, Lithuania My Cat and Her Kittens, by Gabi Gunther, age 10, Germany
Children’s Art from Switzerland
These paintings from children in Switzerland were created in the 1960s. We particularly love the old fashioned zoo scenes where children ride elephants. Two street scenes from the city of Basel show a clear winter day and grey winter day. Both are wonderfully evocative of a city in winter in Northern climates. Note the fabulous old black convertible in the grey scene. These paintings are all available as poster-size prints from our Stone Soup Store. Building, artist unknown, Switzerland Roasting Chestnuts in Winter, age 15, Switzerland Basel, age 11, Switzerland At the Zoo, by W. Sala, age 12, Switzerland Basel, age 11, Switzerland At the Zoo, by Dieter Opferkuch, age 12, Switzerland
