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Guest Post: The Big Split

Post Published October 8, 2018 by Stone Soup Editors

by Kat J. As I was reading “Seeing Over the Side of the Boat,” a personal narrative written by Benjamin Halperin and illustrated by Kyle Trefny, I started to see myself in the author’s perspect...
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Guest Post: Writing Your Feelings and “My Grandma’s Angels” by Sam Rozal

Post Published August 25, 2018 by Sarah Ainsworth

When I think about my grandparents, my head is flooded with vivid memories of them. I hear my grandpa’s deep laughter ringing in my ears as he tells me a story about camping.
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Summer Journal 2018: Abhimanyu Sukhdial’s family visit to India

Post Published July 28, 2018 by Abhi Sukhdial

Stone Soup book reviewer and artist Abhi Sukhdial, age 10, has sent us the first two pages of his summer journal. He is on a family visit to northern India for two-and-a-half months, visiting family...
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Luxi and Miola: The New Girl

Post Published July 27, 2018 by Hana Greenberg

The latest episode in Hana Greenberg's graphic series about two sisters, Luxi and Miola. In this episode, there's a new girl next door...
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Knitting Socks and Learning from Someone Younger Than You

Post Published July 15, 2018 by Sarah Cymrot

My fingers crept along, slowly following the pattern--wrapping the yarn, twisting, poking, prodding. My sister's fingers flew. "You are still there?" she would say, teasingly, every few minutes.
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10 Fun Things To Do This Summer

Post Published July 1, 2018 by Antara Gangwal

School is out and the sun is blazing hot each day. You are looking forward to some fun days since summer has finally arrived! However, there may be some days that you are feeling bored at home with no...
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Graphic Novel: Luxi & Miola – Play Troubles

Post Published February 2, 2018 by Hana Greenberg

This is one of my graphic novel series, "Luxi and Miola." It is about two 4th grade girls who are twins that have daily adventures and a bit of chaos, and their fashionista 8th grade sister who i...
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Traditions and Monkey Bread

Post Published December 20, 2017 by Sarah Cymrot

As the day fades into the night on Christmas Eve, flour and laughter fills the kitchen. Hands reach over hands, kneading the soft dough, then rolling, rolling, rolling into balls for the next day.
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Writing Activity: developing character and perspective with character sketches

Post Published November 18, 2016 by William Rubel

This writing activity is built around 11-year-old Ella Staats' story, "My Mother's Little Girl'" published in Stone Soup in September/October 2012. Read the story and then work on your project, which ...
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Writing Activity: adopting a style through unusual language, with “Once Upon a Time” by Robin Eldred, 6

Post Published June 16, 2016 by Jane Levi

Introduction to This Stone Soup Writing Activity “Once Upon a Time” is an example of a story written in unusual English. This work is by a six-year-old and is a good example of how young children ...
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