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Stone Soup Writer Interview: Isabel Folger, 12

Stone Soup author Isabel Folger, 12, talks about how she lets a story gestate in her mind for a couple of weeks before she starts writing. Isabel had four stories published in Stone Soup: “A Fortunate Soul” (January/February 2013), “A Special Present” (November/December 2013), “Hope” (January/February 2014), and “Believing” (July/August 2014). She also wrote a review of the book Counting by Sevens (November/December 2014).

Stone Soup Author Interview: Elia Smith, 10

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 […]

Young Performer: Natalie Schwamová, 11, Plays Mozart

Natalie plays Mozart variations on the melody for “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.” Use this music inspiration for theme-based individual or classroom writing projects. Mozart (1756-1781) wrote a set of variations on the theme of a French folk song, Ah! vous dirai je maman, in 1780, when he was twenty-five years old. In the English-speaking world we identify the […]