The blog is written by the young writers and artists of Stone Soup. If you are aged 13 or younger and have something to say on any topic—nature, science, cookery, sport, sewing, crafts, music, photography, travel—we would love to hear your voice. We are also always happy to hear from book reviewers. Please go to our Submittable site for more details on how to become a young blogger. We accept individual posts and are also always looking for writers to contribute on a regular basis—once a week or once a month.
Free Lunch, Reviewed by Anushka, 11
Free Lunch by Rex Ogle is a book made purely from the truth. The book tells the story of the ...
Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus, Reviewed by Emma, 9
Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling is a great book in so many ways. This ...
Our Ocean Wildlife
Our Ocean Wildlife Poorvi Girish, 8 When I was about 4 years old, I used to wonder in bed at ...
Medusa, Reviewed by Nova, 10
Medusa, written by Jessie Burton and illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill, at only 207 pages, is a quick and stimulating ...
Life in the Time of COVID-19
Life in the Time of COVID-19 Graham Kosnar, 12 I t started—the disease that just kept coming S taying ...
Book Reviews
Chirp, Reviewed by Mia, 13
Kate Messner’s new book Chirp is a captivating story of a cricket farm mystery, summer camp fun, and ultimately, one ...
The Long Winter, Reviewed by Chloe, 9
I was in my room reading and re-reading some boring history books for like, the hundredth time, when my mom, ...
The Count of Monte Cristo, Reviewed by Grace, 13
Usually when I try to “get back” at someone for behaving rudely or badly toward me, my absolutely flimsy revenge ...
The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Reviewed by Olivia, 10
When you pick up a fantasy book, you may think, “ugh, another book about the typical fantasy story.” This is ...
The Whale Child, Reviewed by Ava, 10
If I ever had to swim beside a whale, I would be very nervous. This book taught me that whales ...
The Lost Girl, Reviewed by Pragnya, 12
The Lost Girl is the kind of book you’d want to write but thought you wouldn’t do well enough. Luckily, ...
COVID-19 Blog
Pandemic Prohibitions, a drawing by Leila Ortiz, 8
Pandemic Prohibitions Leila Ortiz, 8 In this drawing there are 2 best friends wanting to hug each other but they ...
A global epidemic through the eyes of a 10-year-old, a journal by Ryan Marcinkowski
A global epidemic through the eyes of a 10-year-old Ryan Marcinkowski, 10 Then I googled it. “Corona is an island ...
Latest Fashion–the Mask, a cartoon by Natya Chandrasekar, 12
Latest Fashion–the Mask NATYA CHANDRASEKAR, 12 Being a young girl, fashion is something that I think about all the time ...
Trust (Inspired by “Harlem” by Langston Hughes), a poem by Daniel, 10
Trust (Inspired by "Harlem" by Langston Hughes) Daniel Zhu, 10 What happens to trust vanished? Does it reappear Out of ...
A Day at School, a poem by Liam Lipe-Smith, 8
A Day at School Liam Lipe-Smith, 8 School is out All about this nation But it’s not vacation It’s home-learning ...
Fishy Exterminates the Coronavirus, a short story by Mina Iqlas, 10
Fishy Exterminates the Coronavirus Mina Iqlas, 10 It was May 1, 2020. Fishy Crabb the red lobster was having a ...
