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.
Why California Schools Should Introduce a World Language Program, by Olivia Shekou, 13
“With all the emphasis on 21st-century skills, with the globalization of the economy and the world becoming smaller because of ...
Cinder, Reviewed by Aditi, 13
Growing up, I don’t think there was anything I enjoyed more than a classic fairy tale, and, of course, watching ...
A Tribute to Bobby Hutton
A Tribute to Bobby Hutton Emma, 9 I didn’t know much about Bobby Hutton until recently, when I read about ...
100 Days of Sunlight, Reviewed by Nora, 13
What are five things you take for granted? I could start by assuming that you take your senses for granted ...
Red and Blue
Red and Blue are the colors we built a country from, Red like the blood we spilled for freedom ...
Book Reviews
Enna Burning, Reviewed by Julia, 13
Enna Burning is the second book in the enchanting series The Books of Bayern by Shannon Hale. In the first ...
King of Shadows, Reviewed by Olivia, 10
“Th’art a true actor, sprite.” Starring Nat Field, King of Shadows is written by Susan Cooper. Yes, maybe it is ...
The Unteachables, Reviewed by Pragnya, 12
The Unteachables is the perfect book for this quarantine, especially because it reminds us of those glorious days at school ...
Three Days Till EOC, Reviewed by Anya, 14
When you are an avid reader, or anyone who reads books at all, there comes a point when all of ...
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise, Reviewed by Grace, 11
Throughout my entire eleven years on this earth, a handful of books have truly spoken to me. One of these ...
The Dog Who Lost His Bark, Reviewed by Alisa, 11
On an April morning, my sister Cici and I went to the Concord library to check out some animal books ...
COVID-19 Blog
Review of “The Ickabog” by J.K. Rowling, by Anya Geist, 13
Review of The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling Anya Geist, 13 All over the world, children are stuck in quarantine. And, ...
Snow White Has COVID-19, a story by Simran Adnani, 6
Snow White Has COVID-19 Simran Adnani, 6 The Queen sat by her window. Pricking her finger on a needle, she wished ...
Friendship, a cartoon by Natya Chandrasekar, 12
Friendship Natya Chandrasekar, 12 I created the friendship cartoon after I came from a walk where 2 friends were walking ...
Our Fate is Sealed, a poem by Otis Knoop, 12
Our Fate is Sealed Otis Knoop, 12 The question that has always troubled me When the end of the world ...
I’m Fine, a song written and performed by Kathleen Werth, 10
I'm Fine Kathleen Werth, 10 I utilized Bandlab (an app with drum beats and mixing options) to put the layering ...
Graduation, a cartoon by Natya Chandrasekar, 12
Graduation Natya Chandrasekar, 12 With lot of seniors and family friends kids graduating and some of them are feeling very ...
