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.
Little Women, Reviewed by Grace, 13
Kind Cinderella lives luxuriously in a castle after enduring her hardships obediently. Gentle Snow White gets saved by the dashing ...
Dear Corona, an open letter from Tatum, 12
Dear Corona Tatum Lovely, 12 Dear Corona, I sit alone in my room, drawing flowers. I don’t know why. Maybe ...
Broken Traffic Light
Broken Traffic Light Ismini Vasiloglou, 12 wear your mask wear your mask wear your mask wear your mask wear your ...
Serene Meditation Mountain, graphic art by Aaron, 11
Serene Meditation Mountain Aaron D'Souza, 11 This picture helps remind me to take time to meditate and keep calm, especially ...
Zooming In, a short story by Maya, 10
Zooming In Maya Ruben, 10 “Knowing how to care is the first step, but actively going out of your way ...
A Birthday Cake in a Pandemic, a personal narrative by Olivia, 10
A Birthday Cake in a Pandemic Olivia Ren, 10 I was wandering around my house, not doing anything in particular, ...
Book Reviews
Author Interview: Damian Dibben, author The History Keepers, talks to blogger Madeline Sornson
Recently Stone Soup blogger and book reviewer Madeline Sornson had the opportunity to read The History Keepers by Damian Dibben, ...
The History Keepers series by Damian Dibben, reviewed by Madeline Sornson, 12
Review of The History Keepers series by Damian Dibben 1. The Storm Begins 2. Circus Maximus 3. Nightship To China ...
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, ...
Wonder, Reviewed by Marilena, 9
Ever wonder how it feels to watch the movie of a book you just finished reading? The movie and book ...
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey, Reviewed by Daniel, 10
A dangerous scavenger hunt across the world cannot be accomplished by one person. In the book The Mysterious Benedict Society ...
Heat, Reviewed by Daniel, 10
Being an orphan is no easy feat. In the book Heat by Mike Lupica, Michael, the main character, and his ...
COVID-19 Blog
Tick Tock, a poem by Emerson Swift, 12
Tick Tock By Emerson Swift, 12 Sluggish slow-motion, Motion—we’re stuck, Stuck in time, Time flies by, By our loved ones, ...
Uzbekistan Pupils Against Coronavirus, a poem by Marjona Boboeva, 11
Uzbekistan Pupils Against Coronavirus By Marjona Boboeva, 11 The globe is facing a challenge now, Countries are trying to solve ...
Book Club Report: The Inquisitor’s Tale, by Adam Gidwitz (cont.)
An Update from our fifth Stone Soup Book Club meeting This week, during our 5th meeting of the Stone Soup Book ...
“Hope,” a poem by Simran Umatt, 9, illustrated with “Together,” by Anna Elizabeth Linney, 11
Hope By Simran Umatt, 9 We have hope in our hearts, Stored inside like treasure. We hope that someday, We ...
We Are Strong, a poem by Georgia Marshall, 11
We Are Strong By Georgia Marshall, 11 Fires burning across the globe Porcelain crashing True loves forced to see each ...
An update on the amazing work of LILAC – Long Island Laboring Against COVID-19
We shared the news with you last month that past Stone Soup contributor Sabrina Guo, a freshman at Syosset High School in NY, ...
