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The Stone Soup Blog

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.

Poetry Soup – Ep. 15: “Witchgrass” by Louise Gluck

Transcript: Hello, and welcome to Poetry Soup. I’m your host, Emma Catherine Hoff. There’s been a short break, but Poetry ...

A Collector’s Armory Ep. 2: Collecting at a Young Age by Ayaan Pirani, 11

Welcome to A Collector’s Armory. This is a podcast about collecting different things throughout the stages of life. As you ...

Marketplace by Jeremy Lim, 11

The chatter of people is an ambience in the background as we near the Pike Place Market on Pike Street ...

Lessons in Sweetness: A Review of Wonka

All the smells, tastes, and feels of the movie theater do not compare to Wonka, the new chocolatey and valuable ...

My Soup Is Getting Cold and Other Funny Stories about the Stealing of the Mona Lisa

On August 21st, 1911, a person named Vincenzo Peruggia committed one of the most famous art heists in history. He ...

A Collector’s Armory Ep. 1: All About Collecting By Ayaan Pirani, 11

A Collector's Army is Stone Soup's newest podcast about collecting everything from stuffed animals to baseball cards, hosted by Ayaan ...

Book Reviews

Vampire Academy, Reviewed by Jeremy Lim, 10

Few books have the power to integrate our real world into a magical one successfully. World-renowned authors like J.K Rowling, ...

She Needed Me and I Needed Her: “The Summer We Found the Baby,” reviewed by Sydney Kesselheim, 11

The Summer We Found the Baby by Amy Hest is a realistic fiction novel set in Belle Beach, New York ...

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Reviewed by Jeremy Lim, 10

A Good Girl's Guide to Murder is a masterpiece, a tapestry woven by Holly Jackson, a New York Times bestselling ...

The One and Only Ivan: Take it … Or Toss it?

“It’s never too late to be what you might have been.” - Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Ivan Ivan ...

The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Reviewed by Camille Paek, 11

Has one book made such a big mark on you that it stays with you for the rest of your ...

Daughter of the Deep, Reviewed by Jeremy Lim, 10

When I saw a copy of Daughter of the Deep, it was love at first sight. The cover art stood ...

COVID-19 Blog

Shattered Landscape

My Dream, a poem by Skylar, 5

My Dream Skylar Chen, 5 I had a dream. In my dream, I got on a swing. When I flew ...

Covid Memories, a poem by Nishka, 10

Covid Memories Nishka Budalakoti, 10 I’ve been as confused As a dog who chased It’s tail and caught it I’ve ...
Watercolor painting of brushstrokes in different shades of black forming one column against a white background

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 ...

Girls with Flowers, art by Jane, 13

Girl with Daisies Jane Wheeler, 13 Girl with Roses ...

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 ...
A photograph of a city street at night with blurry lines of light.

Broken Traffic Light

Broken Traffic Light Ismini Vasiloglou, 12 wear your mask wear your mask wear your mask wear your mask wear your ...