Little Boy Soup

by David L. Harrison, Toni Goffe (Illustrator)

A little boy is enjoying a pleasant walk through the forest - until he meets the wicked Witch of the Woods! Can he stop her from turning him into soup? Only if he's very clever...

26 pages, Hardcover

First published June 24, 1990

Reviews

[Abigail · Rating 3 out of 5]

Walking in the woods one day, a young boy comes to a small brown cottage, and knocking on the door to request a glass of water, he finds himself confronting the wicked Witch of the Woods. Trapped in her cottage, he is forced to chop up the vegetables for the very soup in which she intends to cook him. Fortunately, the clever boy thinks of a way to trick his captor, taunting her in order to make her transform into various animals...

Published in 1990 by the British Ladybird Books, Little Boy Soup is intended, according to the note on the front cover, for children ages five through seven. It is a fun little adventure story, featuring a truly terrible witch, a clever little boy, and appealing cartoon-style illustrations. I would recommend this one to children in the age group who enjoy exciting stories in which the child protagonist outwits the adult adversary, as well as to those who enjoy witchy fare.

[Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kids all loved this book when they were little and now I read it to my grands. They always request it out of the children's books I have. Be sure and sound like a wicked witch when you read her dialogue. She does call the little boy stupid one time, but I change that word out. Every child I ever read this too loves it. It teaches you that if you use your noggin, you can get out of a tough situation.