Book Descriptions
for A Pipkin of Pepper by Helen Cooper
From The United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY)
Cat, Squirrel, and Duck, from Cooper’s Greenaway award-winning Pump kin Soup (1999), are back and busy preparing their favorite pumpkin soup when they discover they are unfortunately out of salt. Duck, who has a habit of wandering off, insists on accompanying Cat and Squirrel on their shop ping trip to the city. He promises to “hold on tight” and not get lost. But, when he spies a pepper shop and imagines peppered pumpkin soup, he forgets his friends. There follows a great flurry of searching by police dogs and fire dogs. All ends well: the trio is reunited and the soup is delicious. Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year, IRA-CBC Children’s Choices. mjw
Originally published by Random House/ Doubleday Great Britain, in 2004.
From the Publisher
Duck, Cat, and Squirrel, the three animal friends from Pumpkin Soup, are out of salt, a key ingredient of their special recipe. Duck insists upon coming along with Cat and Squirrel on the shopping trip to the city. It’s his first visit, and he’s a little scared, but he forgets everything when he spots a pepper store. What if they bought a pipkin of pepper to add to the soup? When he turns around to tell Cat and Squirrel about his great idea, he realizes they’re gone!This perfect book about getting lost, with the sage reminder to stay put if you do, is illustrated with warm, cleverly detailed paintings.A Pipkin of Pepper is a 2006 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
