picture book (baby/toddler/preschool)
Love this! The veggie spreads just name the color in the text, and the child is invited to count/name the pictured food. Short and sweet, but with plenty of opportunity for interaction and conversation, and the illustrations are large, colorful and eye-catching. I will definitely get this for my storytime group.

"We're making every color soup.
We'll need...
purple [1 eggplant]
yellow [1 onion, 1 corn]
orange [3 carrots]"
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"We are making Every Color Soup."

Starting with a knife, cutting board, and a pot, we gather and prepare all the colors: purple eggplant, yellow corn and onion, orange carrots, white garlic and salt, red tomatoes, green celery and parsley, clear broth (or water), brown mushrooms and potato, blue lentils, and black pepper. "Chop, drop, bubble, yum!" The final pages include all the ingredients and the directions. ( )

A simple book with gorgeous, clear, colourful illustrations. This is a story - told in single words and bright pictures - of making soup. It explores colours and different vegetables. This book and Fetch are my favourites from Jorey Hurley. Great for toddlers and preschoolers - great to read in a group. ( )