Her books have been translated into 26 languages and won many awards including the Library Association Kate Greenaway Medal – twice.

Look at the facial expressions of the characters in each illustration. How are they feeling? What might they be thinking? The media in this book I believe is colored pencils. The fine lines of colored pencil allow it to look more realistic. The color used in the book was also vibrant in some places and neutral in others, giving the reader more to look at and the urge to keep reading it to find out what other illustrations come next. I would say that the artistic convention in this book is expressionism because the illustration looks as if they want to convey what the characters are feeling. Make a list of the different words that are used instead of ‘said’ in the story, e.g. murmured, snapped, squeaked, wailed. The story got a bit scary at one point, even though the fear was limited to the imaginations of two of the friends.It is a very nice tale about accepting our own limitations, pushing them, helping each others, and friendship. And pumpkin soup, of course!! I feel this book would provide excellent opportunity for enhancing language skills, exploring food and animals as themes, and could be an excellent starting point for an interesting classroom display. I feel the moral of the story is to show children to not be afraid to try new things; it is OK to make mistakes and to not give up, be patient and to not judge a book by its cover. In a large saucepan, heat the oil and saute the onion on very low heat until it is translucent. This will take about 5 minutes. (Be careful not to let it burn!)

First, the lines in this book are rounded and soft giving life to all the characters and objects in the story. Everything is drawn so it looks real, not just a one dimensional character that usually would look fake. Every object drawn has multiple characteristics about it, allowing a child to relate to something in real life. Write a set of instructions to teach people how to make pumpkin soup (see Resources below). You could also use this video to help you:Pumpkin soup sounds so good, but Ill admit the only times I’ve eaten it are in restaurants, even though I have no doubt I have access to many recipes for it. A collection of outstanding illustrations accompany a great story, that can immerse it's audience with it's charm.