When the little old lady claims she has no food to give him, a hungry young man proceeds to make a soup with a stone and water.
When the little old lady claims she has no food to give him, a hungry young man proceeds to make a soup with a stone and water. Ann McGovern has been writing children's books for over 35 years. She has published over 45 titles including STONE SOUP, several books in the IF YOU LIVED.... series, and SCRAM, KID! (Viking, 1974), which won the Horn Book Award. McGovern spent part of her career at Scholastic, where she created the See-Saw Book Club. McGovern lives in New York City.