When a traveller in the forest knocks at a lonely cottage, hoping to scrounge a bed for the night, a scowling woman appears and says he can sleep on the floor, but declares that she hasn't a morsel of food in the place. "In that case," says the traveller, "I'll have to share what I've got with you." And, taking an old, rusty, four-inch nail from his pocket, he starts to make...Nail Soup. In his delightful retelling of this trickster tale known throughout Scandinavia and Eastern Europe, Eric Maddern shows how a merry fellow can soften the heart of even a mean and grumpy woman. Paul Hess' post-modern illustrations combine to make a book that will bring a smile to everyone who reads it.
- ISBN10 1845074793
- ISBN13 9781845074791
- Publish Date 1 April 2007
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 25 August 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd
- Imprint Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 28
- Language English