Get Cozy With Some Soup

Warm picture books about soup to keep warm during the last months of winter.

Updated January 3, 2026
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Chicken soup, chicken soup
Mayer, Pamela
Ebook
Two grandmas. Two delicious recipes. And one granddaughter caught in the middle!Sophie loves Bubbe's Jewish chicken soup, made with kreplach. She also loves Nai Nai's Chinese chicken soup, with wonton. But don't tell Bubbe and Nai Nai that their soups are the same! Can Sophie bring her whole family...
Evergreen
Cordell, Matthew, 1975- author, illustrator.
Paper Book
Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell tackles how bravery grows in this award-winning story about a timid squirrel who makes a brave journey to help a relative who is ill. Evergreen the squirrel is afraid of many things: thunder, hawks, and the dark paths of Buckthorn Forest. But...
Every color soup
Hurley, Jorey, author, illustrator.
Paper Book
Purple, yellow, orange, and red. Just the right mix of colored vegetables make a delicious soup in this tasty introduction to colors, counting, and veggies. All you need is a pot, a spoon, an adult helper, and vegetables of many colors to make a very special soup--Every Color...
Gator gumbo a spicy-hot tale
Fleming, Candace.
Paper Book
A new take on The Little Red Hen -- Cajun style Poor Monsieur Gator is getting old and is moving so slow he can't catch himself a taste of possum or otter, or even a whiff of skunk. Day after day those animals tease and taunt him until, finally, he decides to cook up...
Growing vegetable soup
Ehlert, Lois
Paper Book
A bright and beautiful classic about the simple pleasures of gardening from bestselling and beloved Caldecott Honoree Lois Ehlert. Calling all budding gardeners! What would you like to grow today? Is it green beans, or peas? Corn or carrots? There's so much to learn in Lois Ehlert's...
A spoonful of frogs
Lyall, Casey
Paper Book
Frogs are the most important ingredient in a witch's favorite treat--but they are also the hardest to get into the cauldron! From acclaimed author Casey Lyall and Caldecott Honor artist Vera Brosgol, A Spoonful of Frogs is a humorous and wholly original picture book--and a...
There's a giraffe in my soup
Burach, Ross
Paper Book
Named one of the 10 Best Children's Books of 2016 by Parents Magazine What if you found a giraffe in your soup, an alligator in your entre , an elephant on the table, or even an ostrich in your dish? In this debut picture book from author-illustrator Ross...

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