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Celebrating the Melting Pot

Post Published December 23, 2014 by Gerry Mandel

The United States is made up of people who immigrated here from all over the world. Some came a long time ago, some more recently. All of us are Americans, who have “melted” together into one cult...
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Breaking the Rules and Making Your Readers Think

Post Published October 28, 2014 by Gerry Mandel

Is it ever OK to break the rules? The two main characters in “Life Among the Whispers,” the featured story from the November/December 2014 issue of Stone Soup, make us think about this question.
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Twists and Turns

Post Published August 31, 2014 by Gerry Mandel

What makes a story interesting? Yes, it could be fun to read a story about a girl who spends two enjoyable weeks at summer camp, plays some archery, makes a few friends, and then goes home.
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Stone Soup Illustrator Audrey Zhang Wins Doodle 4 Google Contest!

Post Published July 21, 2014 by Gerry Mandel

Audrey Zhang, age 11, is a fantastic artist, so we were only a little surprised when we learned that she won this year’s national Doodle 4 Google contest. Go, Audrey!
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A Moral Dilemma

Post Published July 14, 2014 by Gerry Mandel

“Catching Mice,” by Eoin O’Mara, age 11, is the featured story from our July/August 2014 issue. It starts innocently enough. Eoin is visiting his grandparents in Colorado.
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Yes He Can! Challenging Stereotypes with Fiction

Post Published May 6, 2014 by Gerry Mandel

Can a boy dancer be cool? Yes he can! And yet Alex, the main character in “Standing Alone,” is teased mercilessly by his classmates because he likes to dance.
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Character, Plot, and Setting, Oh My! (Part 3)

Post Published April 11, 2014 by Jenn Stefaniak

Developing the Elements of a Story, Part 3 I can’t even count how many times I have read Thomas’s Christmas Delivery or Little Bear’s New Friend.
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Character, Plot, and Setting, Oh My! (Part 2)

Post Published April 5, 2014 by Jenn Stefaniak

Developing the Elements of a Story, Part 2 I can’t even count how many times I have read Thomas’s Christmas Delivery or Little Bear’s New Friend.
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Character, Plot, and Setting, Oh My! (Part 1)

Post Published March 28, 2014 by Jenn Stefaniak

Developing the Elements of a Story, Part 1 I can’t even count how many times I've read Thomas’s Christmas Delivery or Little Bear’s New Friend. My children never tired of hearing about Thomas...
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Not That Story Again!

Post Published March 20, 2014 by Jenn Stefaniak

I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get tired of reading the same old stories, with the same old archetypal characters and plots. The predictability of story lines is the reason I stopped read...
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