The Fairview Review: Famous Seaweed Soup Virtual Book Tour

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Famous Seaweed Soup Virtual Book Tour

ABOUT THE BOOK

Famous Seaweed Soup

Written by Antoinette Truglio Martin

Illustrated by Penny Weber

Ages 5+ | 32 Pages

Publisher: Purple Butterfly Press | ISBN-13: 9781955119405

Publisher’s Book Summary: Beach days are the best days and Sara loves everything about the beach. Her favorite part is making her Famous Seaweed Soup. Collecting all the ingredients is a tough job but Sara thinks she’s up to the task!

Can she make it all by herself or will a busy family foil her recipe?

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MY REVIEW

Sara and her family are spending the day at the beach and she has big plans to make her Famous Seaweed Soup. Just like the Little Red Hen, Sara finds that no one has time to help her with gathering all the ingredients and mixing them up in her pail. It is amazing how many things her parents find to do instead of working with her. Whether it is feeding baby Hallie, making sandwiches, finding the beach playlist, chatting with a friend - Mom and Dad are too busy to join Sara in her project (and Hallie is no help since she is a baby busy tasting her own toes or putting sand in her mouth). But when it is time to eat the soup, Sara gets the last laugh by declaring that they all must taste it. This story mimics the plot of the Little Red Hen, but updates it with an interracial family visiting the seashore. Children will have fun naming off the ingredients - water, seaweed, snails, a crab, and other items found on the beach. If they have enjoyed ocean visits of their own, this will remind them of treasures they have picked up on the sand. If they have not made it to the beach yet, then they may wish to do more investigating and find out about sea snails, gulls, or horseshoe crabs. Either way it is a perfect book to share as families begin to look toward summer vacation with their preschool or primary school kids.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Antoinette Truglio Martin is a retired speech therapist and special ed teacher, who now enjoys life as an author and nonny. She finds wonder in children’s play and captures the magic with her stories. Antoinette lives in her hometown, Sayville, New York, where she writes and plays on the Long Island seashore with her beach-loving family and friends.

For more information, visit: https://antoinettetrugliomartin.com/

https://www.facebook.com/AntoinetteTruglioMartin2017/

https://www.instagram.com/storiesserved/

TOUR SCHEDULE

Monday, April 10, 2023

The Children’s Book Review

A book review of Famous Seaweed Soup

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Life Is What It’s Called

Interview with Antoinette Truglio Martin

Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers