Whose soup is this?
Psichogios Publications | 2005 | Illustrations: Eliza Vavouri
“Chrysoula sees a bowl of soup on the table. “Whose is it?” she thinks, and then she starts asking her grandmother, her grandfather, her father, her mother, her cousin, her friend, the postman, the neighbor, the dog, the parrot, the toys, the dolls. But nobody knows whose soup it Is. Until, finally, her mother…
This book is available in English translation too.
Critical Reviews
“Makis Tsitas is one of these rare cases of adults who have not forgotten how it is to be a child abandoned in a world where adults always dictate and command. In Whose Soup Is This and in I Don’t Like Milk, both published by Psichogios publications, he presents, with a discreet sense of humor, small things that can emerge as huge in the eyes of children.”
Vivienne Nilan, Kathimerini newspaper, English Version
“This is a book that you are happy to offer as a gift to the children of friends and relatives. It is a book that you can fearlessly recommend to parents and teachers.”
Dinos Melachris, Apokalipsi, 07/12/05
“This is a brilliant book.”
Kostas G. Papapanagiotou, Eleftheri Ora newspaper, 12/10/05
“I would like to thank Makis Tsitas for making me feel like a tender grandfather, who lovingly observes the mischief of his young granddaughter, Chrysoula.”
Charis Mavromatis, Apogevmatini newspaper, 15/09/05
“Over the years, this column has presented several of Makis Tsitas’s works for young readers, highlighting and congratulating the author’s sensitivity towards children. This conviction is reaffirmed with the publication of his latest work.”
Fotis Chronopoulos, Eleftheros Typos tis Kiriakis, 04/09/05
“This book addresses the difference between what is useful and what is enjoyable. What is useful might not always be enjoyable and what is enjoyable might not always be useful. Human beings come to learn of this reality from a very young age.”
Stella Kontogianni, Lexima, 04/09/05
