THE CABBAGE SOUP SOLUTION
Erika Oller, . . Dutton, $15.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-525-47005-2
A reclusive farmer named Elsie can't seem to stop a mystery marauder from decimating her famous cabbage patch. After she fails at keeping sentry, Elsie's formidable cats, Fluff and Gordo, take on the role of enforcers, catch a gang of rabbits in the act and compel them to return all their booty to Elsie's doorstep. When Elsie spots them, she invites them in for soup; they join the household and help her cultivate cabbages of renown. "Her life was no longer so simple, and she liked it that way." In her first book as both writer and illustrator, greeting-card artist Oller (
Reviewed on: 01/26/2004
Genre: Children's