Quill soup - Alan Durant

Shortlisted for The English Association Picture Book Awards 2020!

Noko, the porcupine, is very hungry. On arriving at a village, he asks the
other animals for some food and shelter. But, despite their full bellies, all the
animals say they have nothing to spare. Never mind: he'll just have to make
do and cook a pot of soup from the quills off his back - a soup so tasty even
the king likes it. Once the villagers hear of his plan they offer just enough
ingredients to make a soup worthy of them all...

This African version of Stone Soup celebrates generosity and kindness - and
the message that we can all benefit if we share our resources.

Alan Durant
writes fi
ction for all ages, f
rom pre-
school prose to poetry for adults. His picture books
include the award winning
Burger Boy
illustrated by
Mei Matsuoka.
He's married, with three children
and lives in Brighton.
He does a lot of school visits
throughout the UK and abroad and also runs writing
workshops.


Dale Blankenaar is a full-time picture book illustrator
and designer from South Africa.
He has illustrated
about 30 picture books (locally and internationally).
Dale has won several international awards including
the IBBY Honour list and the Publishers Choice
Award at the 2017 China Shanghai International
Book Fair.