The Stranger’s Gift
Paperback
Award-winning author Tanya Landman delivers an engaging quick-read for struggling teen readers as one man’s cunning ruse transforms stone into soup.
Approaching a distant village on market day, a hungry man hopes to find food and a place to rest. But he’s an unwelcome arrival and the villagers refuse to help. Armed with just a single bowl and a stone he found along the road, he must rely on his resourcefulness and quick wit.
Will the stranger be able to win the locals over with his cunning plan?
RRP: £6.99
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-0-00-877303-8
Interest age
11+
Reading age
6
Publication Date
13-08-2026
Format
Paperback
Pages
32 pages
Dimensions
129x198mm
Product Description
Award-winning author Tanya Landman delivers an engaging quick-read for struggling teen readers as one man’s cunning ruse transforms stone into soup.
Approaching a distant village on market day, a hungry man hopes to find food and a place to rest. But he’s an unwelcome arrival and the villagers refuse to help. Armed with just a single bowl and a stone he found along the road, he must rely on his resourcefulness and quick wit.
Will the stranger be able to win the locals over with his cunning plan?
Author
Tanya Landman, Illustrated by Cinthya Alvarez
Imprint
Barrington Stoke
ISBN
978-0-00-877303-8
Reading age
6
Interest age
11+
Publication Date
13-08-2026
Format
Paperback
Pages
32 pages
Dimensions
129x198mm
Product Description
Award-winning author Tanya Landman delivers an engaging quick-read for struggling teen readers as one man’s cunning ruse transforms stone into soup.
Approaching a distant village on market day, a hungry man hopes to find food and a place to rest. But he’s an unwelcome arrival and the villagers refuse to help. Armed with just a single bowl and a stone he found along the road, he must rely on his resourcefulness and quick wit.
Will the stranger be able to win the locals over with his cunning plan?
Author
Tanya Landman, Illustrated by Cinthya Alvarez