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