Granny Torrelli Makes Soup

My granddaughter liked the way the story unfolded.

this was one of 5 bks on a list from which my daughter was to choose 1 to read this summer before entering 4th grade; we chose it after reading the Amazon synopses on all bks on the list; the narrator, 12 yr old Rosie, tells the story entirely in dialogue, therefore, it very much lent itself to reading aloud; my daughter & I did this snuggling together @ home & on our beach vacation; it was perfect for a mother & daughter, or grandmother & granddaughter to enjoy together; the main characters cooking together provides an extra layer, through which the story is told, both about Rosie's contemporary situation, & Granny Torelli's parallel one as a young girl who immigrated from Italy to America as a teenager; it was a delight to see into the relationships of this family, & watch Granny Torelli impart her mature wisdom to her grandchild; Rosie learned to step out of herself & see situations from the point of view of others, learned the importance of special relationships in each of our lives, & learned to concentrate on the big picture & not less important details; like soup for a meal, the book is simple & quick, but packed w/flavor to savor; I am not sure why more of the 50+ reviews did not give more stars; give this one a chance; you will not be sorry you came along for the "pasta party"

Granny Torrelli Makes Soup is a wonderful book. As an adult, I laughed, felt sad, and really became attached to the story. I am a Reading Mentor to a young girl who is learning to read. This mentoring program is fantastic. She lives on the east coast and I am here in California. We write letters to each other about the books we are reading. This also helps her in learning english. This book was a "chosen" book by the website N2Books. Check it out. You only have to write 5 letters in the whole school year, and it helps our children to learn to read. Your child will love this book, and it has a wonderful meaning to all the mischief when you get to the end. If you read to your child, this is a very cute and touching story about a young girl's relationship with her best friend and how it evolves with the help of her grandmother. IN2Books even has the recipe for Granny Torrelli's soup!

Love her style of writing and keeps you sucked into the story all the way through in all her books

Ummm I loved the book but I read it in 3 days and it got confuseing as you read it because as it goes along like this; Balie was sometimes mad at Rosie and you kinda forget what happens.

My grand daughter and I read this together for a book club my grand daughter belongs to. She is 9. Very high reading level and comprehension. We agree that this book was much easier to read than Walk Two Moons, but neither one of us really like Ms. Creech's style of writing. These books were required reading....

This book lives and breaths the love of family and friends. It invites the wisdom of a grandparent into the intricacies of deep friendship. After reading this book, I sent it to both of me granddaughters because I knew they would cherish it as much.

wonderful for children, present

Good book

This was a fun book and it opened up some discussion about friendship with my 12 year old son.

RosieとBaileyは、生まれたときからの仲よし。誰よりも一番、お互いのことが解ってる。なのに、今日のBaileyは、ちっとも解らない。どうして、いきなり、あんな酷いことを言ったのか、全然、解らない。あんなBaileyは、大嫌い…大事な大事な、大好きな幼馴染の男の子とケンカをした女の子と、スープを作りながら、スパゲッティを作りながら、その話を聞くおばあさん。このおばあさんが、すばらしい。自分の昔話をしながら、何が一番大事なのかを、教えてくれる。そして、一人称で書かれてる女の子の気持ちが、特に後半、可愛くてしょうがない。大好きで、愛しくて、大切な男の子、抱きしめたいと思うと同時に、ひっぱたいてやりたいとかいうあたり、ほんとに、可愛くて…Sharon Creechの本は、いつも、暖かくて、穏やかで、優しくて、せつなくて、そして、ちょっとおかしくて、なんか、「愛しい」という言葉がとても似合う。

この作家さんの本は3冊目です。手に入る限り、読んでみようと思っています。英語は易しく、内容は深くあたたかく、途中わくわくしたり、最後はじーんとしたり、そんな本です。イタリア出身のおばあちゃんの、イタリア訛りの英語が聞こえてくるような気がするから不思議ですね

ロージーには小さい頃からの大の仲良し、ベイリーという男の子の友達がいる。でも、今日はちょっと様子が違う。「ベイリーなんて大嫌い！」　そこに現れたのがイタリア移民のトレリおばあちゃん。毎週日曜にロージーの家に来てはパスタを作り、豊富な人生経験から色々な話を聞かせてくれるのだ。さて、パスタを作りながら始まったロージーの「ベイリー話」は・・・・。　絵が適度に入っていてそれぞれの章も短く、文章も解りやすいので大変読みやすい。　主人公のロージーとベイリーの仲良しぶりも読んでいてほほえましい。そして一番なのはやはりトレリおばあちゃんでしょう。こんなおばあちゃん欲しい。子供に対してきちんと向き合って話を聞いて、そして貴重な助言をしてくれる。決して押し付けがましくない優しくて厳しいこんなおばあちゃんが大好きだ。　英語も簡単なので英語の学習用としてもいいのではなかろうか。短いながらいろいろ考えさせられるエピソードが詰まった一冊。これは買って手元に置いておきたい本である。