Cat, Squirrel, and Duck have a very serious problem: there are no ripe pumpkins in the garden for their favorite soup! They?ll have to make something else, but while Cat and Squirrel are willing to experiment, all Duck wants is pumpkin soup. He won?t even try a taste of the fish soup or mushroom soup, and the beet soup his friends make is the last straw? ?I?m not eating that,? he says. ?It?s pink!? Can Cat and Squirrel find a way to please their fussy friend?
 
This follow-up to the popular Pumpkin Soup and A Pipkin of Pepper is a perfect story about a picky eater, illustrated with rich, expressive paintings in which children will find much to discover?and it includes a recipe for pink soup!