When Horace has a bad day, nothing is going to make him feel better! His mother suggests they make soup and Horace wants nothing to do with it! Midway through the process, as he watches mom add ingredients, mom starts yelling into the pot, so Horace joins her. She sticks out her tongue, so does he. He manages to get all his anger out on the soup and begins to feel better. He asks his mom what the name of this soup is, and she says "Mean Soup."
This book could be paired with either Alexander, and the No Good, Very Bad Day or Enemy Pie. Alexander for comparing bad days, and Enemy Pie for a parent helping make a food item that makes negative feelings go away. This activity is a good way to introduce paired readings in 4th grade.
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