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Stone Soup is a syndicated cartoon strip that's distributed internationally by Universal Press Syndicate to over 200 newspapers in 6 countries, and read by over 8 million readers every day. You can read Stone Soup online every day! Go to www.gocomics.com/stonesoup. About the Stones: The Stones are an extended, blended family living in households where only the agile survive. Join Val and Joan — sisters and working moms — and their three energetic kids, their liberal live-in mother, Wally and his teen-age nephew Andy, and the Zen motorcycle cop — as they navigate life and all its chaos.

What's New This Might Not Be Pretty is the seventh Stone Soup book collection. Eliot's comic strip is written from her experiences as a divorced, stressed-out working mom with two daughters, with an extended, blended network of family and friends to help her survive. Many of her characters are based on real, live wonderful people who hopefully enjoy seeing themselves in the funny pages. Stone Soup is distributed to over 200 newspapers worldwide. Collect Them All Six previous Stone Soup books have been published and are available through your favorite online and real-world bookstores. Follow the book link for details.here Quotable Quotes "Reading Stone Soup is like an evening spent sharing stories with good friends until you've laughed yourself back to a reasonable perspective on life." —Jim Borgman, co creator of Zits "Jan Eliot has been spying on my family. There’s no other explanation why Stone Soup so accurately captures the absurdly realistic yet painfully funny antics that go on in my house. Stone Soup is a window into the gloriously flawed American family." —Meredith O’Brien, author, A Suburban Mom: Noted from the Asylum "Jan Eliot has reached a plane of genuinosinormity (my word… dibs) with her characters and stories that’s rare and elusive." —Jerry Scott, co creator of Zits "Jan Eliot is a gifted writer and her drawing is a joy. Her creativity comes from the heart and from that curious place where laughter springs when you need it the most. Her cartoon strip is a must-read for everyone trying to make sense of it all." —Lynn Johnston, creator of For Better or for Worse Habitat for Humanity and Stone Soup Stone Soup characters are now helping to raise awareness for Habitat for Humanity International programs. Joan and Val are appearing on Women Build t-shirts and materials, and Holly and Alix are appearing on Girls Build backpacks and in education modules. Later this year the whole Stone Soup clan with get on the bandwagon to support the Katrina rebuilding effort, called Operation Home Delivery. We're all proud to be part of Habitat for Humanity International's generous efforts to provide decent basic housing worldwide.