In this Caribbean version of 'Stone Soup' a grandmother solves the problem of her empty stomach when she persuades the local market folk to help her cook a huge pot of kallaloo. The wily grandmother plays on their hope of getting something for nothing and elicits the ingredients for her soup by interpreting the whispers of a 'magic' shell she found on the beach. This picture book - concluding with a recipe for the Caribbean speciality - offers a satisfying combination of colloquial text and comic artwork.