A Cup for Everyone

by Yusuke Yonezu

Book Overview

Pucca’s father is the best cup-maker in town. Everyone owns one of his handmade cups. But when his father begins to run out of customers, sales begin to slow down, and he must leave town to sell his cups elsewhere, leaving Pucca all alone. So Pucca decides to take matters into his own hands. This young cupmaker- in-training creates the perfect cup for all his friends: Parrot’s is bright and colorful, Zebra’s has stripes, Bird’s is in the shape of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0698400917
• ISBN13: 9780698400917
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 3 to 5 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Kindergarten

Customer Reviews

Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children

Pucca, a young penguin with a penchant for creativity, enjoyed watching his father sculpt and paint handmade cups that he sold in town. Unfortunately, business had slowed down because everyone in town had already purchased a cup, so Pucca's father packed up and left for the next village in search of new customers. Determined to change this situation, Pucca experimented with his father's special clay and paints until he designed a custom-made parrot cup that Ms. Parrot adored. As word got around, the demand for Pucca's innovative designs soared. Would there be enough new orders to support his father's business? This outstanding book gets top marks for its clever story that features important ideas in economics related to innovation, supply, and demand. The illustrations, marvelously creative and irresistible, may very well leave readers wishing for their own custom-made cups.