Module 6 - And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon

Module 6 - And the Dish Ran Away With the Spoon

Book Summary -
The book is about what happens after the famous nursery rhyme.  What happens if the dish and the spoon can't be found to retell their story?  The other characters in the rhyme go searching for the dish and the spoon.  They go to other nursery rhymes to search for them.  They find a piece of the dish with the big bad wolf, but no dish.  They later find the spoon and the dish as they fall from the beanstalk.  Then they have to go to the man who puts Humpty Dumpty back together again in order to fish the dish.  After fixed, then the rhyme can be retold.

APA Reference -
Stevens, J. and S.S. Crummel.  (2004). And the dish ran away with the spoon.  New York: Harcourt.

My Impressions -
This is an extremely cute redo of the classic nursery rhyme.  What child has never wondered what happened to the dish and the spoon.  This helps to clear that up.  The illustrations are cute and really add to the book.  They can be appreciate by young readers and older readers.  It seems a bit long when read aloud, but otherwise it is a great read.

Professional Review -
K-Gr 3-- The nursery community takes action when the dish and spoon fail to return from their nightly romp. Little Miss Muffet, Bo Peep, the Big Bad Wolf, and Humpty Dumpty help Cat, Cow, and Dog locate the AWOL dinnerware before bedtime. Children can be encouraged to think about favorite book characters as part of a larger literary community, and hone their mapping skills as they follow the map of the animals' search. The oversized illustrations, particularly of Dog in her party hat and polka-dot tutu, are hilarious.

Auerbach, B. (2005). And the dish ran away with the spoon. School Library Journal, 51(9), 60.

Library Uses -

This is a great read-aloud book for younger readers.  For the ones who are writing, once the book is read, they can create their own short rhyme and illustrate it similar to how it is in the book.