And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon

by Janet Stevens
And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
published
2001 by Harcourt Children's Books
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binding
Hardcover, 56 pages

isbn
0152022988   (isbn13: 9780152022983)

description
Lots of people know the nursery rhyme, "Hey Diddle Diddle," but has anyone ever thought about what happens each night after it's read? The ...more





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Skylar
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02/12/08

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Read in February, 2008
This is a clever (perhaps a bit too clever) story in which the dish and the spoon do not return at the conclusion of the nursery rhyme and the cow and the dog must search for them. It incorporates numerous nursery rhymes and a large number of bad puns, which parents will enjoy groaning at, but which the kids probably won't get. If read often enough, it may help kids learn east, west, south, and north. There's a lot to look at; it keeps me partially interested as a parent, and my daughter reall...more
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Sarah
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09/07/08

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Read in September, 2008
A picture book (that uses my favorite nursery rhyme) which uses all the elements of good fiction.

Repetition of the rhyme, tongue in cheek humor and delightful illustrations (with a few surprises of their own for the careful reader) make this book fun. Periodic pages which contain rhymes of their own, delineate the movement from one scene to another in the story. The characters use their traits (from the nursery rhyme) to save dish as they ask characters in other nursery rhymes and tales for he...more
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JustOneMoreBook.com
08/02/07

Colourful characters, corny humour and a considerable amount of complaining have made this collision of nursery rhymes a favourite adventure at our house.

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Cassie
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08/14/07

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Dish and Spooon decided to really run away and there friends go looking for them. Great use of nursery rhymes, fairy tales and puns. Older readers will understand those, younger readers will just like the story based on a favorite nursery rhyme. Makes a great read-a-loud
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Kirsten
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07/26/08

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A great fractured tale with lots of puns, word play, and parody. To really appreciate fractured tales, the reader HAS to be familiar with the original story.
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Melissa
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05/27/08

This is one of my all-time favorite children's stories! I love how the author refers to SO many nursery rhymes in one book.
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Jenny Wenny Kins
03/29/08

another classic! its about this dish and spoon who run away so the dog cow and cat have to go find him! SO SUSPENSE FULL!!!!
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Lstirl
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10/08/08

A fun, witty take on the classic Mother Goose rhyme.

Clever enough for adults and fast paced enough for children, this irreverent story follows the adventure of the characters from the rhyme as they search for dish, who ran away with spoon. Filled with witty banter, puns and silly humor this is a delightful tale. Janet Steven's colored pencil/watercolor illustrations are rich and detailed and the text changes format several times for interest. The inclusion of a map in the middle of the story i...more
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Sonya
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05/15/08

What a great take on some well-known nursery rhymes!
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