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Spoon
by
Amy Krouse Rosenthal (Goodreads Author),
Scott Magoon (Goodreads Author)
Meet Spoon.
He's always been a happy little utensil. But lately, he feels like life as a spoon just isn't cutting it. He thinks Fork, Knife, and The Chopsticks all have it so much better than him. But do they? And what do they think about Spoon? A book for all ages, Spoon serves as a gentle reminder to celebrate what makes us each special.
He's always been a happy little utensil. But lately, he feels like life as a spoon just isn't cutting it. He thinks Fork, Knife, and The Chopsticks all have it so much better than him. But do they? And what do they think about Spoon? A book for all ages, Spoon serves as a gentle reminder to celebrate what makes us each special.
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
April 7th 2009
by Disney-Hyperion
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Jul 14, 2009
Abigail
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Children Who Wish They Were Someone Else
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Kathryn
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9 July 2009
While best for younger, not-yet-reading kids, this is a picture book we still appreciate. Mostly because we're TICK fans and enjoying gratuitously yelling "Spoon!"
***
7 March 2013
Last week I checked out Chopsticks, and we got a kick out of that, so I decided to go for more by the same author. After running our errands and eating some supper we got home, Veronica went to the computer, and Natasha and I settled in on the sofa with a blanket and some books. At 11 she is much to old to che...more
While best for younger, not-yet-reading kids, this is a picture book we still appreciate. Mostly because we're TICK fans and enjoying gratuitously yelling "Spoon!"
***
7 March 2013
Last week I checked out Chopsticks, and we got a kick out of that, so I decided to go for more by the same author. After running our errands and eating some supper we got home, Veronica went to the computer, and Natasha and I settled in on the sofa with a blanket and some books. At 11 she is much to old to che...more
Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal predates Spork by Kyo Maclear and there are obvious similarities. Both explore ethnicity, family, and self esteem through the world of the silverware drawer.
Spoon is just that, a spoon. He's a soup spoon that also likes cereal and ice cream. He though has noticed that knives, forks and chopsticks all get to do things he can't. He becomes so focused on their special talents that he begins to doubt his own.
What Spoon doesn't realize, but his mother does, is that the f...more
Spoon is just that, a spoon. He's a soup spoon that also likes cereal and ice cream. He though has noticed that knives, forks and chopsticks all get to do things he can't. He becomes so focused on their special talents that he begins to doubt his own.
What Spoon doesn't realize, but his mother does, is that the f...more
Main Characters: Spoon, Mother, knife, fork, and Chopsticks
Setting: kitchen/ kitchen table/kitchen drawer
POV: 3rd person
Summary:
Spoon is a cute little utensil that is typically happy for most of the time. However, lately, he feels like his life as a spoon is boring. Fork, Knife, and the Chopsticks all have it so much better because they have more exciting lives. Spoon envies their unique and thrilling jobs that are cool and exotic. For example, they can do all sort sof things like fork up a sala...more
Setting: kitchen/ kitchen table/kitchen drawer
POV: 3rd person
Summary:
Spoon is a cute little utensil that is typically happy for most of the time. However, lately, he feels like his life as a spoon is boring. Fork, Knife, and the Chopsticks all have it so much better because they have more exciting lives. Spoon envies their unique and thrilling jobs that are cool and exotic. For example, they can do all sort sof things like fork up a sala...more
Spoon, written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Scott Magoon, is a charming story about a young spoon that thinks everyone else has life better than him, the knife gets to cut and spread, the fork gets to do so many things, and chopsticks are just so neat. Meanwhile his friends think that spoon has it pretty good too. He gets to be silly, measure things, dive into ice cream, and all sorts of other fun things. After his mother tucks him in, and reminds him of the neat things spoons can...more
Combining heart and whimsy, Spoon tells the tale of a young utensil who learns to recognize and appreciate exceptional qualities not just in others, but in himself. Through witty, pun-filled text that will entertain parents and kids alike, Rosenthal introduces readers to Spoon, a usually genial lad who is going a little stir crazy. Envying his friends’ exciting lives, Spoon laments to his mother about lucky Knife, who can cut and spread, useful Fork, who can go practically anywhere, and exotic C...more
“All my friends have it so much better than me.” Who hasn’t sang that song at least once or twice?
This feeling of incompleteness is at the center of our story, where young Spoon is in desperate need of someone to polish his ego. The illustrator provides a glimpse of the exciting times had by the other folks that share the cutlery drawer. We’re shown forks lassoing spaghetti, chopsticks that tango among the sushi rolls with precision, and knives happily spreading jam on bread. All culinary feats...more
This feeling of incompleteness is at the center of our story, where young Spoon is in desperate need of someone to polish his ego. The illustrator provides a glimpse of the exciting times had by the other folks that share the cutlery drawer. We’re shown forks lassoing spaghetti, chopsticks that tango among the sushi rolls with precision, and knives happily spreading jam on bread. All culinary feats...more
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Amy Krause Rosenthal, Spoon (Hyperion, 2009)
I was planning on reviewing this by drawing comparisons to Rene Crevel (this first chapter of one of Crevel's novels is entitle “Mr. Knife and Miss Fork”; Max Ernst's famous painting of the same name was created as an illustration for it), but let's face it, this is a thirty-two page kids' book, and even I'm not that pretentious. Really, though, when it comes right down to it, there are similarities between the two. Spoon, the title character here, is...more
I was planning on reviewing this by drawing comparisons to Rene Crevel (this first chapter of one of Crevel's novels is entitle “Mr. Knife and Miss Fork”; Max Ernst's famous painting of the same name was created as an illustration for it), but let's face it, this is a thirty-two page kids' book, and even I'm not that pretentious. Really, though, when it comes right down to it, there are similarities between the two. Spoon, the title character here, is...more
Jan 31, 2012
Anna Keegan
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I LOVE this book. I think that it is so precious, and I love the wit that Rosenthal incorporated into the story. I found it to be surprising how fun it while still being simple. You are able to understand the words better because of the illustrations that go along with it. For example, when they are describing the aunt, it really makes it more understandable. Also it makes the story more readily available. Spoon is precious, head-strong, worried and self-conscious. He does not realize how good h...more
Jun 07, 2009
Kathryn
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
everyone!
Shelves:
childrens-picture-books
One of the best children's books I've read so far this year!!! Rosenthal is probably much better known for her "Little Pea" story which I found cute but not altogether moving or inspiring. This story, however, is all that and more. It still has the humorous language and puns here and there, and of course it is ever so adorable and fun to see one's silverware come to life. But beyond that, it is a story that I think every child (and every adult, if they are being honest!) can relate to--the conce...more
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Spoon has been feeling a little down. Even though he has a great family with lots of interesting relatives (his great-grandmother ran away with a dish) he just feels a little left out. His friend Knife gets to cut things. His friend Fork gets to go everywhere. Neither of them ever gets stir crazy like Spoon. But maybe things for Spoon are not so bad. Spoon might just be surprised at what his friends think of his life.
I really enjoyed this book. It is a great read aloud. It carries a message insi...more
I really enjoyed this book. It is a great read aloud. It carries a message insi...more
Spoon is about a Spoon who is sad because he feels like his friends Knife, Fork, and Chopsticks are better off than he is. However, at the same time that he is thinking of all they can do that he can not, his friends are thinking of how lucky he is. In the end, Spoon finds that although he can’t do what his friends can, there are still many special things he can do and they can not. This text could be used to teach the theme of the importance of uniqueness as it shows that everyone has their own...more
Spoon by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Scott Magoon, is a look at a youngster (in this case a spoon) who feels the "grass is greener on the other side" and that his life is not a bowl of cherries - but if it was, he'd rather be a fork, a pair of chopsticks, or a knife.
Unbeknownest to little Spoon, his friends think being a spoon looks like fun. Spoon's mother is able to convince little Spoon that being himself has advantages and benefits that other untensils will never have. Themes inclu...more
Unbeknownest to little Spoon, his friends think being a spoon looks like fun. Spoon's mother is able to convince little Spoon that being himself has advantages and benefits that other untensils will never have. Themes inclu...more
A neat story that addresses the irony of jealousy and highlights the beauty of being yourself.
My son's favorite part of the book was the inclusion of ice cream :-).
My son's favorite part of the book was the inclusion of ice cream :-).
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This book is fun play on being yourself that I have never read before. Instead of using animals or actual people, the characters are utensils. When you think about, utensils are all very different and serve different purposes. The young spoon is upset because he will never know what it feels like to be wrapped in spaghetti like a fork or pick up sushi like chopsticks. All the other utensils then tell Spoon how they will never get to scoop ice cream or feel the warmth of soup.
This book is great...more
This book is great...more
After Spoon finishes bemoaning his fate--he's miserable because his life is just not as edgy as those of Knife and Fork--the rest of the kitchen utensils describe how they wish they could do what spoon does. The book is filled with puns and word play ("Fork...never goes stir-crazy like I do," unpaged). It's hard not to laugh when you're reading a picture book that pays tribute to "what it feels like to clink against the side of a cereal bowl," unpaged), and then later shows, a family of spoons a...more
Jan 23, 2012
Hana Doran
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This book has a good lesson to offer to children as they are growing up and finding out more about their personalities and attributes. During the story, the Spoon struggles with a conflict between wanting to be another type of silverware because he thinks that they have more to offer. However, after listing off the reasons that he thinks the other silverware are better than him, his mom reminds him of all the things that a spoon can do. Afterwards, Spoon gains a newfound confidence in himself an...more
Spoon is restless. He does not think being a spoon is half as fun as being a knife, fork, or chop sticks would be. He can't cut things like a knife. He can't stab things like a fork. And he is not nearly as cool and stylish as the chopsticks. Little does he know that his friends are saying the same thing about him! How cool must it be to dive in an ice cream bowl! Spoon's mom reminds him about all the fun privileges he has that others do not, and little Spoon falls asleep contently spooning with...more
Spoon is sad that he can't do all the cool things Knife, The Chopsticks and Fork can do. But we soon find out that the others are jealous of Spoon for all the unique things he can do.
I'm sure the point of the book is to bring to light that people are special with unique capabilities, and that this is okay, but it felt muddied for a children's book. The message isn't exactly obvious, in the end he just goes to his parent's room to sleep.
What does this have to do with celebrating diversity? I woul...more
I'm sure the point of the book is to bring to light that people are special with unique capabilities, and that this is okay, but it felt muddied for a children's book. The message isn't exactly obvious, in the end he just goes to his parent's room to sleep.
What does this have to do with celebrating diversity? I woul...more
Jan 24, 2012
Sara Presnell
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Spoon was a cute, childish book about a spoon who was having trouble accepting himself. I think this book played on the innocence of children. There were some ideas of social class in the book. For example, the spoon had an aunt who was a silver spoon and she was very fancy and proper. The aunt could be seen as being in a social class above that of Spoon. I am not sure that Nodelman would necessarily like this book, because there were not really any oppositions in the book. Overall, I thought th...more
Spoon story consists of colorful and attractive illustrations for second or first grade students who will love the story. It is about the spoon who has been feeling that he is less than others, although he has family and friends around him. I think this story is good to shared read it with kids who have low self-esteem to empower their cultural identity. I believe that as teachers, we need to read stories like that to cheer up our students as well as ourselves. We have to teach our kids that ev...more
This is a cute book about a young spoon who thinks forks, knives, and chopsticks have it better than him. He gives multiple examples of how the other cutlery has a more exciting life than does he. However, his mother points out all of the things spoon can do that other silverware cannot. This would be a good example of point-of-view and it would be fun to have the kids write a short story from the perspective of a different piece of dinnerware in the same style as Rosenthal used in this book. It...more
Another sweet "be happy with who you are" book. Spoon thinks that Knife, Fork and Chopsticks all lead glamorous lives. Knife gets a lot of respect, and gets to cut things. Fork can sink itself into a piece of cake, or twirl spaghetti. And those chopsticks! They are so cool and exotic. But Knife, Fork and Chopsticks all think that Spoon is pretty lucky, too. Spoon can dive headfirst into a bowl of ice cream or relax in a cup of hot tea. Spoon's parents are supportive and loving, providing a heart...more
A cute story of self acceptance and *enjoying* who you are. Spoon is young and lately has been feeling envious of the other cutlery: their lives look so much more exciting and adventurous. Spoon's mom agrees, but then points out all the unique things Spoon can do. The illustrations are cute and provide a few extras to the story. There isn't a lot of color, but what is used is well placed and meaningful. Adults will enjoy the subtle humor and kids will have fun imagining all the fun things their...more
I have a new favorite book! This is Fabulous!!!! Especially for me, whose favorite utensil is a spoon (and has been since I was 4). The humor on every single page is priceless. And it will still be hilarious to read at a preschool storytime even if they don't catch on to some of the humor. They will enjoy the illustrations and still like the idea of a spoon as the main character. Love it! I must own.
3/13/10 The storytime group enjoyed this. And I had even more fun reading it aloud than I did rea...more
3/13/10 The storytime group enjoyed this. And I had even more fun reading it aloud than I did rea...more
I love this author's Little Pea book quite a bit. Spoon does not disappoint. Little Spoon is jealous of the abilities of his friends...knife can cut and fork can pierce, even the chopsticks look like they are having more fun. Mom spoon points out all the things spoon can do that the others can and this helps him feel a little better. But the best thing spoons can do comes at the very end and humans can do it too...and they should. Spoon is both humorous and touching, a wonderful combination if y...more
I thought that this book was really exciting. That's because this story is filled with hope. Everything in this story was wanting to be someone else than yourself. Then in the end you realize that being yourself is much better than someone else. That is why other people want to be like you.
Also spoon is a character that you should never forget. That is because he could teach you a lot of stuff you never imagined. In addition, he can teach you from right to wrong. But if you couldn't do it or be...more
Also spoon is a character that you should never forget. That is because he could teach you a lot of stuff you never imagined. In addition, he can teach you from right to wrong. But if you couldn't do it or be...more
Mar 04, 2013
Cassie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Shelves:
toddler,
imagination,
individuality,
dialogic-reading,
preschool,
sequencing,
talking,
vocabulary,
narrative-skills
Ages 2 and up. I love that this book encourages imagination. It shows children they can make up stories with the everyday items around them. My nephews do this all the time, and I could see them loving this story of a little spoon. It can also teach toddlers the various uses of kitchen utensils. And the story teaches the importance of individuality. The different levels of the story make it appealing to toddlers and preschoolers. Toddlers can learn about all the utensils, and preschoolers will g...more
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