Module 6 - And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon

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Book Summary:   
This book starts with the traditional nursery rhyme about the dish running away with the spoon.  For some reason Dish and Spoon failed to return this time for the nightly reading.  Cat gathers Cow and Dog and they begin looking for Dish and Spoon.  They make their way through the neighborhood on their search.  They visit well known nursery rhyme characters from Miss Muffet and Spider to Little Boy Blue to Big Bad Wolf.  They eventually find Dish and Spoon with a few mishaps along the way.
APA Reference:

Stevens, J., & Crummel, S. S. (2001). And the dish ran away with the spoon. Orlando, FL: Harcourt, Inc.

My Impressions: 

 This is a really enjoyable book for young children.  Anyone who enjoys nursery rhymes will enjoy this

 extention of nursery rhymes.  Dish has run away with Spoon and neglected to return.  I love how Cat gets

 upset and rounds up the troops to find them.  It was very creative to use other nursery rhymes to make a

 neighborhood to travel through. 

 

Professional Reviews:

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.

Professional Review Reference:

Auerbach, B. (2005). And the dish ran away with the spoon. School Library Journal, 51(9), 60. Retrieved from http://www.schoollibrarymonthly.com/

Library Uses: 
One good use for this book would be for a community volunteer to come into the library and do a reading of this book.  It would be best used in the lower elementary grades. 
Another use for this book would be have a month dedicated to poetry.  This would be a perfect book for the display.