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wordyanchorite's review
4.0
A great middle grade and up picture book, full of allusions to various nursery rhymes and corny puns. The plot is a little overburdened with pit stops on the quest to rescue Dish and Spoon. Plenty of fun voices to read aloud. Useful to teach characterization, especially flat and round characters.
clairethecatlover's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
snowelf's review
3.0
I was actually pleasantly surprised by the substance of this book, somehow expecting something more like [b:The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon|109902|The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon|Mini Grey|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1362409796s/109902.jpg|105920]. Some of the word play and nursery rhyme references are in fact fairly clever. And the pencil drawn map is a nice extra feature. However, none of the jokes are laugh out loud funny and the rather long story drags a bit. And I wasn't really wowed by the art, after finding the cover enticing.
luann's review against another edition
4.0
After a reading of "the dish ran away with the spoon," they didn't come back. The cat, the dog, and the cow who can jump go looking for them so that their nursery rhyme can continue to be read. They come to a fork in the road (an actual fork wearing sunglasses and a Hawaiian shirt) who draws them a map showing several places the dish and spoon might have gone - such as Little Miss Muffet's house, Humpty Dumpty's Wall, and the house that Jack built. I particularly love the dog who says things like "Can't you see I'm dog-tired?" "Doggone it," "No bones about it," and "We're barking up the wrong tree." This has many subtle and some not-so-subtle references to nursery rhymes and some fairy tales for the clever reader to discover. This reminds me of David Wiesner's [b:The Three Pigs|138069|The Three Pigs|David Wiesner|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172092242s/138069.jpg|133087]. I recommend this for all children who are familiar with and love nursery rhymes and fairy tales!
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