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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
So we don’t have Thanksgiving where I live, but I still couldn’t resist this book. That cover just looked hilarious and I wanted to know the story behind that chaos.
Our MC is put at the kiddie table during Thanksgiving, and she is not having any of it! She is already old enough to do all sorts of things, and she doesn’t need a sippy cup! To make matters worse the other kids (way tinier) are making a mess. The girl can’t take it and explodes!
I just had such a laugh when she suddenly stood up and starting holding that speech. Not only because of how silly it looked, and how she was doing the same as the tinier kids (shout/scream/etc.), but also because the speech (and all the book) was in rhyme. Sorry, I just cannot take that serious. :P
Thankfully her speech is heard by the adults. I did like how the parents handled it. Not only by allowing that, but also telling her that shouting is not good and asking is preferable.
I didn’t understand why the parents gave her a sippy cup/kid-proof cutlery in the first part. I get that she was sat at the table with kids, but come on. It just felt like they were making fun of her. :|
The ending was pretty cute, and I am happy for her. Though I do hope that next time the parents make room for her.
The art was so-so. Mostly because there were quite a few unfinished illustrations. I get that this is a proof/ARC, but still it was a shame. Especially since I could see how pretty they would be in the finished illustrations. :(
All in all though I did like this rhyming book about Thanksgiving!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
So we don’t have Thanksgiving where I live, but I still couldn’t resist this book. That cover just looked hilarious and I wanted to know the story behind that chaos.
Our MC is put at the kiddie table during Thanksgiving, and she is not having any of it! She is already old enough to do all sorts of things, and she doesn’t need a sippy cup! To make matters worse the other kids (way tinier) are making a mess. The girl can’t take it and explodes!
I just had such a laugh when she suddenly stood up and starting holding that speech. Not only because of how silly it looked, and how she was doing the same as the tinier kids (shout/scream/etc.), but also because the speech (and all the book) was in rhyme. Sorry, I just cannot take that serious. :P
Thankfully her speech is heard by the adults. I did like how the parents handled it. Not only by allowing that, but also telling her that shouting is not good and asking is preferable.
I didn’t understand why the parents gave her a sippy cup/kid-proof cutlery in the first part. I get that she was sat at the table with kids, but come on. It just felt like they were making fun of her. :|
The ending was pretty cute, and I am happy for her. Though I do hope that next time the parents make room for her.
The art was so-so. Mostly because there were quite a few unfinished illustrations. I get that this is a proof/ARC, but still it was a shame. Especially since I could see how pretty they would be in the finished illustrations. :(
All in all though I did like this rhyming book about Thanksgiving!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
Age: K-2nd grade
True text about this in-between age and trying to fit into the family dynamic. The illustrations are great and the storyline is compelling but it could have gone without the rhyming text, which lowers age appeal.
True text about this in-between age and trying to fit into the family dynamic. The illustrations are great and the storyline is compelling but it could have gone without the rhyming text, which lowers age appeal.
funny
fast-paced
I loved the illustrations in “The Kiddie Table.” It will be great for story times, too. There aren’t many Thanksgiving read alouds out there in the first place, and the ones that are good usually end with saving turkeys and everyone eating pizza instead. This one was different and it had a good lesson.
This is a charming story of an 8-year-old girl who feels too grown-up to be seated at the kiddie table. The illustrations made me grin -- the sister's glum expressions are hilarious because we can all relate to that in-between feeling when stuck in the middle of childhood and adulthood, and her frustrations are obvious and in stark contrast to the other children having a blast together.
The book is told in engaging rhyme: "So there she sat, like a little kid. With a bowl and a spoon and a cup with a lid."
No one is surprised to learn she explodes, and even with her sudden escalation, her mother swoops in to comfort (and correct) her, and gently invites her to join the adult table. This is a sweet story, and for children who may be experiencing similar growing pains, it could be an amusing, no-pressure way to have conversations about those transitions.
The book is told in engaging rhyme: "So there she sat, like a little kid. With a bowl and a spoon and a cup with a lid."
No one is surprised to learn she explodes, and even with her sudden escalation, her mother swoops in to comfort (and correct) her, and gently invites her to join the adult table. This is a sweet story, and for children who may be experiencing similar growing pains, it could be an amusing, no-pressure way to have conversations about those transitions.
Many memories of being at the kiddie table longer than we wanted to be there!
For those who are not American, Thanksgiving is the celebration that happens on the fourth Thursday of November. It is a bit like Chinese New Year, or Mothering Sunday, in that everyone is supposed to go home for it. Everyone is supposed to eat together, but often the children are regulated to a separate table, away from the adults, known as the "children's table" or, as the name of this book says "Kiddie table".
Kiddie tables are for the kids that have no manners yet. That are not eating real food, with real forks and knives. They are usually more boisterous. It is a badge of honor when one gets to move from the kiddie table to the grown up table, which is why, in this book, the little girl is so upset that it is assumed that she is going to still sit at the kiddie table, despite now being eight years old.
I'm not as enamored with this story, as I might be, however, probably because the girl shows how immature she is by yelling about how she is so much better than the little kids at the table and how unfair things are, and rather than her mother saying, well, dear, you are there to watch over the little ones, like a big girl, she invites her to the big people table.
In other words, she gets rewarded for throwing a hissy fit.
But the pictures are cute, as you can see below.
THanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
Kiddie tables are for the kids that have no manners yet. That are not eating real food, with real forks and knives. They are usually more boisterous. It is a badge of honor when one gets to move from the kiddie table to the grown up table, which is why, in this book, the little girl is so upset that it is assumed that she is going to still sit at the kiddie table, despite now being eight years old.
I'm not as enamored with this story, as I might be, however, probably because the girl shows how immature she is by yelling about how she is so much better than the little kids at the table and how unfair things are, and rather than her mother saying, well, dear, you are there to watch over the little ones, like a big girl, she invites her to the big people table.
In other words, she gets rewarded for throwing a hissy fit.
But the pictures are cute, as you can see below.
THanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
This story follows a young girl who is angry that she has to sit at the “kiddie table” for Thanksgiving. I liked that the book was written in rhyme. The visuals were wonderful and I liked that the font reflected the emotion in the book. I am still not sure how I feel about the overall message in the book. The girl did not like sitting at the “kiddie table” so she threw a tantrum and then got to sit at the adult table. I feel like if a person was to throw a tantrum like that they should not be allowed to sit at the adult table… At the end the mom explains that she should have told her so that was good. I neither loved nor hated this book so I’m going with a 3-star rating for it. It was a funny book despite the child’s behaviour in it.
Cute idea and vibrant illustrations.
I understand the comments regarding rewarding the "fit" the girl throws, but that is real life and also one way a young person who feels caught in the middle may act. For me, it was ironic (and quite comical) that she was sharing all the things that made her mature enough for the adult table, all while having the fit. I think this book has many talking points in regard to how we might more effectively share our feelings, but I am pretty sure, you will have many children able to realate to the character as they have probably felt that way at one time or another.
I understand the comments regarding rewarding the "fit" the girl throws, but that is real life and also one way a young person who feels caught in the middle may act. For me, it was ironic (and quite comical) that she was sharing all the things that made her mature enough for the adult table, all while having the fit. I think this book has many talking points in regard to how we might more effectively share our feelings, but I am pretty sure, you will have many children able to realate to the character as they have probably felt that way at one time or another.
I like the message of this book, but the artwork does not seem to match all the way through. From the beginning the girl seems to be in a bad mood, and not just about sitting at the kiddie table. The illustrator draws her made, but the book and the sing-song rhyme says upset. Yes, she does throw a fit, but we never see the character work up to a fit. We read the work up, but see bad attitude all the way.