And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon

And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon

Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel

Holy Cow (that jumps over the moon)!  Dish and Spoon are missing!  Every character that plays a part in the famous children's nursery rhyme are out searching for Dish and Spoon.  Where can they be?  With the help of other nursery rhyme characters, the team sets off to find their famous friends.  After all, the  show can't go on without them!  

Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel take the traditional nursery rhyme and fracture it to pieces.  I love the way they play with words and give familiar fairy tale characters modern voices.  Delightful! For example, the band of characters meet an actual Fork in the road who gives them an idea of where to find Dish and Spoon.  Also, the little dog from the nursery rhyme can't hang around Little Boy Blue for too long because he has a terrible case of hay fever, and the hay stack that doubles as Little Boy Blue's bed makes the canine sneeze uncontrollably.  The twisted fairy tale will entertain readers of all ages.  Finally, the illustrations make the story even more enjoyable.  Make sure to study the maps sprinkled throughout the story.  And The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon is one of my favorites...an instant classic that will be enjoyed for years to come.