Monday, February 3, 2014

The Table Sets Itself by Ben Clanton - OPTIONAL

Clanton, Ben The Table Sets Itself.  PICTURE BOOK.  Bloomsbury, 2014.  $17.  Content: G. 

All of the pieces of Izzy’s place setting are sick and tired of being in the same places.  But no matter with they try, someone is not satisfied – including Mom and Dad.  Dish and Spoon are so unhappy that they even run away.  Izzy and her friends hope that some day they will decide to come home.  

Clanton’s book is very silly, so you are going to have to decide if you can live with the silliness.  It has lots of components that are very teachable – place settings, utensils in different countries, and even the ”Hey Diddle, Diddle” nursery rhyme (knowing it makes the book and its illustrations even more clever).  It is a bit all over the place though, as the title is not really indicative of the story line.  

Pre-K, EL (K-3) – OPTIONAL.  Cindy, Library Teacher

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