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The Table Sets Itself (2013)

by Ben Clanton(Favorite Author)

3.37 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0802734472 (ISBN13: 9780802734471)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Walker Books for Young Readers

review 1: Izzy is finally allowed to set the table all by herself. She learns the proper place to put each of her friends. But after setting her friends in the same place every night for what seems like forever, she decides to change things a little bit. But Izzy's parents are not thrilled with the new places and make everyone move back into their proper places. Dish and Spoon decide that they will run away instead of going back to boring. The rest of the story centers around Izzy and her friends missing Dish and Spoon and anticipating the mail every day. But eventually everything returns to normal and everyone is happy. Children will love the story filled with jokes, colorful illustrations, and creative writing. The plot is told from a child's perspective and filled with whimsy and... more fun. The ending was a neat little twist that will have children laughing. Both of my children enjoyed the story and learned more about table settings in the process.I received this book free of charge from Children's Lit in exchange for my honest review.
review 2: Izzy is so good at setting the table that she soon grows bored with the same old arrangement of everything on the table. When she mixes things up a bit she gets in trouble and the dish runs away with the spoon. Izzy and the other table settings miss them but receive letters from they as they travel the world. Lured home by macaroni and cheese Izzy and the other utensils get a special surprise: visiting chopsticks!The story is funny with plenty of allusions to nursery rhymes, though parents will probably have to point these out to children. Artwork was rendered using HB pencils, watercolors, and paper textures, and Photoshop. This is one of those reads that will entertain both parent and child, though for different reasons. PreK-2. less

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