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The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon (Hardcover)

by Mini Grey (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Jonathan Cape Ltd (6 April 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0224070371
  • ISBN-13: 978-0224070379
  • Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 25.4 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 344,640 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Hey Diddle Diddle, the cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon, the little dog laughed, to see such fun, and the Dish ran away with the spoon. That's the bit we know - but have you ever wondered what happened next? Mini Grey, the creator of such favourites as Biscuit Bear and The Pea and the Princess, has this brilliantly funny and wonderfully inventive suggestion, narrated by one of the principal players - the Spoon himself. Part love story, part crime caper, "The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon" is the rags-to-riches and back again tale of the most dazzling crockery-cutlery duo of all time.

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Inside: you've read the rhyme, now find out what happens next in the astonishing tale of the dazzling Dish and Spoon duo.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Moulin Rouge of picture books??? Vivid, bold, dark and romantic all at once. Wonderful!, 24 Oct 2007
By ELH Browning "Esther-Lou" (Kingston Bagpuize, Oxon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon (Paperback)
This is a masterpiece of a picture book, which I can best describe as mid-20th century American gangster cinema sort-of squashed into a quirkily romantic children's book. Intrigued? You should be. Read on...

I have never before read a book narrated by a spoon, but boy! spoons can tell a good tale if this is anything to go by. The Spoon in question is the one from the age-old favourite nursery rhyme Hey Diddle Diddle. Following that age-old romantic ideal to run away with a "Dish", off he goes with the Spode bowl of his dreams! They sail away and head to the city that never sleeps, New York, New York.

With a daring and dazzling acrobatic double act, they make it to the big time and the high life..... but it is sadly short-lived. They are foolish and frivolous, whilst gangsters from the cutlery drawer are waiting in the wings. Stony broke once again, and desperate, the dish and the spoon commit a daring bank raid which doesn't end well. The Dish is ..er.. extensively cracked... and the spoon does time behind bars.

All's well that ends well though and happily the pair meet again (25 years later - great Silver wedding anniversary present!?)), their love undiminished and once again, Hey Diddle Diddle.... The Dish ran away with the Spoon.

I think the story is darker than Mini Grey's previous books, with richer depths to its underlying themes: as well as enduring love, there's boom and bust, and the ephemeral nature of fame. That said, both my boys (3 and 5) are fascinated by the more shady characters. They also point out an abundance of little details and hints of humour in the illustrations, amused for example by as the spoon in his driving goggles during their heyday, and the despondent knife and fork duo in the background at the end of the book. They think it is very funny that the dish and spoon try to disguise themselves when committing the bank robbery with just mutant-ninja-turtle-style strips over the eyes which fool noone.
All the pictures include lots of jostling background details that you don't notice at once but spot later. For example throughout the book as the dish and the spoon seek freedom, the coin-like moon shows the statue of liberty's face. However at the end of the story, the moon looks like the fresh-faced dish of their youth, a lovely touch. A lovely book.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Magic Mini, 4 Oct 2006
By A. Lancaster "Adam" (Hertford) - See all my reviews
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Ever wondered what happened after the dish ran away with the spoon? Well, Mini Grey attempts in her new picture book to put us all out of our misery and tells their continuing story.

What we see is a story of love, heartbreak, mystery and intrigue and ultimately a rags to riches and back to rags again story where the only thing that endures is love. Ok this sounds nothing like a picture book, but put with this Mini Greys humour and her astute mind and what you get is a great addition to anyone's book collection.

Mini, famous for her quirky, off centre drawings has not produced one poor book yet. With great stories that include Biscuit Bear, Traction Man is Here, and Egg Drop, Mini returns to the roots of famous children's tales where she first delighted with her hilarious take on the Princess and the Pea tale in The Pea and the Princess where we see things from the peas point of view. Everything is spot on in this book, the words, the pictures, the humour and of course the story which finally means we can rest in knowledge that they live Happily Ever After indeed!
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3 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous in many ways, 5 April 2007
By A. Davies (UK) - See all my reviews
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I love Mini Grey's books with a passion (get Biscuit Bear before you go any further, one of our all time favourite books), the illustrations are superb. This story is exactly as described by the other reviewer, however, don't buy this for a young child as the story will go straight over their heads, it demands a degree of sophistication.
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