Izzy, dish, napkin, cup, fork, and spoon get the job of setting the table. They do it so well they have to do it over and over and over again. They get so bored they decide to mix it up - but when mom and dad don't like it dish and spoon have had enough! Will they ever come back?The Table Sets Itself is a smooth blend of child like humor, homage to a nursery rhyme or two, and the imagination that we so often lose as adults. A fun one to share and full of illustrations bound to gain a giggle or two. Izzy is in charge of setting the table (night after night). And she and her friends (plate, cup, fork, spoon, knife) find that it is getting a wee bit boring. So they decide to change things up a bit. They all went to different spots on the table. But Dad said that little girls couldn’t sit on the table (Izzy had tried to change her spot to0). And as a result of Mom telling everyone to go back to their places, the dish and the spoon ran away. Of course the absence of dish and spoon made all the rest of the meals not quite right. And Izzy wondered where her dinner friends had gone. Eventually they sent postcards of their travels around the world. Then they finally came back and everything (and everyone) went back to their proper places for their favorite dinner of all–macaroni and cheese. This one had my nieces and nephews laughing out loud. I think they particularly enjoyed the idea of what the dishes would do if they could make their own choices about where they would go. And that made them (and me) laugh all the more.
What do You think about The Table Sets Itself (2013)?
I enjoyed some of the plays on the "dish and the spoon".
—Minx
