And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon

Get ready for a hilarious "what happened next" adventure with "And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon" by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel!

We all know the nursery rhyme, but have you ever wondered what happened after the dish and the spoon ran away? When they don’t come back in time for the next reading, the rest of the Nursery Rhyme crew—Cat, Cow, and Dog—have to head out on a frantic rescue mission. It’s a wild, witty journey through a world where every storybook character is just around the corner!

In this video, children will learn about:

• ? Literary Allusions: Spotting famous characters from other nursery rhymes and fairy tales (a great lesson in "intertextuality"!).
• ? Problem Solving: Following the characters as they use a map and teamwork to find their missing friends.
• ? Fractured Fairy Tales: Understanding how authors can take a classic story and flip it on its head to create something brand new.

This read-aloud is a fantastic choice for building "visual literacy" thanks to its detailed, hidden-picture style illustrations. It’s perfect for a "Nursery Rhyme" unit, a lesson on maps, or a fun way to show kids that stories don't have to end at the last page!