The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon
Mini Grey’s spin on the nursery rhyme classic “Hey diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle” is a love story of sorts that starts when “the dish ran away with the spoon.” In the midst of the Great Depression, Dish and Spoon become rich and famous vaudeville stars—until their taste for the high life...
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Mini Grey’s spin on the nursery rhyme classic “Hey diddle, diddle, the cat and the fiddle” is a love story of sorts that starts when “the dish ran away with the spoon.” In the midst of the Great Depression, Dish and Spoon become rich and famous vaudeville stars—until their taste for the high life puts them in debt to a gang of sharp and shady characters (depicted as evil knives). The cinematic presentation—with a touch of Bonnie and Clyde, a dash of “The Perils of Pauline”—proves that crime doesn’t pay and love conquers all. A visual treat with new details to discover again and again, here is absurd good fun for the whole family.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780375836916 (0375836918)
Publish date: August 8th 2006
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
The famous dish and spoon from 'Hey Diddle Diddle.' I was really hoping for better here. The story starts off ok, but takes some dark turns with the dish and spoon gambling, stealing ,etc. The themes are very mature for children and the artwork is way too busy with all the side pictures. If your...
This is the story of what happened when Dish ran away with Spoon. They find great success but spend their earnings too fast.