Spoon

This is a very cute story about a spoon who thinks the grass is greener being a knife or a fork, etc. But comes to realize he is pretty happy being himself. We already own "Chopsticks" by the same author and if I had to pick one I'd choose "Chopsticks." Mostly because it has more puns for the adult reader to enjoy. Our daughter loves "Chopsticks" and requests it every night, I am hoping she will come to love "Spoon" just as much (note chopsticks do make an appearance in "Spoon" as well).

The basic premise of the book is that you shouldn't wish you were somebody else because they have different skills or abilities, and shoudl instead focus on your own skills and abilities that makes you different. In short, love yourself for who you are rather than wish you were someone else. I can't imagine a better message for a child.So the wackos who think this book is somehow innapropriate for children because of the last line of the book that reads..."Come here, Spoon.".....please go back to the 2nd grade and learn a thing or two about grammar. That little period with the pointy thing coming out of it between 'here' and 'Spoon' in that sentance is called a comma. In this use, (Look I used one too!!) the comma separates Spoon from the rest of the sentence, desigating the word as a nous, not a verb. The capital 'S' is a good tip off of that as well.So get a life, people. (That sentence is structured the same way. A command, telling you to get a life, then a comma, then the noun indicating who the command is directed toward. In this case, overly sensitive people who failed 2nd grade grammar.) It is not saying "Come here and spoon" like it's some kind of dirty silverware sex act. It's a play on words. If you can't get that, this child's book may be too advanced for your reading skills.

The books in this series are very clever and beautifully illustrated. My only disappointment is that the print on kindle version is way too small! And the background of the text makes it even harder to read the words. It may be small in the printed version as well. I know it makes for a visual simplicity, but that comes at the cost of readability for those of us who suffer from myopia...aka most grandparents.

This book is a perfect example of an author who had three jokes in mind and then wrote a book to tell three very mediocre jokes. I don't get all the reviewers praising this book, it's like they've never read a decent kids book.

I saw the cover of this book at the library and threw it in the basket, knowing my little girl would like the cute little spoon picture. Little did I know she would so thoroughly come to love it. It's become her absolute favorite, one we had to read to her nightly, until she started reading it to us ... perhaps the first "real" book she ever read. She adores the little spoon and the various other characters. She loves the picture and the text. We finally purchased the book for her, as well as other Spoon items, like the mug. The story and illustrations are wonderful.The message is perfect for little kids: Learn to find and love your own qualities while appreciating (without envying) the good qualities of others. No preaching, no rhyming (thank you ... I'll puke if I must read another rhyming kids book); just a very well written, well presented book.My daughter and I just hope, hope, hope that Amy and Scott are working on Fork, Knife, and Chopsticks.