Stevens, Janet, and Susan Stevens Crummel. And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon. Illustrated by Janet Stevens. Harcourt, 2001. ISBN 0-15-202298-8. $17.00. 56 pp. A PreS-3 PB Reviewed by Vicky M. Turner It all started when the dish ran away with the spoon and did not come back. All of the other nursery land animals decide to look for the two runaways. The fork in the road draws a map for the animals to follow, and off they go. After roaming all over nursery land, they find the spoon-and the dish in lots of pieces. At the repair shop, Jack puts the dish back together. That night they change the nursery rhyme slightly-so they can all stay home. Delightful pictures blend with a slightly loony story. Fun for all those with nursery rhymes in their blood and for those just being introduced to the marvelous cast of characters.
