Chopsticks

by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Other authorsScott Magoon (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 2012

Call number

E R

Collection

Easy / Picturebooks

Genres

Children's Books

Publication

Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2012), Edition: Illustrated, 40 pages

Description

When a pair of chopsticks get separated, after some traumatic moments the two friends eventually learn to stand on their own.

User reviews

LibraryThing member elizabethhart

Chopsticks is a comedic and informative story about two chopsticks that do everything together until one of the chopsticks breaks and the other must learn to “stand on his own” until his other half has healed. The story uses playful word choice and irony to address different utensils and foods

found in the kitchen across cultures, as well as exciting dialogue and colorful illustrations. I enjoyed this book because it was interesting and fun for both, young and adult readers. It also touched on the importance of self-identity and appreciation.

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LibraryThing member kredlove

Loved all the things that chopstick could do by himself. Laughed though that part. The doctor's office/ medicine cabinet was ingenious.

LibraryThing member Sullywriter

Whimsic, droll, and frequently punny.

LibraryThing member AbigailAdams26

Author Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrator Scott Magoon return to the world of utensils in this follow-up to their marvelous Spoon - as it says on the cover, "Not exactly a sequel to Spoon. More like a change in place setting" - detailing the adventures of a pair of chopsticks. Inseparable until

an accident puts one of them temporarily out of commission, the two chopsticks are accustomed to doing everything together. When one of them must suddenly fend for himself, he discovers a new world of friends and activities - friends and activities that he is able to share with his partner, once he is back on his feet.

As with its predecessor, I really enjoyed Chopsticks, with its whimsical artwork, amusing story, and clever interplay between the two. I appreciated the message of the book - that it is important to stand on your own feet (or foot, in the case of each chopstick), but equally important to stick with your friends - but never felt overwhelmed by it, probably because the story itself, and its cast of characters, was such fun. Magoon's artwork is drolly amusing, managing to be quiet simple, graphically speaking, but also very expressive, while Rosenthal's text is entertaining. I'm just waiting for these two to come up with biographies of Fork, or Knife - maybe Whisk?

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LibraryThing member alyson

Impossible not to enjoy. Full of kid friendly puns (I liked them too) and a great story about friendship and independence.

LibraryThing member nataliaanishchenko

The book is about two friends who did everything together until one of them got broken. So the other one had to be on his own and found out that he could many things on his own that he could never imagined he would be able to do.

LibraryThing member nhassa3

Summary: There are two chopsticks who are best friends and do everything together. One day, one chopstick gets hurt and has to stay in bed for a while. The healthy chopstick is such a good friend and decides to stay with his hurt friend until he is better. His friend tells him to go have fun, he

will stay in bed and be okay by himself. So, reluctantly, he leaves and tries new activities. When the other chopstick gets better, they found all kinds of new activities they could do together. The story was cute and was easy to connect with. Most kids have good friends they spend a lot of time with, and the book had a good lesson. The big idea of the picture book was that it teaches kids they can spend time alone (or with other friends) and still have fun and be friends with their best friend.
age: primary - The story is too long to read to nursey ages, but it is too simple and could be boring for intermediate readers. With help, or being read to, primary readers would enjoy this book.
The pictures were great. It was obvious what everything was supposed to be there was enough to stop and look at it before continuing to read. The pictures were cute, not too realistic, but it was still easy to know what everything was. I think this is a good book for people to read. I recommend this book because it was fun to read. The pictures were interesting and cute. There were puns and jokes scattered throughout the book and I think parents could have a good time reading this with a child. There were jokes such as "whisked away" by a kitchen whisk, or "just plain stumped" standing on a wooden chopping block.

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LibraryThing member JenniferEckley

I enjoyed the book, Chopsticks, by Amy Krouse Rosenthal. The big idea in this book was the separation of the two chopsticks when one of the chopstick broke and was resting its wound. The wounded chopstick told the other chopstick, “You need to get out…venture off on your own a bit.” The

chopstick took the advice and experienced being a muffin tester, pick-up stick, and a shish-ka-bob stick. The duo got back together at the end and they were happy to “stand on their own…and together,” as they became drum sticks and played Chopsticks, on the piano. The language was silly and there were many puns. Some of the plays on words were, “No one stirred, not even spoon,” “Chopstick was whisked away,” and when the two chopsticks were holding a piece of sushi, “They were practically attached, at the hip.”

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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill

The chopsticks are inseparable. They have always been best friends and done everything together, until one of them breaks. He sends his fellow chopstick out into the world to see what is out there. B/c of the trip the pair find all kinds of new ways to have fun.

A great book, with some punny

kitchen humor. Made me laugh a lot. The illustrations are also very humorous and bright.

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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill

kitchen humor. Made me laugh a lot. The illustrations are also very humorous and bright.

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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill

kitchen humor. Made me laugh a lot. The illustrations are also very humorous and bright.

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LibraryThing member Rosa.Mill

kitchen humor. Made me laugh a lot. The illustrations are also very humorous and bright.

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LibraryThing member sweetiegherkin

This is a hilarious book about two best friends (a pair of chopsticks) who do everything together until the day one gets injured. At that point, the other chopstick must venture out and meet different utensils, discovering a variety of new things to love.

As with other books by Krouse Rosenthal,

this title is full of clever puns and wordplay. The simple illustrations fit the text well. Although it is humorous overall, this book could also be used to talk about serious topics such as making new friends, trying new experiences, and embracing differences.

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