Our Table
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- Create Date：2021-11-16 01:21:30
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Peter H. Reynolds
- ISBN：1338572326
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Summary
Creative visionary of The Word Collector， Happy Dreamer， and The Dot， #1 New York Times bestseller Peter H。 Reynolds creates a tender， lyrical story of multigenerational love， tradition， and family coming together with gratitude and thanks。
Celebrated， bestselling creator Peter H。 Reynolds brings his signature touch of love and kindness to this special， timely picture book， as families now， more than ever， are rediscovering and reevaluating what means the most: time together with one another。
Violet longs for the time when her family was connected: before life， distractions， and technology pulled them all away from each other。 They used to gather at the table， with food and love， to make memories， share their lives， and revel in time spent together。 But now her family has been drifting apart， and with nobody to gather around it， the table grows smaller and smaller。
Can Violet remind her family of the warmth of time spent together， and gather around the table once more？
A mystical fable that feels at once timeless and utterly of the present moment， The Table Fable is renowned， bestselling creator Peter H。 Reynolds at his best。 Exquisite， expressive watercolor tells a tender story， growing from monochrome into luscious， joyful color as Violet's family is reunited around the beloved table。 An ode to traditions that unite families， The Table Fable brings readers together with a universal message of gratitude。
Celebrated， bestselling creator Peter H。 Reynolds brings his signature touch of love and kindness to this special， timely picture book， as families now， more than ever， are rediscovering and reevaluating what means the most: time together with one another。
Violet longs for the time when her family was connected: before life， distractions， and technology pulled them all away from each other。 They used to gather at the table， with food and love， to make memories， share their lives， and revel in time spent together。 But now her family has been drifting apart， and with nobody to gather around it， the table grows smaller and smaller。
Can Violet remind her family of the warmth of time spent together， and gather around the table once more？
A mystical fable that feels at once timeless and utterly of the present moment， The Table Fable is renowned， bestselling creator Peter H。 Reynolds at his best。 Exquisite， expressive watercolor tells a tender story， growing from monochrome into luscious， joyful color as Violet's family is reunited around the beloved table。 An ode to traditions that unite families， The Table Fable brings readers together with a universal message of gratitude。
Reviews
Kris
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Lovely five star art but story is more of a message to adults。
Sally
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Beautiful story that reminds us of the importance of family time。
Monica Wierzbicki-Bley
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Fantastic book！ Peter H。 Reynolds does it agin！ It gives you all the feels。 My 6&9 year old boys loved it too。
Y。Poston
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Beautiful story that captures a modern yearning for togetherness。Lovely illustrations。
Jaymie
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3。5 stars = Good+Cute and thought-provoking。 I thought the solution was clever。 Would be a great read aloud with discussion afterwards， especially for elementary school students。
Kate
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I love Peter H。 Reynolds books。 His illustrations are some of my favorites。 This book is a great reminder to adults to spend quality time with your kids。 It is simple in text and profound in meaning。
Barbara
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This picture book is a 3。5 for me。 Relying on his usual minimalist style of text and artwork， Peter H。 Reynolds offers readers a gentle story about connections。 Violet， the protagonist of this story， has come to realize that her family doesn't spend much time together anymore。 Where the once gathered around the dinner table to share food and talk， each one of them has moved off into different areas and interests， leaving Violet alone at the table。 She takes note of what they are doing--watching This picture book is a 3。5 for me。 Relying on his usual minimalist style of text and artwork， Peter H。 Reynolds offers readers a gentle story about connections。 Violet， the protagonist of this story， has come to realize that her family doesn't spend much time together anymore。 Where the once gathered around the dinner table to share food and talk， each one of them has moved off into different areas and interests， leaving Violet alone at the table。 She takes note of what they are doing--watching television， texting on a cellphone， and playing computer games， and feels sad about what has been lost。 When the table shrinks and then disappears， Violet takes action in a savvy way as she enlists her family's help in building a new table but by using their interests in all these devices。 Somehow， constructing this table brings them all back together。 Now if only they stay that way。 The use of violet color for most of the pages when the family members are separated and several colors when they are gathered around the table helps deliver the book's message effectively。 I'm sure there are plenty of families who need this reminder about what matters and how simple activities such as shared meals or gameplaying build lasting memories and bonds。 。。。more
Becca
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In this well executed message book， Violet's family is drifting apart， and she struggles with loneliness while trying to figure out a way to bring them back "to the table。" （The change in color reminds me of a children's fiction book I read years ago called "The Music of the Dolphins" by Karen Hesse which used a change in text size in the same way。） In this well executed message book， Violet's family is drifting apart， and she struggles with loneliness while trying to figure out a way to bring them back "to the table。" （The change in color reminds me of a children's fiction book I read years ago called "The Music of the Dolphins" by Karen Hesse which used a change in text size in the same way。） 。。。more
Molly Cluff （Library！）
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I love so many of Peter Reynolds' books！ This is such a great message about preserving the special time of family meals together。 A small kid's kitchen table disappears magically， so they rally their family members （who are distracted with various technology） to work together to build a new one。 A great message for a tech-heavy world！ I love so many of Peter Reynolds' books！ This is such a great message about preserving the special time of family meals together。 A small kid's kitchen table disappears magically， so they rally their family members （who are distracted with various technology） to work together to build a new one。 A great message for a tech-heavy world！ 。。。more
Mary
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Oh my heart。 This book is so sweet。 Violet remembers the good times when her family gathered around the table。 Now everyone is glued to a screen， but Violet is determined to bring back the table。 I really like how the book gently comments about our addiction to technology without condemning it。 Violet invites her family to use their devices to learn how to build a new table for family meals。 Technology can separate us， but when used wisely it can solve problems and bring us together。 I also love Oh my heart。 This book is so sweet。 Violet remembers the good times when her family gathered around the table。 Now everyone is glued to a screen， but Violet is determined to bring back the table。 I really like how the book gently comments about our addiction to technology without condemning it。 Violet invites her family to use their devices to learn how to build a new table for family meals。 Technology can separate us， but when used wisely it can solve problems and bring us together。 I also love that Violet and her family have brown skin。 That means more families can see themselves in this beautiful book。 。。。more
Carmen
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I received a gifted copy of Our Table from Scholastic Canada in exchange for an honest review。Peter H。 Reynolds’ new picture book is a touching and heartwarming story about the importance of family and spending time together to create memories。 Violet remembers a time when her family used to gather around their table。 But now that the family is busy with their individual activities， Violet finds that the table gets smaller and smaller until one day， it is completely gone。 Violet is determined to I received a gifted copy of Our Table from Scholastic Canada in exchange for an honest review。Peter H。 Reynolds’ new picture book is a touching and heartwarming story about the importance of family and spending time together to create memories。 Violet remembers a time when her family used to gather around their table。 But now that the family is busy with their individual activities， Violet finds that the table gets smaller and smaller until one day， it is completely gone。 Violet is determined to bring a table back to her home - and her family back to the table。 This is an important story for all families， especially how busy and modern families are these days。 。。。more
Ellen
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A quintessential story from Peter H。 Reynolds with simple， thought-provoking text; a relatable context; and a self-confident， inspiring， problem-solving young character who knows the importance of human， particularly family， connection。 Thank you to Scholastic for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review。
Brenda Kahn
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An apt meditation on how busy our lives are and how wrapped up in electronics we've become。 Absolutely lovely illustrations。 An apt meditation on how busy our lives are and how wrapped up in electronics we've become。 Absolutely lovely illustrations。 。。。more
Christa
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This book is a great reminder to spend time with friends and family。 It is very easy to be sucked into our phones， computers， video games， and televisions。 The connections we make with family by spending time together is invaluable。
Tam I
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Read an ARC Love that violet gets her family involved in making the table and brings everyone together。 Wonderful when violet is sad the illustrations are all purple then change to full color when the family spends time together
Candice
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I cannot say enough good things about this ARC I had the opportunity to read tonight thanks to #BookPosse。 I read it， shed a couple tears and then made my whole family sit down to listen to a read aloud - hubby included。 This one hits home， and probably will for many of you。 Often we get too tied up in life or what we feel is important to remember that what is important is right in front of us。 Sometimes we need a little reminder。 This book by Peter H。 Reynolds releases on October 5， but I sugge I cannot say enough good things about this ARC I had the opportunity to read tonight thanks to #BookPosse。 I read it， shed a couple tears and then made my whole family sit down to listen to a read aloud - hubby included。 This one hits home， and probably will for many of you。 Often we get too tied up in life or what we feel is important to remember that what is important is right in front of us。 Sometimes we need a little reminder。 This book by Peter H。 Reynolds releases on October 5， but I suggest preordering now！ 。。。more
Cheryl
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This is an amazing book。 It is just what everyone needs right now。 I luckily grew up in an era where my family did sit at the family dining room table and ate meals together。 We talked about our day while enjoying homemade food while enjoying each other's company。 The family table has disappeared and a lot of people don't know what they are missing。 That is why this book is so lovely。 Hopefully as readers read this book， the tradition will be brought back into homes all over the world。 Our Table This is an amazing book。 It is just what everyone needs right now。 I luckily grew up in an era where my family did sit at the family dining room table and ate meals together。 We talked about our day while enjoying homemade food while enjoying each other's company。 The family table has disappeared and a lot of people don't know what they are missing。 That is why this book is so lovely。 Hopefully as readers read this book， the tradition will be brought back into homes all over the world。 Our Table is truly appreciated and treasured。 。。。more
Lynn
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I love Peter Reynolds' illustrations！ In this wonderful new book， young readers are reminded of the importance of family time away from our screens in a lovely sweet story。 I think a lot of families realized this during the pandemic but it is way too easy to slide back into those digital habits。 Here's a charming reminder that family time around the table is so important！Read in galley。 I love Peter Reynolds' illustrations！ In this wonderful new book， young readers are reminded of the importance of family time away from our screens in a lovely sweet story。 I think a lot of families realized this during the pandemic but it is way too easy to slide back into those digital habits。 Here's a charming reminder that family time around the table is so important！Read in galley。 。。。more
Beth
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A young girl laments over the loss of her family regularly gathering together at the table to eat together。 Instead of grieving over this loss， she decides to come up with a solution。
Katie Reilley
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Thank you to the author and publisher for sharing an early copy with #bookexpedition。 Violet feels disconnected from her family。 Dad takes his meals in front of the TV， mom is busy being social on her phone， and her brother is gaming on his computer in his room。 Violet longs for the times when her family would gather at their kitchen table with food and love， making memories and sharing their lives with each other。 As the family drifts apart， Violet notices the table getting smaller and smaller， Thank you to the author and publisher for sharing an early copy with #bookexpedition。 Violet feels disconnected from her family。 Dad takes his meals in front of the TV， mom is busy being social on her phone， and her brother is gaming on his computer in his room。 Violet longs for the times when her family would gather at their kitchen table with food and love， making memories and sharing their lives with each other。 As the family drifts apart， Violet notices the table getting smaller and smaller， too。 A beautifully written & illustrated story that highlights the gift of time and our hunger to connect with those we love。 Publishing October 5， 2021。 Preorder now！ 。。。more
Michele Knott
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I think many of us will read this story differently after the pandemic。 I wonder how many families had started to grow away from family time at the table - too many scheduled activities。 I wonder how many families found attention drawn to time on devices instead of time spent together at the table。 Whether it's a shared meal or perhaps time playing a board game， I think the pandemic probably brought more time together around the family table。Without being didactic or in-your-face， Reynolds craft I think many of us will read this story differently after the pandemic。 I wonder how many families had started to grow away from family time at the table - too many scheduled activities。 I wonder how many families found attention drawn to time on devices instead of time spent together at the table。 Whether it's a shared meal or perhaps time playing a board game， I think the pandemic probably brought more time together around the family table。Without being didactic or in-your-face， Reynolds crafts a beautiful story that says so much in what isn't said。 。。。more
Melanie Dulaney
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This book needs to be read by all ages from PK-adulthood for a beautifully and pointedly written and illustrated story about the wonderful things possible around a family table and the flip side of when everyone is caught up in their devices and forget to notice the ones they love。 As always， Reynolds' art tells the story vividly without the text， but the story is included in text that is simple enough for even our youngest children to understand its message。 A must have book for all libraries s This book needs to be read by all ages from PK-adulthood for a beautifully and pointedly written and illustrated story about the wonderful things possible around a family table and the flip side of when everyone is caught up in their devices and forget to notice the ones they love。 As always， Reynolds' art tells the story vividly without the text， but the story is included in text that is simple enough for even our youngest children to understand its message。 A must have book for all libraries serving toddler-grade 3。 Thanks for the preview digital copy， Scholastic！ 。。。more
Lisa
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Thrilled to receive an advanced copy in the mail of Peter H。 Reynolds’ new book Our Table， which will be published this fall。 It’s a charming book about a little girl missing the togetherness of her family gathering at the dinner table。 What a wonderful reminder for us all， especially as many of us are looking forward to gathering with family to create new memories。 This is another lovely Peter Reynolds picture book with a heartwarming message for both children and adults。 ❤️❤️❤️
Britt
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3。5 - A simple yet profound story about how important working together and gathering to share stories can be。 Sure to strike a chord in the hearts of young and old alike， especially those longtime Peter H。 Reynolds fans。
Tabrizia
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Thank you Scholastic for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review。I loved this！ A beautiful and diverse picture book that depicts the importance of family and togetherness。 I really loved how the colors of the pictures started off as a purple， somber tone but when they come together， it more jubilant and bright。 A great way for kids to see what is happy and sad。 This is must need picture book that is perfect for family story time！
Alice
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5 stars for this one which I saw as a digital advanced reader's copy from Scholastic， I can't wait to see it in print。 5 stars for this one which I saw as a digital advanced reader's copy from Scholastic， I can't wait to see it in print。 。。。more
Pam
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I received an electronic ARC from Scholastic， Inc。Beautiful story about a young girl， Violet， and her determination to reconnect her family after they drifted to separate interests and areas of the house。 She watched the old family table shrink and disappear。 Then she worked to reconnect everyone and reunite at a new table they built。Love this book on connections and the work it takes to maintain them。 Too often， our young people don't have these memories as we all drift into our technology worl I received an electronic ARC from Scholastic， Inc。Beautiful story about a young girl， Violet， and her determination to reconnect her family after they drifted to separate interests and areas of the house。 She watched the old family table shrink and disappear。 Then she worked to reconnect everyone and reunite at a new table they built。Love this book on connections and the work it takes to maintain them。 Too often， our young people don't have these memories as we all drift into our technology worlds。Reynolds reminds us of our need for connection with gentle words and soft illustrations。 。。。more
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