If it’s time for apple picking, it’s time to gather these books
Apple Farmer Annie
Author: Monica Wellington
Illustrator: Monica Wellington
Publisher: Puffin Books, Penguin Young Readers Group
Recommended Age Range: 3 to 7
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In Monica Wellington’s signature style, Apple Farmer Annie introduces the apple in a simply delicious way. Beginning at her orchard, in the fall, children are introduced to some of this fruit’s best-known recipes, including applesauce, cake, and muffins. A trip to sell her apples at a farmer’s market rounds out her day – and the story. Wonderful!
the apple orchard riddle
Author: Margaret McNamara
Illustrator: G. Brian Karas
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade Books, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books
Recommended Age Range: 4 to 8
When Mr. Tiffin’s class visits an apple orchard it’s far from a regular field trip; this time, it comes with a riddle. While answers abound as the students pick apples, visit a cider press, and explore the orchard’s many treasures, no one seems to be able to solve the riddle; that is, until one little girl discovers the answer right in the palm of her hand. A wonderful and “apeeling” read. ☺
Awards: American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture “Book of the Year,” 2015; Children’s Book Committee at Bank Street College Children’s Book of the Year, 2014