Apple Farmer Annie
reS-Gr 2-Each autumn, Annie picks her apples, and sorts and organizes them. Some she turns into applesauce, apple muffins, apple cake (recipes included), and cider. The best she saves to sell at the market. Happily, she sells everything and returns home to rest, read, and, of course, eat an apple. Charming and cheery, her story makes a great read-aloud. The illustrations seem to step right out of a coloring book with simple shapes, objects, and bright, crayon-box colors. Left-hand pages contain text framed by objects that reinforce the words; more detailed, full-page illustrations appear on the right. For example, road signs surround the sentence explaining that Annie drives to the city; the accompanying picture shows a bridge with a city skyline in the background. Cooking utensils surround the sentences describing how she makes applesauce and muffins, while on the right is an illustration of the young woman in the kitchen. All in all, this is a tasty complement to Zoe Hall's The Apple Pie Tree (Scholastic, 1996) and Anne Rockwell's Apples and Pumpkins (S & S, 1989).Pamela K. Bomboy, Chesterfield County Public Schools, VACopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.