Little Apple Goat

Summary: Little Apple Goat is a farm animal who prefers to eat fruit from the orchard instead of leftovers. Day after day and year after year, she spits the pits and seeds over the hedge on her way home to the meadow. One autumn day, a storm blows through the farm and knocks over all of the trees in the orchard, making the animals very sad. Once winter and spring pass, the animals are surprised to see new fruit trees growing, creating a new orchard. Unknowingly, Little Apple Goat has planted a new orchard from the seeds she has been spitting out.

Genre Critique: This is a great example of a fantasy, because it would not be possible for animals to think, talk, and feel human emotions in the real world. Even though these aspects of the show more story cannot be true, children can still relate to the feelings that the animals have about being sad when something is lost and rejoicing when it returns again. In addition, the context of the story is believable, as farms, orchards, and storms all exist in the real world.

Media: collage, watercolor, & black ink show less

This book focused on a goat who love fruit, especially apples. One day there was a big storm that knocked all the apple trees down that the goat ate from. The goat was sad for a while but by the time autumn came around the farmer had planted new apple trees and all the farm animals were happy again. This book is a good fantasy because it makes connections to human feelings to animals and the seasons we experience in our lives.

Review: This heart warming tale tells of the a little goat who loved fruit and unknowingly plants a whole orchard after a whole autumn of snacking on different fruits. When a storm hits and knocks all the orchard trees over, the animals are very sad. Once winter and spring pass, the animals are surprised to see a new orchard pop up! This story has an element of foreshadowing and prediction that is perfect for young readers who are developing their critical reading skills.

Genre: This book is an excellent example of fantasy. In this tale animals can think, talk, and feel emotions. When the animals find out that their orchard has been destroyed they are saddened. When they realize that a new one has grown they are over joyed and happy. show more These simple emotions, happy and sad, are integral parts of the human experience, that the farm animals enter into in this fictional tale. show less

Genre: modern fantasy
It is a great example of fantasy because it would not be possible for animals to think, talk, and feel human emotions in the real world. Even though these aspects of the story cannot be true, children can still relate to the feelings that the animals have about being sad when something is lost and rejoicing when it returns again. In addition, the context of the story is believable, as farms, orchards, and storms all exist in the real world. I bet lower elementary students would enjoy it a lot!

Super cute picture book for primary grade levels. This is a fantasy because of the personification of the goat. The little apple goat plants trees and ends up saving the farm because of it. Not much depth but still an entertaining nad cute book. Media: Collage, Watercolor, black ink

Summary:
It's about a little ordinary goat lives in a farm but loves to eat apples and cherries in the orchard sometimes. Every time after it eating the fruits, it would send a shower of pits and seeds over the hedge. Once a storm toppled every single tree and the orchard that little apple goat loved so much was gone. All the animals were very sad and the farmer came to take the logs away. After the winter, the spring came and one day the little apple goat found there were some bright and flowery peeking over the hedge and one day, the blossoms were gone and new fruit hung from the branches. All the animals were very happy to have a new orchard but only did the little apple goat knew how it came.

Genre:
It is a animal fantasy since the show more story happened in a non-realistic animal world created by the author. All the animals in this world had their own thoughts and acted like human.

Critiques:
1. The media of this book are water color and ink. All the images are cute animals and other creatures in the nature.
2. The language in this book is clear and easy to understand by students aged from 3~6.
3. The ending of this book is out of expectation which may cheer students a lot.

Comments on use:
1. Good for teachers to read aloud on reading class.
2. The teacher can ask student why the new orchard comes in the new autumn. show less

Little Apple Goat is a book about a little goat who prefers eating full fruits to scraps. He would then spit the seeds behind the bushes. One day a storm comes by and knocks out the Orchard were he eats his apples from. Little goat is sad but as the seasons change, the Orchard grows back. The goat is confused how the Orchard grew back, but then realized it was all thanks to the seeds he spit out.