The Apple Pie Tree

Two sisters observe their apple tree through the seasons in this charming picture-book for younger children, delighting in the robin's nest in its branches, admiring its soft pink blossoms and growing fruit, and playing in its welcome shade. When fall comes, and the apples are ready for picking, the girls enlist their parents' help in making an apple pie - a treat that is all the sweeter for having been "grown" in their own backyard...

With a simple text of no more than a sentence or two per page, and lovely collage art that holds the attention, The Apple Pie Tree is an ideal choice for introducing preschoolers to the beauties of nature, and the joys of home-cooking. A brief afterword includes more detailed information about the process show more of pollination, as well as the author's own recipe for apple pie. All in all, a sweet little book, one I would recommend particularly for use in the fall, when it's apple-picking season. show less

This book follows a brother and sister as they watch their apply tree blossom, grow tiny green fruit, then big apples. They pick the apples and make an apple pie.
I love this book. It's so fun to read with kids. It deals with pollination, showing bees buzzing around apple blossoms to pollinate them. It shows the apple tree in all seasons and shows the kiddos where our food comes from. I've paired this with a cooking activity, or a fruit and vegetable tasting activity where to connect pollination and bees to our food sources. A super fun read with great potential for various lessons!

A fun story about watching a tree grow over time to make apple pie. I like that the title calls it an apple pie tree. I also enjoyed the fact that it gave you a recipe at the end of the story to make your own apple pie.

I like this book for two reasons. First, I like the style of the book. It explains the seasons but doesn’t present it as a scientific, informational text. Through using a fictional narrative story, the author is able to take the reader through the seasons by talking about the apple tree and how important it is to the family. Secondly, I like the pace of the book. It is kind of slow paced and gives the book a relaxing feel as the reader travels through the seasons of the year. Within each season, the author explains how the birds are growing and the flowers are going through many stages before the next season arrives. The big idea of this book is to show the growth and development of the apple tree and explain other aspects of the four show more seasons. show less

This story is a simple book about the life cycle of an apple tree and how the family in the book grows the apples and then uses them to make a pie.
I love this book because it is very easy for children to understand and relate too. I used it in my classroom last year when we made applesauce and I plan to do the same this year.
This book is a great one for any child because it even includes scientific information in the back that older children could use. Works great for apple or fall theme.

This is a cute realistic fiction book about growing apples on an apple tree and eventually baking an apple pie. The point of view is very clear and obvious that the speaker is one of the daughters in the family who owns the apple tree. She speaks with emotion and excitement about the process in which the tree changes during seasons, the apples grow, and the pie is made. Media:Paint and found-paper collage

In this book, two children take the reader through the seasons and the various changes that their apple tree goes through. They show how the tree goes from being bare to having big, red apples. At the end, they cut up the apples, add cinnamon and sugar, and make their apple pie.

This book had great, large and colorful pictures. It went through every season and showed the process of how the apples grow. It also showed the lives of three baby birds as they grew as a sub-story. I also noticed that this book was eduacating the children without being boring.

I read this book to three and four year olds at a daycare and I had them identify each season several times and tell me things they do in each season. I also had them count how many birds show more there were as well as identify each animal seen in the book. show less