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Apples and Pumpkins
In Apples and Pumpkins, a little girl spends a glorious Fall day picking apples and searching for the perfect pumpkin.
Hardcover, 24 pages
Published
July 12th 2011
by Aladdin
(first published 1988)
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Apples and Pumpkins by Anne F. Rockwell, pictures by Lizzy Rockwell is a classic Fall book for toddlers or preschoolers about a little girl, who visits the Comstock Farm to choose the reddest apples from the trees and find the best pumpkin in the patch. At home, she helps her mother carve a Jack O Lantern just in time for Halloween.
The text is simple, designed to communicate the simple joys of Fall and a visit to an apple and pumpkin farm. The story is a good choice to introduce younger childre...more
The text is simple, designed to communicate the simple joys of Fall and a visit to an apple and pumpkin farm. The story is a good choice to introduce younger childre...more
Great book for fall reading!
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This book is shared every year.
Friendly illustrations and texts...
with a perfect sequence for Halloween
It is so much fun to add children's own costumes at the end of the page.
How can we resist this classical and universal story?
Friendly illustrations and texts...
with a perfect sequence for Halloween
It is so much fun to add children's own costumes at the end of the page.
How can we resist this classical and universal story?
The rosy cheeks on the people helps illustrate that the weather is chilly. The undefined forests in the background are beautifully rendered with watercolors. The simple drawings are charming. My favorite page is the basket full of red and shiny apples-- they aren't fully red, but a blend of green and yellow and red, true to real apples. I liked that the girl had orange hair and boots with traction. The father has a blue newsboy cap with a turtleneck sweater and the mother has a yellow kerchief....more
If the heat of summer is getting to you, you can always look ahead to the crispness of fall. This new edition of the Rockwell classic keeps the same feel as the original. It is the story of a little girl who heads off into the country to a farm to pick apples and pumpkins. There they meet the geese, chickens and turkey who live on the farm. They pick apples and the little girl carefully selects her pumpkin which she later carves into a jack-o-lantern. The book ends with apples being given away o...more
The story is simple and probably great for kids who have never picked their own apples or pumpkins but my kids have done these things, and everything else mentioned in the book, so they were a little unimpressed. They had expected something more and I feel the same, pretty much. But this is still a good book for early readers, just nothing I would go out of my way to suggest.
What a lovely book for fall! We came across this book in spring but I'm definitely putting it on my seasonal reading list to read in fall. Especially because we do the pumpkin patch in fall, this is perfect. The illustrations are simple enough to be engaging to my 18 month old and the text to picture ratio is right for her, too.
Oct 28, 2011
Jess
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
preschool
Recommended to Jess by:
One of those that kicks around preschool fall read lists
Since it's the story of a trip to an orchard / pumpkin patch, I don't get why it ends with trick or treating. That part doesn't jive with the rest of the story. Plus, it limits it to a Halloween week read.
Serviceable read that'll work for preschool.
Serviceable read that'll work for preschool.
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Very simple story which could be read by a beginning reader. Not as much focused on apples as it is on the pumpkin.
In preparation for Halloween night, a family visits Mr. Comstock's farm to pick apples and pumpkins.
In preparation for Halloween night, a family visits Mr. Comstock's farm to pick apples and pumpkins.
A little girl and her family pick apples and a pumpkin for Halloween. Simple text and soft, gentle illustrations.
themes: apples, farms, Halloween, jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins, trick-or-treating
themes: apples, farms, Halloween, jack-o-lanterns, pumpkins, trick-or-treating
Nothing says "fall" quite like a Anne Rockwell title showing a family visiting a farm to pick apples and pumpkins. A classic fall storytime staple that ends with trick or treating.
This is a great book to read during Halloween time. Most of the children in the class will have their own traditions that they can share after the book is read.
Classic title, one that preschool teachers look for every fall. Talks about fall activities, and a very little about Halloween. Very low spooky rating.
May 14, 2008
Amy Holliday
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-s-literature
Comments on the Story:
The story is very simple. It is a nice story about going out to get pumpkins and apples in the Fall but overall the story is not that appealing or exciting. Also, it does not flow that well, I was not expecting it to end with her trick-or-treating.
Recommended Uses for the Book:
I think that this book could be used before a family might go to pick apples or pumpkins from a farm. Generally, I think I understand why this book was still left on the shelf and I would not recomme...more
The story is very simple. It is a nice story about going out to get pumpkins and apples in the Fall but overall the story is not that appealing or exciting. Also, it does not flow that well, I was not expecting it to end with her trick-or-treating.
Recommended Uses for the Book:
I think that this book could be used before a family might go to pick apples or pumpkins from a farm. Generally, I think I understand why this book was still left on the shelf and I would not recomme...more
(3.5 stars)
A little girl goes with her family to the Comstock Farm to pick apples and the perfect pumpkin for Halloween.
A little girl goes with her family to the Comstock Farm to pick apples and the perfect pumpkin for Halloween.
Simple and cute about two of our favorite fall traditions picking apples and pumpkins at the local farm.
The classic! Good easy to see pictures. Simple straightforward text for the very young.
Sep 19, 2012
Shelby Holloway
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
picture-book
What you can do when you go to an orchard. Some children may not know what an orchard is.
Another excellent concept book, still strong after more than 25years since first published.
Perfect for reading before participating in autumn activities
Perfect for a fall or October storytime.
Read at Baby/Toddler Lap Time on 10/14/11: http://storytimesecrets.blogspot.com/...
This title is an update of the classic by the same name. The author's illustrator daughter, Lizzie has spiffed up the illustrations quite a bit to give the book a more modern feel. I will always love this title and consider it a must read for fall storytimes. My review of the origianl: Nothing says "fall" quite like a Anne Rockwell title showing a family visiting a farm to pick apples and pumpkins. A classic fall storytime staple that ends with trick or treating.
Thank you to the publisher for reissuing this book! Part of a cycle of 4 books that celebrate each of the seasons, the simple words and bright clear pictures are pitch perfect for 2 and 3 year olds.
It was a favorite of my little girls when they WERE little girls and is something I read nearly every year at fall story times. I just wish they'd reissue the "Big Book" version which would be perfect for using with groups....
It was a favorite of my little girls when they WERE little girls and is something I read nearly every year at fall story times. I just wish they'd reissue the "Big Book" version which would be perfect for using with groups....
Dec 31, 2011
Heather
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
olivia-s-bookshelf,
autumn
17 months - This book was a huge hit for O. We read this one probably a hundred times over the month we had it. Her verbal language was starting to take off and Apple, Pumpkin and Acorn were three of her favorite words to say and sign at the time. 31 months - found at the thrift store and thought I'd see if O still liked this book, she does! Such a simple. Ok but it still appeals to her.
A fun story with good illustrations on the traditions of fall.
Halloween. Autumn.
Bright, colorful pictures of a girl and her family picking apples and pumpkins.
This would be a good book for a younger audience learning to read - can also use to reinforce fall/autumn vocabulary words.
Bright, colorful pictures of a girl and her family picking apples and pumpkins.
This would be a good book for a younger audience learning to read - can also use to reinforce fall/autumn vocabulary words.
This was a very simple book and seemed to lack character, but definitely explored the fun of Fall.
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Follows a family as they choose a pumpkin at a farm and later carve it for Halloween.
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