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From Apple Trees to Cider, Please!
Say "hello" to the apples in the trees, and learn how they become delicious apple cider. Grab the wagon, it's a bright autumn day and the trees are full of ripe, red apples! There’s an apple festival underway at the farm and lots of work to do making cider. This visit finishes with a cider doughnut and a cup of freshly pressed cider. DELICIOUS! Told in crisp, action-driven rhymes from a young child’s point of view, From Apple Trees to Cider, Please! is a realistic account of how apple cider is pressed, flavored with the charm and vigor of a harvest celebration.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2015
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November 16, 2017
I was a bit disappointed in From Apple Trees to Cider, Please!. It's not a bad book by any means but I think it suffered from the rhyme scheme as it didn't allow enough scope for fully explaining the process involved in making cider when it came to the machinery aspect. It was challenging for text and illustrations to fully represent, for example, how the apples are squeezed to make the juice come out. The illustrations, while conveying all of the fun and colorful activities at an apple orchard open for the season, were a bit busy and cartoon-ish for my taste. That said, my son seemed to enjoy it and asked for several readings.
August 25, 2017
Talk about lack of diversity. Every single person is the same shade of beige. Every single woman and girl is wearing a dress. And only men, not women, are depicted operating machinery or really doing any work at all.
September 15, 2017
Really enjoy reading this with my kids every season. We always read it before visiting the orchard and this year was no different. I found that my oldest was more interested in the process this year and more engaged in the illustrations. He even asked to see a video on the cider making process.
August 17, 2015
A great book just in time for fall! The mother and daughter go to the orchard to see the apples grow and learn how cider is made. Then, (surprise!) there's an apple festival where they can taste other yummy apple treats. It was sort of a "How it's Made" for preschoolers. Perfect for an apple story time.
October 31, 2021
An interesting book about making cider from picking apples to pushing them through an apple press. A bit advanced for Elliot in some parts, so I summarized a few pages, but overall he enjoyed it, especially since we drank cider while we read!
*read at age 2
*read at age 2
December 21, 2020
Interesting book with alright illustrations. I'm not sure if the little girl's name is Apple or what because it doesn't mention anyone's name in the whole book until the very end where it says, "Apple smiles". Okay, but who is Apple?! The little girl? The mom? The other little girl? Very unclear, but I'm assuming it's the little girl since we hear "Mom" throughout the story. If that is indeed someone's name, it should be mentioned WAY earlier and more than once instead of just once at the end. It's cool that it rhymes a bit throughout the book, but that unclear Apple name really upset me. Also, my friend just pointed out that why the sudden switch from first person to third person at the end? Throughout the whole book it's from the little girl's perspective and then at the end, it switches to third? Why? What is the purpose of this? Awful ending. If Apple is the name of the little girl, it should have started with, "Hi, I'm Apple", or "Hi, My name is Apple" so we know at the beginning that that is in fact her name.
November 2, 2017
An excellent story to get you in the mood for apple picking! Told in rhyming text format, this story shows children the apples’ journey from growing on trees until they are made into apple cider. The illustrations are cute and colourful and go perfectly with the story.
October 11, 2018
Nice fall-ish book about apples done in rhyme! I think its a good one for a story time with the kiddos- preschool to 3rd grade. Illustrations are busy and have lots of fun things to look at. Informative, too! Nice illustrations of apple cider making.
January 24, 2017
We've been reading this since the fall (after several trips to the pumpkin farm). Cute story of the process of making apple cider and featuring many things you can find at an apple orchard/farm.
October 9, 2017
Who knew what it took to make apple cider? This book will walk children through the apple cider making process from the orchard to the enjoying a cool glass of cider and everything in between.
August 20, 2018
No idea why this isn't hitting me the way it should be, because it's perfect on paper for fall storytime.
September 15, 2019
The story was so-so, but the illustrations were phenomenal! So bright and colorful and cheery.
October 4, 2019
Awesome simple rhymes. We get to go through the process of making apple cider at an orchard.
November 20, 2020
A fun book about going to the cider mill.
November 22, 2020
Fabulous kids book showing how apples can be used. Will have to pick up again later when I have my Cider Days.
December 15, 2020
Several families head to cider mill and help make a batch. My kids enjoyed making the motions to help make the cider. Preschool and up
December 27, 2020
Follows a family on their visit through an apple orchard. Rhymes.
November 16, 2022
A fun little book.
August 19, 2021
This is a fiction take on how apples are made into apple cider. The illustrations are colorful and really entertained Cassie a lot. She loved looking at the illustrations in this book and seeing the different things on each page. I loved how they interlinked the truth of apples into apple cider into a small story-line. As not every kid will see how apple ciders are created. I recommend checking this book out for your family.
October 24, 2019
Told in colorful, rustic pictures, in rhyming couplets, the story told of the transformation of apples into tasty cider. "Clean the apples. Check for worms. Wash and dry them. No more germs!"
I notice that the varietal names are shown, such as Honey Crisp, Granny Smith, Fuji, and Golden Delicious, and each given a unique appearance rather than 'average red apple'. "Gulp it cold or sip it hot== apple cider hits the spot!"
I have not heard of cider doughnuts; they sound delicious.
I notice that the varietal names are shown, such as Honey Crisp, Granny Smith, Fuji, and Golden Delicious, and each given a unique appearance rather than 'average red apple'. "Gulp it cold or sip it hot== apple cider hits the spot!"
I have not heard of cider doughnuts; they sound delicious.
March 31, 2016
It is a pretty fall day and just great for apple picking and making apple cider. The reader follows along with a family as they pick apples straight through to the process of making apple cider. With rhyming text, it makes a great read- aloud story teaching others about the process of apple cider making on a juvenile level. I would recommend this title for a read aloud for storytime as well as for anyone interested in the basic concept of picking apples and making apple cider. The story is easy to follow along and the illustrations are colorful and a little quirky and the characters are depicted as happy and carefree.
August 15, 2015
The illustration style is really neat - I loved the way the little girl's hair was done. It did get a little bit busy at times, but as a whole, I still liked the pictures.
As far as text, I feel like the rhyme gave the story less impact. I found myself skimming over it, because that style of rhyme is usually for much, much younger kids, but the story of making cider is for kiddos who are a little bit older.
As far as text, I feel like the rhyme gave the story less impact. I found myself skimming over it, because that style of rhyme is usually for much, much younger kids, but the story of making cider is for kiddos who are a little bit older.
March 13, 2016
Every year teachers ask for books that talk about apples and plant cycles. This is a fun rhyming one that even the youngest student will enjoy and understand. The illustrations are very colorful and whimisical. The skin coloring is undeterminate so any child can feel like they look like them. Each two page spread if filled with colors and a simple sentence or two. The illustrations include labels and signs that help children understand the process. I would recommend this book.
January 7, 2016
I guess children's books with rhyme schemes such as this are why modern poets tend to avoid rhyme altogether. It never really annoyed me until I started reading children's books with regularity for work. Everything else about the book is good. It teaches how to make cider and the art is vivid. It would actually be a good selection for the age group I usually read for (4-7 years old).
January 10, 2016
Step-by-Step account of making fresh apple cider. Kids and adults will be charmed by the rhymes and the illustrations depicting the joys of apple picking and making cider.http://julianaleewriter.com/books-ali...
October 30, 2015
3.5 stars. illustrations and the colors are wonderful. we had an Apple Tree while I was growing up. So that brought back memories. the last page made me wish I had a tall cold glass of Apple Cider to drink.
August 25, 2015
A perfect little read for apple picking season. Loved the rhyme and illustrations!
October 14, 2015
Any thing about apples is HUGE at my library in the fall so we added this one. It's not my favorite but solid.
December 29, 2015
Good book for my PreK-2 school. In rhyme it shows the process of making apple cider.
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