Where Is the Apple Pie?

by Valeri Gorbachev

A chaotic search begins for the missing apple pie in this boldly illustrated tale with simple text for beginning readers.

Genres: Picture Books, Food, Animals, Storytime

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 13, 1999

About the author

Valeri Gorbachev is the author and illustrator of a number of children's books, both in the United States and Europe, including Nicky And The Big Bad Wolves and Where is the Apple Pie? Mr. Gorbachev immigrated to the United States from the Ukraine in 1991 and now lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.

(from harpercollins.com)

Reviews

[Dixy's Storytime World Saleh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Where's the Apple Pie? is a funny story about looking for a lost pie. The characters go on a silly adventure trying to find it, but they never really find out where it is. With colorful pictures and easy words, it's great for kids learning to read. It'll make you laugh and wonder until the end!

[Library Lady Terri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Eagle eye listeners will be able to follow the robbers throughout the illustrations to find the apple pie.

[Melki · Rating 4 out of 5]

A tall tale grows ever taller when someone inquires as to what happened to a certain delicious pastry. A cute story, and Gorbachev's illustrations are sublime, as usual.

[Mosley · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just not much to it.

[Vivian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Children love this circular cumulative story told in two voices.

The left side page features neighbors pig and goat exchanging remarks about the pie goat bought at the bakery. The opposite page fleshes out the outrageous journey the pie takes by fire truck, canoe, jeep, camel, and hot air balloon as it negotiates a forest fire, waterfall, desert, safari, and hurricane.

The story ends where it begins -- the the good ole U.S. of A., providing a perfect transition to the final story in today's program.

[Heidi-Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is "Where Have All the Flowers Gone" and "There's a Hole in the Bucket" put together in a humorous book. I did find it slightly annoying, as I have those 2 songs. But that does not mean I do not get any enjoyment from it. Fun pictures with more going on that might make it better for a lapsit. But the question-answer suspense might make it a good storytime read as well. Either way, however, the book was a little odiferous for my preference.

[Mandy J. Hoffman · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple tale of a goat who bought a pie and what happened to the pie. A silly book that is fun to read.

[jenna Hudrlik · Rating 1 out of 5]

boring boring boring and dull

[Katelyn Lowe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent sequencing book!

[Deb · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like Valeri Gorbachev's books and want to keep track of the ones I've read to Alena. This kept our attention and was easy to read to her. It's one of my favorites that we checked out this week.