Who's Got the Apple

by Jan Lööf

Chain of events is set in motion when storekeeper tries to trick a customer.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Fiction, Swedish Literature, Classics, Humor, Adventure

Paperback

First published January 1, 1974

About the author

Jan Lööf, född 1940 i Trollhättan, är konstnär och författare. Han är dessutom jazzmusiker och spelar tenorsaxofon och flöjt. Tidigt började han med att teckna gubbar, men fick sin formella utbildning som bildkonstnär på Konstfack i Stockholm.

Reviews

[Karenina (Nina Ruthström)]

Favoritsaga med klassikerstatus som har allt; intrikata bilder, spänning, humor, mer och mindre vänliga människor, djur, oväntade vändningar samt sensmoral om tur och fjärilseffekten.

[Emma Grace Blumer]

This one’s fun! 🍎

[Chris Go]

This is a book where so much more is going on in the pictures than the words. If the book is read aloud, but your audience could not see the pictures, much would be lost in this story.

It also reminded me of a really crazy exam question that might show up on the California Bar Exam. It would ask about what crimes the robber committed. I am not sure breaking and entering would count, although he does technically break the window of the school.

Clearly much has changed in the world of picture books over the last 40 years as not one, but two bars are among the drawings. I liked that one was directly across from the church. And that there is a man entering it while it is still light outside.

[Elen]

Vissa böcker minns man mer än andra från när man var liten. Detta är en som hade något sorts skimmer runt sig. Jag minns inte att någon läste den för mig, men vi satt och bläddrade i den när vi var små. Skimret har numera slocknat lite, bristen på kvinnor irriterar mig och lämnar en fadd eftersmak, men nog lär jag som vuxen läsa den för barnen runt mig ändå.

[Helena]

Vauhtia ja vaarallisia tilanteita :)

[Karen]

I’ve had this book since I was a kid and have always loved it. Following the details of the pictures while reading the story is wonderful. Looking forward to sharing this with my students via virtual story time.

[Bmale]

Wonderful story, great illustrations. A lot of things going on in the background, never told in the text, which make it all the more fun for small children who can point it out, and show their parents stuff they maybe havn't noticed. Can be read so many times... Five stars without a doubt. The best I've read from Jan Loof.

[Alatea]

Läser med "min" lilla killen. Han ville verkligen läsa boken och skrattade ihjäl Sig när frukthandlaren lurade gubben i randig kostym. Så ja, rätt rolig historia var den!

[Mary Teske]

This is a short children's book that teaches a shop keeper a lesson about playing tricks for April Fools. The story was a quick read and follows a series of unfortunate events that unfold after a store keeper tricks one of his customers. The unfortunate events trickle down to the next person and eventually come full circle to the shop keeper after half the town feels the effects of the one innocent trick.

[Vincent Stewart]

Fun children's book emphasizing the relationship of cause and effect.

[Emma]

Äpplet fick sig en rejäl rundtur av staden.

[David]

Det här är nästan fusk, men fan jag läste den det här året. Den är mer clever än bra, men Lööfs teckningar är väldigt stämningsfulla.

[Melinda]

So funny!

[Ron]

This is a short story about a man who puts a fake apple on his windowsill and gets back a ripe one after a serious of misfortunes.

[Maria]

O poveste foarte a,muzantă și distractivă. Mi-ar fi plăcut însă ca o parte din nume să fie adaptate din simplul motiv că nu știam cum să le citesc corect copiilor.

[Jennifer]

A very cute book for Swedish language beginners!

[Guilherme Semionato]

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[Joakim Laksman]

Funny.

[Crystal E. Fall]

Väldigt charmig! Gillar verkligen de små bakgrundshistorierna i bilderna.

[Manuel Taborda]

Magnolia de Paul Thomas Anderson es la secuela, principalmente por las escenas iníciales.

[Rick Christiansen]

Definitely a classic

[Eva]

En av de absoluta favoriterna, som jag fick läsa många gånger för min dotter innan hon själv lärde sig läsa. Visst bilderna räcker ju - men jag ville gärna vara med och titta! Humor!

[Nahuatl P Vargas]

Muy divertido libro de enredos, lo recomiendo mucho, excelentes lustraciones.

[Johannes Roswall]

En favorit från barndomen. illustrationerna är böcker varma känslor.

[Hanne]

One of my grandchildren’s favorites ☺️

[Sarah Sammis]

Although there is a linear set of events just relating to the apple, there is an entire side plot involving a thief. Observant readers will see how the two plots will come together and result in the switching of the fake apple for the real apple as well as the man's cat being blamed for a bite being taken out of the now "ripe" apple.

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[Coenraad]

Jan Lööf se verhaal laat dink aan 'n domino-speletjie, waar jy die teëltjies in patrone uitpak en dan die eerste een omstamp. As alles reg verloop het, dan lê almal uiteindelik plat.

Die vrugtehandelaar wil sy klant, die man in die gestreepte pak, 'n poets bak en verkoop aan hom 'n plastiekappel. Dan volg daar 'n ketting gebeure wat niemand kon voorsien nie. Dit behels onder meer 'n rower, 'n brandweerwa, 'n kat en 'n plankheining. Lees maar self: dit maak alles perfek sin en alles werk reg uit! En dit lei tot groot leesgenot.

Jan Lööf depicts a wonderful series of events caused by the prank of a fruitseller. Incongruous? Unbelievable? Don't worry: it all works out and makes sense in the end. And it's huge fun.

[Sally]

One of my all-time childhood favorites. A store-keeper plays a joke on a gentleman by selling him a fake apple, which gets left on the windowsill to ripen. Gets knocked off and goes on this whole journey around the neighborhood involving the local school children, a thief, a fender-bender, and a parrot.... Well, you'll have to read it for yourself!

[Brie Tennyson]

"Who's Got the Apple" was one of my favorite books to read when I was little. I loved the story line throughout the book, following this apple as it traveled around town. It is so entertaining and the illustrations are fun. This book is great for younger children (4-6 years) who will love being able to watch as the apple goes from one place to the next.

[Esther]

This one can be hard to find...but I love it! It is about the day in the life of an apple on an adventure and all the people it comes across. It is also part mystery. And the pictures are fun because they tell the other stories that are going on too.