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Apple Trees to Cider, Please!

by Felicia Sanzari CHERNESKY
Apple Trees to Cider, Please! illus. by Julia Patton. 32p. Albert Whitman. Sept. 2015. Tr $16.99. ISBN 9780807565131.
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PreS-Gr 2—As she did with the delightful Pick a Circle, Gather Squares (Albert Whitman, 2013), Chernesky has taken a familiar subject and given it a fresh presentation. A little girl and her mother have gone apple picking. The rhyming couplets flow smoothly ("Reaching up we take our pick,/twist and pluck them. That's the trick.") and include lovely verbal images. The book proceeds from the apple-picking process to cider-making and ends with an apple festival. While Chernesky captures the enthusiasm of this fun fall activity in words, Patton captures it with her energetic digital cartoon illustrations as well. The pictures include details to pore over and engage the eye without being overly busy. In addition, a wealth of information, such as the names of various apples and the appearance of an actual cider press, is provided in the artwork.
VERDICT Even if you are awash in apple books, this title will be an attractive and useful addition.
Reviewed by Grace Oliff, Ann Blanche Smith School, Hillsdale, NJ
At an apple orchard, a red-haired girl and mom pick apples and help turn them into cider. The bouncy rhyming text celebrates the process and all things fall: scarecrows, mums, and the festival of pies and apple cider donuts at book's end. Cartoonish illustrations bursting with greens, oranges, and russets are a touch askew, with popped perspectives and mysterious hands operating the cider press.
 , Sep 01, 2015

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