Thompson, L. (2007). The Apple Pie That Papa Baked. New York: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
ISBN: 1-4169-1240-1
Summary :
This is a cumulative story that talks about a little girls papa, who baked her an apple pie. Then it describes the process of how the apple pie was baked, “These are the apples, juicy and red, that went in the pie, warm and sweet, that Papa baked.” after that, it talks about the roots of the apple tree, and how the apple tree was grown, which used the help of rain and sun. Then the world, where it gave life to the apple tree.
The illustrations in this book is very detailed and it only has a few colours, black, red and brown throughout the story. It is great for children ages 4 - 8 years old because all of the pictures are easy to follow along, and even without words the pictures could tell the story.
Provocation :
A walk around the neighbourhood, to see the different types of trees, or maybe even walking by an apple tree in a garden near by.
Ways to read this book :
1. Felt board, you can purchase this felt story, or make two characters; the daughter and Papa, an apple tree and an apple pie.
2. Audience participation, you can have children pretend to be the Papa, and one to be the daughter, you can have a tall apple tree in the middle of the story area and have the rest of the children help pick apples (laminated pictures of an apple) off the tree, which could we stuck on with tape.
3. Reading the book, questions can be asked throughout the story like, “Where do you think the apples came from?” “How do you think trees are planted?”
Extensions :
1. Baking, after reading the book, you can get all of the children to bake apple pies.
2. Snack time, maybe after reading this book, it could be a transition to snack time, and slices of apple could be given out.
3. Drawing, you can have all of the children to draw and colour their own apple, then have a wall that is covered with branches for them to stick their apples on.
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