Dappled Apples

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Summary: My toddler loves this book!
Review: My 3 year old daughter adores Dappled Apples. We checked it out from the library right around her 3rd birthday, and she had it memorized in a couple of weeks. It is nice and short, and the rhymes make it easy for small children to remember the verses. So, we had to buy it from Amazon because she kept asking why we took it back! The book is great for the 3-4 age range because of its simplicity. Older kids might not find it as interesting.

Rating:
Summary: My toddler loves this book!
Review: My 3 year old daughter adores Dappled Apples. We checked it out from the library right around her 3rd birthday, and she had it memorized in a couple of weeks. It is nice and short, and the rhymes make it easy for small children to remember the verses. So, we had to buy it from Amazon because she kept asking why we took it back! The book is great for the 3-4 age range because of its simplicity. Older kids might not find it as interesting.

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Summary: crackly and frisky
Review: Parents of 2-year-olds appreciate books with few words per page, and this book has enjoyable verse with vivid and even astoundingly beautiful 'paper collage' pictures. I can't imagine all the time it took to cut and assemble the various scenes from three children having autumn fun. The only reason it didn't get five stars from me is because in one of the pictures where the children are apple-picking, the little boy falls headfirst out of the tree. I don't know if it was meant to be comical, but I found it jarring... as does my daughter, who asks every time if the little boy will be okay. Obviously in the next picture he's fine, but I thought that image felt out-of-place in an otherwise fun romp of gathering apples, carving pumpkins, and trick-or-treats. A beautiful book with clever rhymes.