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A review by tashrow
Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell, Lizzy Rockwell
4.0
If the heat of summer is getting to you, you can always look ahead to the crispness of fall. This new edition of the Rockwell classic keeps the same feel as the original. It is the story of a little girl who heads off into the country to a farm to pick apples and pumpkins. There they meet the geese, chickens and turkey who live on the farm. They pick apples and the little girl carefully selects her pumpkin which she later carves into a jack-o-lantern. The book ends with apples being given away on Halloween.
There is a timelessness to this story that adds to its broad appeal. Rockwell’s words are simple and friendly, just as they were in the 1988 edition. Her daughter’s art, done in watercolor, has the same timeless simplicity. She celebrates the colors of autumn, but keeps the story at the center of the images.
A winning pick for an autumnal story time, you can’t miss with either edition. Appropriate for ages 2-4.
There is a timelessness to this story that adds to its broad appeal. Rockwell’s words are simple and friendly, just as they were in the 1988 edition. Her daughter’s art, done in watercolor, has the same timeless simplicity. She celebrates the colors of autumn, but keeps the story at the center of the images.
A winning pick for an autumnal story time, you can’t miss with either edition. Appropriate for ages 2-4.