Apple Pie Tired
Lola's family has an apple orchard and every year they sell hundreds of apple pies for customers' Thanksgiving tables. It's always a big job, so this year Lola is going to cook Thanksgiving dinner on her own to help out. She has a plan and a list. But Mom and Dad need her help making all the pies too. Lola's list keeps getting left behind and Thanksgiving arrives without crossing off a single thing. Luckily, aunts and uncles and cousins arrive ready to help the family prepare a Thanksgiving feast! Just…no apple pie, please! Includes an apple pie recipe.
| Interest Level | Kindergarten - Grade 3 |
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| Reading Level | Grade 1 |
| Dewey | E |
| Lexile | 660L |
| ATOS Reading Level | |
| Guided Reading Level | M |
| Publisher | Sleeping Bear Press |
| Language | English |
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| Available Formats | Hardcover (9781534112735), PDF (9781668945124), ePub (9781668945292), Hosted ebook (9781668945636), Kindle (9781668945469) |
| Copyright | 2024 |
| Number of Pages | 32 |
| Dimensions | 9 x 11 |
| Graphics | Full-color illustrations |
Story Monsters Ink - Apple Pie Tired
Lola’s family makes thousands of apple pies each year from the apples they grow in their orchards. She wants to start fixing things for the family’s Thanksgiving dinner, but the pies must be done first. When the pies are finally finished, she is so very tired (apple pie tired) and doesn’t have enough energy to make all the things she wants to cook. Kid-friendly text, along with a kid-friendly theme, make this a fun book for kids (and everyone), especially since author Beth Charles includes a family recipe for apple pie at the end of the book. (Ages 5-8)
Midwest Book Reviews - Apple Pie Tired
Apple Pie Tired by Beth Charles explores a seasonal Thanksgiving apple pie family business…Hannah Brinson’s illustrations add inviting color to the farm experience.
Kirkus - Apple Pie Tired
A delightful account of helpfulness, plans placed on hold, and disappointment avoided…A mouthwatering, heartwarming story of teamwork.
Author: Beth Charles
Beth Charles grew up in northern New Jersey and always thought she’d be a librarian like her mom or a teacher like her dad. Instead, she married a librarian and became a museum curator. Later, she and her husband moved to Vermont, and along with several family members, bought Mendon Mountain Orchards, a historic apple orchard. Now that one of her grown children owns the orchard, Beth has more time to knit, write books for kids, and spend time with her grandchildren. She still spends plenty of time at the orchard helping out, and when Thanksgiving comes and everyone pitches in, she’s still Apple Pie Tired!
Illustrator: Hannah Brinson
Hannah Brinson is an illustrator and designer living in Boston. You can find her curled up on her couch with a mug of coffee waiting for the first autumn leaf to fall.
| Original artwork |
| Recipe included |
| Full-color illustrations |