Author/Illustrator: Adam Rex
Publisher: Chronicle, 2017
Age: 4-8
Themes: fruit, rhyme, rhyming stories
Opening: Who wouldn’t travel anywhere to get an apple or a pear?
Summary: (from my library catalog) All the fruits gather together and enjoy a rhyming party, but poor Orange feels left out because he does not rhyme with anything–until Apple invents a new word..
Why I like this book: I want to believe Rex wrote this for picture book writers! So funny, so true, and writing in rhyme is SO hard! It’f fun and funny in all aspects and I really like the fresh compositions with mixed media. Great read aloud for a slightly older group of PB readers, maybe best for early elementary classes.
Resources/Activities: Play rhyme games: stash a few objects in a bag and have participants reach in for one at a time and come up with a word rhyming with the object.
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Yep – Rex write this one for us! And the kids will probably like it too…Great example of how to turn one of those weird truisms into a book!
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Can’t wait to see this one!
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Yes, I agree. I think he wrote it for those of us who write in rhyme. It’s sooo hard! I, too, love this book and its hilarious illustrations. But I do think it works best with older kids who can really get the jokes. Thanks!
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What a fun book! Can’t wait to see it!
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This is a fun story & the cover really grabs your attention in the store. Great review, Julie.
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I’ve been eager to read this! It sounds like such fun.
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Terrific choice as we enter pumpkin season. I’ve read this one & agree that it’s a wonderful PB, including for those of us writing them!
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That’s a fun looking book. I’m curious to know what apple cooked up. (whistles)
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