For our after-school snack today, I hosted an apple tasting for my two favorite little ladies.
They tried five varieties of apples: Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Gala, Braeburn, and Pink Lady.
The judges carefully tested each apple on appearance, texture, and overall tastiness.
After much deliberation, Pink Lady was declared the favorite, with Golden Delicious finishing a close second! What's your favorite variety?
Up, Up, Up! It's Apple-picking Time by Jody Fickes Shapiro
This simple story of a family enjoying the sweet delights of apple-picking time hearkens back to my own childhood in Michigan. I have dear memories of visiting orchards in the fall to pick crisp, juicy apples. Shapiro's book captures perfectly the smells and sights of an autumn apple orchard, and rejoices in the time a family can spend there together. The language is simple enough to engage a toddler but is also lyrical and beautifully descriptive. How can you resist phrases like, "fresh-baked apple dumplings, floating like islands in a sea of milk?"
I'm linking up to:
- Feed Me Books Friday @ Little Sprout Books