Last Friday we visited Davis Peach Farm in Wading River for our No Child Left Inside Program. What a wonderful turnout we had with all of our favorite patrons and friends! We spent the beautiful crisp, sunny day wandering the fields picking juicy apples and filling bags of them. Even our newest littlest patrons enjoyed the weather all swaddled up on their mamas. Most of us couldn't wait to bite into an apple and ate them right after being plucked from the tree.
Be sure to check out our collection for some apple books to round out this fun filled day of learning. I know many of you were wondering what to do with all the apples you took home so check out some of our kid's recipe books and make delicious appley snacks! We also have plenty of picture books about apples - our new favorite is Apple Pie ABC by Alison Murray. Georgie really wants to get his paws on the apple pie cooling off on the kitchen table. Do he and his friend Gracie get a taste? Read the book and find out! You can also visit them at the author's website here. There are lots of fun things to do - George and Gracie coloring pages, other crafts, a book preview and you can learn all about author/illustrator Alison. We think the retro-yet-modern illustrations are Caldecott worthy (yes, unfortunately this book was published in 2010 and can't win a Caldecott because another of our favorites - A Sick Day for Amos McGee won, but we really wanted to emphasize how much we love Alison's Apple Pie artwork).
