Throwback Thursday - Apple Picking
Time for another Throwback Thursday post and one of the fun things that we got up to in the late summer was picking the apples off our apple trees in the garden. BookBairn loved picking the ones up off the ground, though I had to keep a very stringent eye on her as she loves to take a bite out of them and they really did need a good wash first as well as saying that they are cooking apples so taste pretty rubbish until they have been cooked and sweetened. But it was absolutely brilliant to have a little helper run put all the apples in the basket! (I can only say we were having way too much fun to take some photos of BookBairn being my little helper, I promise our next Throwback post will have lots and lots of photos over BookBairn over the last year!)Formatted as a smaller and thinner board than the average board book, these books are great for little readers as they aren't too large or heavy for those small hands. They are also delightful for adults to read as they are written in rhyming sentences so simply role off the tongue! But the real highlight of this book is the fantastic illustrations. Each page is packed full of woodland creatures that BookBairn just loves spotting as we turn the pages. The illustrations are bright and colourful and much more summery in contrast to the autumnal tones of 'Hooty the Owl', the first book in the series. I also prefer the cheeky squirrels in this book as it seems so fitting to the squirrels we see in the garden. In short, this sequel is even better than the first!!
We are still eating our way through our apple haul, but I think I'll need to make a batch of stewed apples and freeze them as we won't get through them all any time soon!
I'm really enjoying reminiscing when I write these posts so hope you are enjoying reading them. Happy Throwback Thursday everyone!
Mummy and BookBairn x
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I'm not sure if I'm going to like this book. So far it's....
ReplyDeleteBookBairn's Papa C's anti-squirrel devices 0 - 3 The squirrels
I had some success for a short time with the slippy pole but once the squirrels realised they could climb it with dirty feet all I had was an empty bird feeder and a dirty pole. :-)
Oh dear! Those squirrels are clever little scroungers! x
DeleteMummy's apples are a sore point since I forgot about the bag in BookBairn's Papa C's shed. I guess that's how cider was discovered.
ReplyDeleteOh dear! There's still plenty left from this year!
DeleteLove the sound of the sizing of it!! :) Thanks for sharing with #ReadWithMe
ReplyDeletePerfect for little hands!
DeleteThe Mysterious Apples is such a great title!!
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Such a fab title!!
DeleteNot heard of this before. sounds fab though and what a haul of apples you got!
ReplyDeleteYup! We will be eating apple pie for months!! x
DeleteThis sounds like a lovely little book. Autumn feels so long ago now! We used to have an apple tree and every single apple on it was inedible! :(
ReplyDeleteOh no! I know, autumn is such a long time ago!
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