Is there any lovelier time of year for food than autumn? Suddenly, all of those summertime popsicle stains are being replaced with apple peels. These are a few of my favorite ideas for an apple-themed storytime - with no sugar added!
Ten Red Apples by Pat Hutchins - A simple yet clever counting book, the animals on the farm gobble up the apples on the apple tree, one by one, leaving the poor farmer's wife without the main ingredient for her pie. Encourage kids to chant along with the farmer's plea, "save some for me!"
"The Little Red House" - Do you know where you can find a little red house with no windows, no doors, and a star inside? I first heard this story five years ago at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in Edinburgh, Scotland, and it has enchanted me ever since. There are many variations of the tale (and any good storyteller can improvise to make it their own), but this is just one example.
"10 Apples on the Tree" - Make a simple flannel board story of a tree and ten detachable apples. Set to the familiar tune of "Here Comes Peter Cottontail," the kids will be singing along before you know it:
"10 red apples on the apple tree.
One little apple fell on me! (clunk!)
How many apples do you still see?"
Count down until the tree is empty...
"No more apples on the apple tree!
They're all in my basket, you see.
Applesauce and apple pie sure sound good to me!
YUM YUM!"
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