Applesauce Season

Applesauce Season by Eden Ross Lipson, with illustrations by Mordicai Gerstein, is a delightful picture book that chronicles a family's annual tradition of making applesauce. From selecting various apple types at the city market to the peeling, cooking, and stirring, the book lovingly details each step of this autumnal ritual. It's a sensory experience, rich with descriptions of the apples' colors and flavors, and the cozy atmosphere of a shared family activity. Ideal for children aged 4-11, this book offers a gentle narrative that celebrates family bonds, the simple pleasures of homemade food, and the beauty of seasonal traditions. It's perfect for sparking conversations about a family's own customs and the joy of creating something together.

A taste of fall: Celebrated editor Eden Lipson and Caldecott Medal winner Mordicai Gerstein celebrate a fall family ritual in Applesauce Season, a picture book rich with the colors and flavors of the season. When the first apples of the season--Ida Red and Paula Red, Twenty Ounce, McIntosh, and Ginger Gold--show up in the city markets, it's time to take out the big pot and make applesauce. A lovingly recounted description of a family's applesauce-making ritual describes the buying, peeling, cooking and stirring; the wait for the sauce to cool and the first taste. Mordicai Gerstein's paintings are full of the colors and flavors of the season: red apples, orange leaves, blue skies. Here's a lovely picture book celebrating an American family tradition.