This book is about a grandma that wants to make an apple pie for after dinner but didn't have apples to make it so she goes out with a basket of plums to trade with others. she trades many different things along the way and eventually ends up with some apples.
age: 4-8
Source: Pierce college

The story was too far fetched for even my young economist. ( )

Granny Smith shows her generosity while baking an apple pie. While on her search for apples she makes generous trades with others in the community.
3-5
PCL

Granny Smith needed apples for some apple pie so she went and searched for some apples. After getting apples she invited everyone to come back with her.

Age: 3-5

Source: Pierce College ECE

My boys enjoyed the book It was wonderful to talk to them about trading and trying to help other people out to meet their needs. I picked it the first time and they picked it other times. I loved the book. Granny was a loving and giving character. She ALWAYS gave what she had before she learned what the other had to trade in return; and she accepted whatever she was given, trusting that, in the end, she might find her apples. The artwork is phenomenal - it appears to be a collage-relief, using polymer clay and mixed media such as fabric, ribbon, trim, etc. It is very creative, colorful, and interesting in and of itself. Makes you want to take a closer look to investigate.

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