Apple Pie

Apple Pie 4th of July - Janet S. Wong

I really enjoyed this book. I think the message in it may be too much for younger children. They may only see the parts they really know, like the fireworks, the parade, and apple pie. I talked to a girl who read it to her 4 year olds, and the only message they understood was apple pie. The book has a good ending. I think it's important to read books with a global perspective to children. They need to understand where other people from other parts of the world come from.

Wong, Janet. “Apple Pie Fourth of July.” Voyager Books. Orlando, Austin, New York, San Diego, Toronto, London: Harcourt, 2002.