Rain makes applesauce by Scheer, Julian

Rain makes applesauce (#1221WW5)

by Scheer, Julian; illustrated by Bileck, Marvin
Hardcover Holiday House, c1964, p2019
Dewey: 811; Audience: Lower Elementary; Reading Level: 2.5
Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 28 cm

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Product Overview
From Follett
Double-page illustrations accompany nonsense words.
From the Publisher
Featuring a new introduction by Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney, this much-beloved classic has been carefully restored for a new generation.

One of TIME's 100 Best Children's Books of All Time!

My House goes walking every day... and rain makes applesauce. Oh, you're just talking silly talk!

So begins this award-winning collection of nonsense verse and images. A story-hour favorite since it was first published in 1964, this beloved read-aloud has been carefully remastered to bring back the rich, vivid details of its Caldecott Honor-winning artwork.

Featuring an introduction by Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney, Rain Makes Applesauce is popular both as a bedtime story and as a go-to title for elementary teachers of creative writing.

Created by the unique team of legendary NASA publicist Julian Scheer and illustration master Marvin Bileck, this influential picture book has inspired artists and writers, as well as young children creating their own nonsense stories, for more than 50 years.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Holiday House
  • Publication Date: December 10, 2019
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Edition: Restored edition.
  • Dewey: 811
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 28 cm
  • Tracings: Bileck, Marvin, illustrator.
  • ISBN-10: 0-8234-4361-2
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-8234-4361-1
  • Follett Number: 1221WW5
  • Reading Level: 2.5
  • Audience: Lower Elementary