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32 pp.
| Putnam |
August, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-0-399-16036-3$16.99
(4)
K-3
Apple Mac and his worm friend, Will, are preparing for a "perfect day" at the watering hole, but it's muddy, forcing them to get resourceful with the day's activities. As with its equally punning predecessor, Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship, this book's plot seems unrealized; Hemingway's strength lies in creating the distinctive glossy oils of the anthropomorphized apple-and-worm cast.