Relates the chain of events that enables Papa to bake his pie, using the pattern of the traditional cumulative verse "This is the House that Jack Built."

A delightful tale about a father who bakes a ¿warm and sweet¿ apple pie for his pig-tailed daughter. The story moves backward from the pie to the apples to the tree that the apples grew on, to the roots, the rain that watered them, the clouds, the sky, the sun, the world ¿blooming with life,¿ and finally back to the pie. The unique and amusing full-color illustrations depict nature and life on a traditional farm. A Children¿s Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection and a winner of the Ezra Jack Keats Book Award. Ages 5 up. Guaranteed reinforced binding.

Japanese edition of "The Apple Pie That Papa Baked." A father lovingly prepares a treat for his daughter in this charming story, the descriptive text begins with the apples, and then moves on to the tree, its roots, the rain, the clouds, the sky, the sun, and finally the world. And the pie is enjoyed by the nearby farm animals as well.

The Marshall family lives on the beautiful Eastern Shore of Virginia. This entrepreneurial family has started many businesses, the latest being Cape Charles Brewing Company. The matriarch of the family is Deborah or more often called Mimi and says she could not have raised six children without peanut butter and Mac and Cheese. It became Mimi’s Mac and Cheese with the arrival of grandchildren and great grandchildren. It is even on the menu at the brewery. Artistic talent also runs in the family and two of the granddaughters, twins Hayley and Alex, wanted to put together some drawings for the book and their mother Meg joined in. I Love Macaroni and Cheese became a collaborative effort. The family hopes you will enjoy this happy book and they’ve also included a recipe for Mimi’s Mac and Cheese. ENJOY!!

One bright day, Mouse and Momma head outside to play. The wind blows in something feathery and plump -- a bird, and something wiggly and pink -- a worm, and something green, who hops and leaps -- a frog. But before it's time to go back inside, Mouse finds something that's soft and new with petals... the prettiest flower he's ever seen! Could it mean spring is finally here?

In Kate Hoefler’s realistic and poetic picture book debut about the wide open West, the myth of rowdy, rough-riding cowboys and cowgirls is remade. A timely and multifaceted portrayal reveals a lifestyle that is as diverse as it contrary to what we've come to expect.

A family of four builds a house, back, away from the road, down a dirt lane, in the middle of an old, weedy field.