Every library will want a copy.' - School Library Journal 'Told with folkloric flair, this scrumptious tale is perfect for reading aloud to a broad range of ages. To learn more about Carol, visit Both VanHecke and Baicker-McKee are available for interview. To learn more about Susan, visit Carol Baicker-McKee is the acclaimed illustrator of picture books Cheep! Cheep!, Merry Christmas, Cheeps!, and Mimi, which she also authored. An Apple Pie For Dinner is Susan VanHecke's debut picture book.

Her books for children include Rock 'N' Roll Soldier: A Memoir (HarperTeen), co-written with Dean Ellis Kohler, and the forthcoming Strike Up The Band (Boyds Mills Press). Two of the youngest, Granny Smith's great-great-great-great grandchildren, are pictured enjoying the book at Susan VanHecke is the author of books for adults and young people. The resulting 'chance cultivar' was the tart, green apple now known as the Granny Smith.ĭescendants of Maria Smith, the 'real' Granny Smith, have given AN APPLE PIE FOR DINNER enthusiastic thumbs-up. In 1868, Smith, known affectionately by her neighbors as 'Granny,' accidentally crossed a wild crabapple with the domestic orchard apples she and her husband grew in New South Wales, Australia. Like AN APPLE PIE FOR DINNER's main character, Maria Smith was an avid pie baker with a true passion for apples. Granny's kid-friendly pie recipe and author's and illustrator's notes are included.Ī dedicated website for the book, Also available at the book's website is information on Maria Ann Smith, the 'real' Granny Smith, developer of the delicious green pie apple.

The easy reading picture book - a retelling of an English folktale - is perfect for ages pre-K through 3rd grade and is illustrated with stunningly textural, three-dimensional multi-media artwork. Then she invites all of her new friends back to her kitchen where, together, they make and share a yummy apple pie. All Granny has are plums, so she embarks on a series of trades, bringing joy to all she meets. Just in time for fall apple picking, pie baking, and National Apple Month (October), AN APPLE PIE FOR DINNER (Marshall Cavendish) tells the tale of kind old Granny Smith, who needs apples for a pie.

Mimi by Carol Baicker-McKee