Johnny Appleseed Paperback – Picture Book, September 1, 1993

The media could not be loaded. I’m a homeschooler who prizes good literature for kids and this book is 100% that. We are learning about Johnny Appleseed in our co-op and this picture book brings it to life. We love finding animals in the picture and reading about the life of John Chapman. My kids are 3 and 5 and loved it, and I’d say it’s suitable for older elementary kids, too. Bonus is that they are also learning about quilts in art class, and this book features some quilts in the illustration borders.

We enjoyed reading this book and adding it to our library.

Don’t question it, just buy it! This has to be the most beautiful book I’ve ever purchased. The illustrations are gorgeous and there is so much detail I could look at them forever finding new things. The story/poem is also perfectly done. We homeschool so I used this as part of our curriculum for September/Johnny Appleseed/Apple theme. My kids loved it and requested it over the golden book Johnny Appleseed book I also bought. They both compliment each other well so I would recommend them both, but absolutely hands down this one for the illustrations. Also yes there is religious reference in this book but that’s part of Johnny Appleseed so I have no idea why people are complaining about it. It’s not pushing religious agenda, it states he carries a bible and that he doesn’t harm animals because they are Gods creatures, and the apple trees were Gods gift to earth and his plan. The little golden book has religious reference also. I don’t think it would be right to leave out a big part of who Johnny Appleseed was.

This book has beautiful illustrations and the text is written in poetic from that makes for an enjoyable reading experience. It does have a slightly religious theme but that is more due to the historical nature acknowledging that John Chapman was a missionary and carried a bible along with planting apple seeds. My 2 year old loves this book and its a gray way to introduce non-fiction.

I read this book to my great-grandson’s kindergarten class. Beautiful story and they loved it!

Great story for elementary age, especially in the fall season

I will use it to read to primary students!

Johnny Appleseed by Reeve Lindbergh is one of my favorite children’s books. The poem tells the story of Johnny Appleseed in a delightful way, and this is a great introduction to poetry for children who tend to run away from it. The illustrations are excellent and complete the story itself. I have used this book many times in teaching fall unit studies, and the children always enjoy both the story and the colorful illustrations. The book also gives a brief account of John Chapman, who really lived and planted apple trees across America.I recommend this book to anyone who has children or who teaches them.