Simple words and cut paper illustrations follow an apple as it falls from a tree, becomes part of a school girl's lunch, and is buried through the changing seasons until it sprouts anew.

Simple text describes a trip to an apple farm

Embarking on a field trip to an apple-picking farm, Nancy enjoys the fancy autumn colors she observes in the orchard and resolves to find a perfect Gala apple for her father but fears the fruit of her choice is too far out of reach.

The wind blows an apple off a tree, a worm eats a tiny hole in it, a bird pecks at it, and a boy eats it, spitting out the seeds--from which an apple tree grows

Alex and Abigail join the whole family in processing and selling apples and apple cider at their grandfather's farm

Lizzy is scared to start school, so she makes a doll out of an apple from her favorite tree to take with her on the first day and keep her company. Includes instructions for making an apple doll

Max and Mo, the class hamsters, have fun after the students return from picking apples. Includes instructions for making apple prints and a recipe for applesauce

Annie the apple farmer saves her most beautiful apples to sell fresh at the farmers' market

Michael refuses to help his classmates pick apples during a field trip until his teacher, Mrs. Connor, finds the apple that is just right for him

Jessie travels back to the magical world of the Realm to try to discover what has gone wrong in the Hidden Valley where the gnomes live and the fairy-apples grow