Book Details:
Name: Dr. Seuss’s Ten Apples Up on Top!
Publication: Random House Publication, renewed 1986
Author: Theodor Geisel under the pen name Dr.Seuss
Illustrated By: Roy Mckie
Page count: 24
Language: English
Genres: Fiction, Children’s literature
Format: Hardcover
Reading Age: 0-4 years
Weight: 4 ounces
Book Synopsis:
Ten Apples Up on Top ! by Dr.Seuss is a tale about three animals- a lion, a tiger and a dog who count and balance apples from 1 to 10 on their heads and go on an adventure to save these apples from falling down. This book makes the child count numbers in a fun and adventurous way.
These 3 animals initially compete with each other to see how many apples they can balance on their heads while they skip, walk on a tight rope and skate. Once they manage to balance 10 apples on their heads, they go on crazy adventure to save these apples from falling down.
Book Review:
This educational book Ten Apples Up on Top ! teaches kids all about numbers in a Dr. Suess signature style. The pictures are simple and self-explanatory. The book Ten Apples Up on Top teaches kids to have healthy competition and cherish friendship as well. My daughter loves the bonding between the 3 main characters- the lion, the tiger and the dog and how they run, jump and do all crazy things to save their apples from the bear family and birds. The lines of the content in this book rhyme, so it is fun to read them to your children. Moreover the images in this book correspond to the text. For example, when the dog says to the lion, “You can do three, I can do more. you have three but I have four”, we see the dog balancing 4 apples on his head and there are 3 apples on the lion’s head.
The storyline is interesting and keeps the children engaged. First, the three animal friends compete with each other to see how many apples they can balance on their head. Later, the bears and the birds chase them for their apples. Finally, the apples are shared among all the animals and they become friends. This a good book to make your kid understand the importance of sharing.
My favorite part in this book is when the other animals are chasing these 3 friends, they say to each other, “Come on come on… we cannot let them get them!!! It makes the whole scene so motivated and charged up. These encouraging words show how they help each other to save the apples on their head.
My Recommendation:
I use this book for three main reasons. Firstly to teach counting numbers, secondly the rhyming text, it sounds like a poem and children love to sing it and lastly to teach sharing among friends. I also use this book to identify animals, different colors and objects. It’s fun to read. I would definitely recommend this book in your child’s library. Go grab your copy..!
