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Rain Makes Applesauce

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Oh JOY! Indeed what an absolute joy to type in the title 'Rain Makes Applesauce', and find out that this glorious book is in print again!

I've read every other Amazon Customer Review of this book, & I agree with every single person: this is a Must-Have book for children AND adults. I have not seen it since my 4 years in college where I spent 4 years purchasing copies & either giving them as presents to my friends, or simply never getting them back when loaned. Hence when other reviewers right here tell you such things as 'my children had to take it out every other week from the library for YEARS because they adored it so much' - & that another actually went on to become an artist because of 'Rain' - & that Christmas simply STOPPED for yet another family while 2 excited daughters, now adult, put everything else aside until they'd re-read 'Rain' from end to end: BELIEVE THEM!

'Rain Makes Applesauce' is an infinitely memorable book with exquisite illustrations. It speaks to all whose hearts are young. Here is that rare, one-in-a million book suffused with an ineffable joy & replete with that exquisite silliness found only in the observations of those gifted with Innocence no matter what their chronological age. Children fall in love with this book the moment it begins. Adults do, too. Even if you don't have children: buy it for yourself. Or find a family to give it to, for the that singular pleasure found only in hearing the unstudied laughter of children welling up unstoppably and spilling out like - Yes! - like the most delicious of rains.

This was one of my absolute favorite books as a child. I used to make my mother check it out of the library again and again. I was fascinated by the elaborate drawings, but the rhymes of the book are also very memorable. I even received a copy as a adult when it came back into print! Now I will share it with my niece who is about the age that I was when I first read the book!

This is a charming book for children to read. Its silly phrases and fantastic illustrations will keep children entertained for countless readings.
It is a childhood favorite of mine, one I have shared with numerous students. "Oh you're just talking silly talk," was a favorite saying from my childhood. Once I read this book to my students, they used the phrase too.
I'm thrilled to see this book in print again!

What a thrill to find this book in print once again! It was my favorite childhood book! The beautiful and whimsical illustrations set me on my road to study (and create) art!

I am so excited to give this gift to my soon-to-be 4 year old this Christmas. What a wonderful way to link the generations--and share our love of art!

I had never heard of this book until my 5 year old brought it home last week. My husband read it to her, and they went around the house reciting parts of the book and then saying, "oh, your just talking silly talk." I finally read it for myself and decided to buy it for more hours of fun.

One of my all time favorites. I still give it to friends as a special gift (I'm 31). Any book, like Remy Charlip's 13, where there are different little story lines to follow on each page (like the boy and girl planting an apple tree, watering it and watching it grow, to finally reaping the apples to make apple sauce), are so rich. You feel like you've discovered an inside joke.

This is a book that my daughters brought home from the library every-other time they went. They would take it back one week and get it again the next time. I think the reptition of each phrase ending in "rain makes applesauce" made them feel like they we're actually reading. as I recall, they had the book memorized after a while. The illustrations are wonderful also. This year they each received a copy for Christmas. They are now 26 and 27. They didn't open another gift until they read the book from cover to cover. One of the girls is a 3rd grade teacher and she has already used it in her classroom. Her class wrote a sequil....complete with illustrations. We'll never forget RAIN MAKES APPLESAUCE

My brother used to read it to me...he is away now...at college...it always reminds me of him... anyone should read it...its so great...it means more when ur older..

I adored this book as a child and was so happy to find it still available so that I could share it with my kids. The illustrations and the whimsical story are enchanting, This books never fails in its power to change a grey day or mood, to one of hilarity and joy. For a "so-called" children's book, it is as powerful as it is entertaining.

This book is made for children but can be loved by all ages . . . I mean all, so read it.