Eat 'em UpsTM Apples

Eat 'em Ups Apples is exactly what it sets out to be: a bright, bouncy board book that takes toddlers on an autumn apple-picking adventure while sneaking in some early food literacy along the way. Gail Tuchman's rhyming text is simple enough for the youngest laps and Kathy Voerg's illustrations are vivid and welcoming. The sturdy board-book format is a genuine practical virtue — small hands handle it, and it survives the treatment small hands give books. A Bronze 2019 Moonbeam Children's Book Award gives it a modest credential in its category. Don't come expecting narrative complexity or developed characters; this is a cheerful concept book, part of a series covering other fruits. Within that scope, it delivers cleanly.