The Magic Apple

by Corinne Demas

In their travels, three sisters find a magic spyglass, a magic horse, and a magic apple, which they use to help save a sick prince.

Genres: 2nd Grade, 1st Grade

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 4, 2002

About the author

Corinne Demas is the award-winning author of thirty-nine books, including six novels (Daughters, The Road Towards Home, The Writing Circle), two short story collections, a memoir (Eleven Stories High, Growing Up in Stuyvesant Town, 1948--1968), a poetry chapbook, and numerous books for children (The Littlest Matryoshka, Saying Goodbye to Lulu, The Disappearing Island, The Perfect Tree). She is a Professor Emerita of English at Mount Holyoke College and a Fiction Editor of The Massachusetts Review. Along with her family, two donkeys, and a precocious puppy, she divides her time between Western Massachusetts and Cape Cod, two settings that have inspired her books.

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Based on a Jewish Folktale.

There is no mean person or bad guy in this story (other than maybe illness). Everyone works together and is generous and loving.

E Begin book
Ages 6-8

[Katharine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Classic fairy tale