Dumpy's Apple Shop

by Julie Andrews Edwards, Emma Walton Hamilton, Tony Walton (Illustrator)

When Mrs. Barnes declares that "It's Apple Day," Dumpy wants to help and finally gets his chance once all of the apples are picked and made into pies, apple butter, and candy apples. Simultaneous.

Genres: Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 30, 2004

About the author

Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews Edwards, DBE is an award-winning English actress, singer, author and cultural icon. She is the recipient of Golden Globe, Emmy, Grammy, BAFTA, People's Choice Award, Theatre World Award, Screen Actors Guild and Academy Award honours. Andrews rose to prominence after starring in Broadway musicals such as My Fair Lady and Camelot, as well as musical films like Mary Poppins (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965).

Reviews

[Tam · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is "I Can Read" book for beginning readers. It was too simple for my 6-year-old.

Excerpt from the book:
"'It's Apple Day!' said Mrs Barnes.
'Today we well our apples in town. Everyone will help.'
'We need apples. We need pies.
We need lots of apple butter.' said Mrs Barnes.
Charlie picked the apples.
Mrs Barnes made the pies.
Dumpy wished he could help."

[Landon Dowell · Rating 3 out of 5]

They put the apples in Dumpy. I didn't know Dumpy was a dump truck.

[Erin Field · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thinking Day Ireland 2024

[carissa · Rating 3 out of 5]

grades K-1
emergent reader

[Jason Anthony · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is very basic but maybe clarifying that Dumpy is a Dump Truck is necessary? I haven't read the entire oeuvre of Dumpy to know where this falls in the Dumpy mythology.

[Tiffiny · Rating 4 out of 5]

My son looooooved this book when he was young. Read it to him a bazillion times.

[Lynn Davidson · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was Apple Day for the Barnes family, so they cooked apples and also packed apples - all to sell. Dumpy wanted to help, and he soon found a way to help the family.