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A Apple Pie

Chapter 1: A APPLE PIE
By Kate Greenaway
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An illustrated alphabet rhyme strings together short, single-line verses for each letter, depicting successive actions around a shared apple pie — letters enact biting, cutting, eating, and other small gestures — culminating in all characters taking a slice and going to bed. The format pairs a simple rhythmic refrain with charming period woodcut-inspired illustrations that accentuate the playful, domestic scenes and make the sequence suitable for young children. The rhyme relies on concise verbs and repetition to teach letters through imagery and movement, while the illustrations provide visual cues and a gentle Victorian decorative tone.

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Title: A Apple Pie

Author: Kate Greenaway

Release date: May 10, 2005 [eBook #15809]
Most recently updated: December 14, 2020

Language: English

Credits: E-text prepared by Suzanne Shell, Erika Q. Stokes, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team

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A APPLE PIE

By

KATE GREENAWAY

PUBLISHER'S NOTE

Kate Greenaway used an early version of the rhyme to illustrate A APPLE PIE which was first published in 1886 and it will be noticed that there is no rhyme for the letter I.

The rhyme of A APPLE PIE is very ancient and reference is made to it as early as 1671 in one of the writings of John Eachard. In these early versions the letters I and J were not differentiated. The letter J as we know it to-day was the curved initial form of the letter I and was always used before a vowel.

A APPLE PIE

By

KATE GREENAWAY

London FREDERICK WARNE & Ltd. & New York

Printed in Great Britain by W & J Mackay Limited, Chatham from original woodblock designs engraved in 1886