The autumnal theme, a deft mix of slapstick and understatement, and a taut but colorful story will attract and satisfy beginning readers. His aim is way off, but all ends happily as a neighbor discovers the apples in her yard and brings cider, pies, and jellies to Mr. Improvising a slingshot from the elastic of underwear, he sets out to knock the pears off his tree by shooting fallen apples at them. Putter from picking the pears from his tree. His "cranky legs, cranky knees, cranky feet" prevent Mr. Also, while we love them all, this is one of our absolute favorites. God bless Cynthia Rylant for writing a children's series featuring two elderly neighbors and their pets! This is our "fall" book. Now, even though the boys are older, we revisit them. I also noticed how the illustrator showed the motion of apple's moving by putting dotted lines between the sling shot and apple while the apple is in the air.ฤก0/13: We started these years ago and have read them all. Putter's nose because that showed how he was an old man because typical old men have long hair coming out of their noses. I found it funny how the illustrator added long hair out of Mr. The illustrations were looked sketched with color. The illustrations were great on every page. I feel like the author did that to show children not to give up on things. Putter didn't give up on trying to get the pears off the tree just because he was old. "ZING" gave an idea that he was going to make a way to get the pears off the tree by using a sling shot because I know that's the sound of it. The titles of the chapters have a great idea as to what was going to happen in each of them. I like how the author broke the book up in 4 little chapters. I feel like if there was no illustrations, I would be able to visualize the story as to what is going on. The author gave good detail in her words with telling the story. I really enjoyed the author told the story. He never was able to get the pairs off the tree but the neighbor from next door came over with apply pie and apple turnovers she made with all the apples he slung to her backyard. But the apples would sling across the tree and into the neighbors yard. So they made a sling shot and tried to get the pears off the tree with apples. Putter is very old so he couldn't climb the ladder because of his cranky legs. They were more excited about the pear jelly. It was fall season and it was time to pick the apple and pears so that they can make apple pie, apple turnovers, and pear jelly. Putter and Tabby Pick the Pears" was about an old man name Mr.
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