Sour Apple -- Linda Liu

<p><b>PICK THIS BOOK!</b><br>(We promise it's sweet.) <p/><b>From the creator of <i>Hidden Gem</i> comes a funny and delightful new picture book about an apple who </b><b>learns the importance of self-acceptance and patience</b><b> after being left behind during picking season.</b> <p/>Ever been picked last? Well, this sour apple knows a thing or two about what it feels like to be forgotten. When apple season passes and he's left on the cold, hard ground, he questions his place in the world. <p/>As his introspection branches out into different ideas of what could have been if he was chosen, he learns some core truths about what it means to be alive.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Linda Liu<br><b>Publisher:</b> Henry Holt & Company<br><b>Published:</b> 07/09/2024<br><b>Pages:</b> 40<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Hardcover<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.00lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 10.00h x 10.00w x 1.00d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781250835086<br><b>Audience:</b> Ages 4-8<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks</i> 06/01/2024<br><i>Kirkus Reviews</i> 05/15/2024<br><i>School Library Journal</i> 06/01/2024 pg. 68<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Linda Liu</b> is an illustrator and a designer based in Southern California with a taste for tactile textures, saucy shapes, and palatable palettes. She graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design and now works freelance and full-time so she can be a girl boss and a girl employee at the same time. She is the author and illustrator of <i