While visiting her abuelo in Cuba, a young girl helps him sell frutas, singing the name of each fruit as they walk, and after she returns to the United States, they exchange letters made of abrazos--hugs. Includes historical and cultural notes.

Johnny wants big muscles like those of the Ice Cream Monster. He feels apples will help in his endeavor.

When he gets too old to climb up the ladder, Mr. Putter and his cat Tabby figure out an ingenious way to pick pears for pear jelly.

Princess Penelope Pineapple and her fellow princesses from the Fruit Nations are on a mission to rescue the Strawberry Kingdom's food from certain ruin, and surprisingly Penny's beloved bees are the key to saving the realm's produce.

Discusses different kinds of fruit and how they grow.

Explains how eating from all the parts of the food spectrum can promote health and well-being.

Illus. by Arthur Howard. Mr. Putter tries to sling- shot his pears off his tree with apples but they go into Mrs. Teaberry's yard so he gets no pear jelly...he loves pear jelly...she brings the apples back.....already made into goodies...maybe he will do the same with the pears when they fall off the tree.....

Freddy's first grade class is visiting an apple orchard where they will pick apples and search for a special hidden apple. Will sneaky Max cheat his way to the $5 prize?