Some books are about apples. This one is about the person who grows them. Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington follows a busy farmer through her work, from the orchard all the way to the market.

This might be the easiest letter game there is, and toddlers love it because they're allowed to rip paper. You write letters down a long strip of paper. Your child tears between them, one letter per piece, then names or finds the letters they've torn off.

Today we're learning B. For toddlers, the goal isn't writing the letter. It's hearing the /b/ sound at the start of words and connecting it to the shape of B. B is a great early letter because you can feel it: lips together, then a little pop of air.

It's Letter B day, so snack time is a whole plate of foods that start with the /b/ sound, like banana. Your little one gets to hear the sound again and again, taste it, and build a big B out of snacks before eating it.