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My Apron Book

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My Apron is the story of a small boy who idealizes his uncle who is a laborer, specifically a plasterer. The uncle's uniform is a long white apron with a large pocket on the front. The boy's aunt sews him an apron like his uncle's and the boy spends the day helping his uncle lay plaster. The boy feels proud of his accomplishments and forms a warm bond with his uncle through the experience of working together.

My 2 1/2 year old son loves this book. He walks around the house with it saying, "Mommy, this is 'My Apron,' I love this book!" That speaks volumes to his mommy!

A sweet but about Eric Carles childhood. He gets to go to his aunt and uncles house and while he was there he helped his uncle at his job. I really enjoyed this book and the time his uncle set aside for his gave us a real treat.

I read this book to my students in honor of Labor Day. It is a touching tale with amazing illustrations!

MY APRON is yet another excellent book from Eric Carle. Everyone at our house (toddler, mom and dad) loves this book.

The art in MY APRON has a somewhat different look for Carle. The pictures combine tissue paper collage in brilliant colors with dark black lines that combine to communicate the simplicity and excitement of the story. The illustrations also have a real love and respect for the manual labor of building that the uncle (a plasterer) is part of.

The story is great. It is a short vignette (autobiographical according to the afterword) about a boy's visit to his aunt and uncle. His aunt, seeing his excitement about it, makes him an apron just like his uncle's. He then gets to go spend a day at work with his uncle, where he gets to help him. They spend a long day at work.

One comment that his uncle makes that we hear is that the boy is "a good helper," and we see the boy repeat that comment to himself as he continues to work with his uncle. Our toddler picked up on that comment immediately. It is something that children love to hear, and I think he identifies with the boy in the story and the magic of getting to help at real work. At two, our boy is very interested in the work we grown-ups do, and loves to help. This book fits right in with that.

This is a wonderful book. We highly, HIGHLY recommend it!

This was story about a young boy who idolized his uncle, a plaster. The boy's aunt makes him an apron like his uncle and goes to work with him.

Note to teacher: This book could be used to teach different jobs and role playing.