The Yummy Adventures of Celia and Cedric: Amazing Apples is the first book in the A Read and Bake Series by mother-daughter team Laara Exsnar and Erin Kurt. This series helps children learn about healthy eating by showing them that foods that are good for you are also foods that are yummy!
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The Yummy Adventures of Celia and Cedric: Amazing Apples
Celia is a typical little girl who gets bored when there is nothing exciting to do. Her mom is doing the weeding…not fun for Celia! Her dad has to go to work, but he asks her to take a grocery brochure to the new neighbors since he is the local natural food market manager. Celia is happy to help, hoping that the new neighbors have kids she can play with. Here is where she meets Cedric and invites him to a healthy dinner.
When Cedric’s family comes for dinner, they bring a basket of apples to Celia’s family as a gift. Celia’s family laughs since they’ve made an apple cake for dessert. During the meal,the kids find out that apples are filled with things that keep their bodies healthy! This is something you can share with your children as well. There are also three yummy apple recipes included that you can make with your children.
Why are apples good for you?
- Apples are high in fiber and have natural sugars, vitamins and minerals for good energy.
- They contain the trace mineral Boron which is great for strong bones, building muscle and improving cognitive skills and muscle coordination.
- Apples provide Quercetin which helps boost the immune system.
You know the old saying, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away!” Well with all of those good for you things, it is no wonder! Apples are so good for you!
Laara Exsnar recently wrote two guests posts for me that you can read by going to these links: How to Transform your Picky Eater and 10 Super Hero Foods you Need to Give your Kids.
About the Authors
Erin Kurt is the daughter half of this mother-daughter team! She has a B. Ed and is a former school teacher and the mother of two children. Laara Exsnar holds a B. Ed, RHN and is a retired school teacher and is now a nutritionist. They both have a passion for families, health and yummy food.
We love apples in our house. We pretty much always have them on hand because we all love to snack on them.
I love that they wrote these books! They’re so specific in the topic that it gives kids a good starting point for eating healthy foods!
This is a great book for kids to read. My kids love just any kind of fruit and apple is one of their favorites.
They’d like this then! Be sure to grab the printables for them to do!
Apples are one of the few fruits that everyone in my family enjoys. And it’s great that they’re so good for you! This looks like a wonderful book for kids and would be perfect for a fall-themed unit for back-to-school or whenever.
It would fit right in! Apple themes themselves can take a full week of preschool!
This is a great kids’ book, but I just learned something new also. I had no idea apples were good for my bones and my immune system.
Great! See, not just for kids! 🙂
Apples also help lower blood sugars. I love apples. They are my favorite fruit.
That is really good to know!
My little one loves green apples, they are a household favorite. She also loves a good story, she is only 3 so I do the reading but we love books with a lesson.
Awww! You should print her the coloring page!
I’ll have to read this with my nephew, he’s been super interested in fruits, veggies and nutrition lately.
He would love this then!
We love apples in our house and this book sounds like a great one for kids. My fave at the moment is Honeycrisp.
We love those too! I haven’t been able to find them lately though. I guess it depends on the season.
That book looks so cute! I love apples raw and cooked. They’re great in so many recipes.
I love homemade applesauce!
I absolutely love children’s books that teach valuable life lessons. Certainly today, healthy eating is as important as any other. I’ll check this out as a possible gift for my grandson.
Yes, it is and it’s especially helpful if they don’t like healthy eating to show them kids that do like it 🙂
No wonder the apples keep the doctor away! Thanks so much for sharing this post, very informative 🙂
I know! They’re so good for you!
I bet my son would love that book. He is really into fruits and apples are one of his absolute favorite fruits.
I’m sure he would love to see how the kids in the book make up the apple rhymes!
We eat apples every.single.day. because you know what they say about doctors and apples 🙂
Love the inclusion of the recipes.
Besos, Sarah
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Yes! The kids would love to make the apple cake 🙂
Omg I eat an apple everyday! Love them and love anything that has apples in them. Aww this books seems like the perfect book to teach the little ones about nutritious foods ♥
You’re doing great then!
I love apple! Well, I mean, who doesn’t right? And that sounds like an amazing book especially it educate kids about healthy eating.
Exactly!
Sounds like a great book. My kids love to eat fruits and apples are one of their favorites.
They’d enjoy this for sure!
Ha ha! There is merit to the old ‘apple a day’ saying. I love it! I love apples too. 🙂
I love them in the fall the most. Just something about apples in the fall is so good!
I Love apples and always have fun, fond, food memories of my uncle chopping them into apple boats and we could sail away, eating them every day!
What a fun memory!
This is such a fun idea! I love that we can get some good information to the kids in a fun and approachable way.
Making learning fun is the best!
Apples are a huge snack at our house. My kids love them so we always have lots. I bake with them often, they are great!
They are so good to bake with!
My kids absolutely adore apples! If an apple a day truly keeps the dr away, my kids are set. lol.
LOL that is great! They should have strong bones too, so don’t stress over tree climbing lol.
Yes, I do believe in the saying, “an apple a day, keeps the doctor away.” We love apples around here, and I’ve been wanting to bake an apple pie.
An apple pie sounds really good!
This looks like a really cute book. My whole family loves apples. They are one fruit we always keep on hand since it is a healthy snack and easy to take with us!
Yes! It is extremely convenient to take with you 🙂
We love apples in our house. My husbands aunt has an apple orchard, so we always get crates of apples at the end of the season and I do a lot of canning for apple crisps and make apple sauce to can.
That is so nice!
This looks like a cute book to teach kids about the importance of eating apples. I remember my mom used to eat an apple for lunch. I need to try her routine and switch to eating more fruits and veggies.
I think people used to eat more apples because there weren’t as many junk food choices! I need to do this too!
This looks like a great book. I will have to share this with my friends that have little ones. I love to snack on apples. It is a delicious and healthy snack.
I know they’d appreciate it!
My family loves apples, except me ( gasp! ). I probably just never got to appreciate it because I have always loved fruits that are sweet. BUT for kids, I will definitely want them to eat apples because of all its health benefits. This is a great educational resource tool.
I wonder if you’d like a different kind than what you have tried. I do not like red delicious at all, but some kinds I just love!
My kids would absolutely love this book. It doesn’t hurt that their favorite fruit is apple.
I love that it has fun recipes to make with the kids!
We are huge apple lovers here! I love that they can be turned into so many delicious recipes!
That Johnny Appleseed sure knew what he was doing 🙂
Apples are my favorite fruit and I cannot get enough of the Gala apples. This sounds like a really cute book.
I love Gala apples!
Apples are great. Everyone in our home loves them. This sounds like a really fun book.
It is! It’s wonderful that everyone can agree on at least one food they like lol.
My husband loves apples. Me? Not so much. But, after reading about the benefits of them, I guess I am going to have to give them a try.
Yes, you should! Keep trying different varieties until you find one you like.
My toddler is totally obsessed with apples right now. He can’t go into the store without grabbing a few to store in the cart!
LOL how cute!
I love fruit, but I’m not that big on apples for some odd reason. They do have a wealth of health benefits, though.
Maybe you could try a different variety of apple and see how you like that one!
Apple fans over here too. Love that they are a portable affordable snack. I always say yes to snacks of fresh fruit!
Yes, it is great to be able to say yes to a snack lol.
We love apples too! I usually have apple when I am craving for salty or sweet foods..helps me carve my cravings. It’s great to know the other benefits of it.
I will have to try that for my cravings! Thanks for sharing that!
Apples are my favorite there was one time.. I had them eating every night! haha!
Well, they are so good for you, so I guess it didn’t hurt lol.
I love apples as they are great way to snack on healthy food and I love mixing them with salt and pepper to add some flavor!
That sounds good! I’ve never tried it that way.