A couple of months ago on her podcast Sally Clarkson recommended this out of print picture book.
While Lena's Hungarian grandmother makes apple strudel, she hums a specific song. Lena wants to know the words, but her grandmother explains that there are no words. The music is "just feelings from the old country". She then relates the story behind the song. Whenever they would pick apples in their family's orchard, a begger would arrive. Each time they would give him a piece of their apple strudel, and he would play a sweet song on his violin. Seeing him, sharing with him, and listening to him became an apple harvest tradition.
Beautiful, dream-like illustrations rendered in watercolor.
A recipe for apple strudel is included.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.
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