Bad Apple: A Tale of Friendship šŸŽ Read Aloud for Kids

Kids Books: BAD APPLE: A Tale of Friendship Read Aloud for Kids. It’s a tale of friendship against all odds! Mac finds his perfect friend in Will. Trouble is, Will is a WORM, so all the other apples bully Mac & call him a BAD Apple. Will the friendship survive? KidTime StoryTime reads!

Written and illustrated by our pal Edward Hemingway, who is definitely a good apple šŸ

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Nope, I don’t see anything. ~ Me neither. Oh, hey Kid! We’re just trying to figure out something here. Uh, nope nope. Shiny… Red… Looks happy.
Nope, nothing bad about this apple. I don’t see it! Uh, StoryTeller, I also do not see anythingĀ wrong with this apple. Look. It is shiny, it has a big happy face, And it almostĀ looks like the Apple wants to hug me. So uh maybe the title is a mistake. Okay. Okay thank you, Doug the DinosaurĀ 
and Red Bear. I mean I don’t thinkĀ Ā  That title is a mistake because,Ā 
well, titles are never a mistake. Oh no! For sure this title is not a mistake.Ā  Abuela Bear! Okay what doĀ 
you know that I don’t know? Well, I knew the grandfather of this writer.
Really?! You knew Ernest Hemingway?! Oh yes, and I know that he wasĀ 
very very smart. So I know thatĀ Ā  His Grandson – this writer – is alsoĀ 
very very smart. But also I am confused. Why? Because that clearly looks likeĀ 
a very good Happy Shiny Apple. AY! Oh I know it can be confusing when theĀ 
picture says one thing, but the titleĀ says Bad Apple. Bad. I mean, usually we’reĀ 
able to see when something is bad, right? I feel like you’re talking about me Nope Anyway, there must be some surprise inside,Ā Ā  And you and I are going to getĀ 
to the bottom of it. So let’s go! Let’s see what this bad apple…Ā 
and it’s a tale of friendship so It can’t be bad. It’s hard to makeĀ 
friends if you’re bad, right? Unless…. Unless you hang out with other bad people! That’s right! HEH-HEH-HEH She’s always alone, so I don’t think so. IĀ 
don’t think that works either. Okay, here we go. Mac was a good apple. Okay everybody,Ā Ā  Did you hear that? It’s a good apple.Ā 
It’s a Mac – probably a Macintosh apple. Look at that – so red and shiny and happy-looking. He shared his toys with otherĀ 
apples, like a good apple does,Ā Ā  Helped Granny Smith pick up after art class. Ohhh! Oh, we call her Abuela Smith. That Abuela Bear! And Mac loved to dive fearlessly into the wateringĀ holesĀ 

Look at that idyllic setting. OnĀ 
a sunny day, Mac could bob for hours… Oh yeah because apples – they’re famous forĀ 
their bobbing abilities. Maybe you’ve heard. On cloudy days, Mac would search forĀ 
the perfect pillow of green grass andĀ take a long nap.Ā  Look at this.Ā 
Could this be any more perfect? That soft green grass and thisĀ 
winding path and the clouds areĀ Ā  Hanging low over the mountains and there are trees And the temperature is exactlyĀ 
that perfect temperature thatĀ you love? Ā  That’s the temperature in this place. In his dreams, it was always sunny. But oneĀ 
day as Mac lay sleeping it began to rain. Whoa! Oh wow! You know thatĀ 
happens suddenly sometimes. Soon all the little creatures in the EarthĀ 
around him poked their heads out to lookĀ for higher ground.Ā  You know, all the littleĀ 
teeny tiny creatures. Sometimes when it rains When I was in elementary schoolĀ 
all these worms would come outĀ of nowhere Ā  And be all over the sidewalks.Ā 
It was crazy! Also snails. Does that everĀ happen to you where you are? FunnyĀ 
things come out when it’s raining. All the little creatures in the Earth around himĀ 
poked their heads out to look for higher ground. Some of them found safety under the largeĀ toadstools. Ā  Others crawledĀ onto stones and pebbles. But one small worm had DING! anotherĀ idea. When Mac woke up he was covered in raindrops & he wasn’t alone. You won’t believe the dream I just had! AĀ 
funny little worm was tickling me right here.Ā  He’s telling all the other creatures thatĀ 
came out, including this adorable ladybugĀ Ā  And this beautiful butterfly. And nowĀ I can’t seem to get him ~ out of your head? It was you!!! And that’s how Mac met Will! The beginningĀ 
of a friendship – a beautiful friendship!Ā Ā  And it all began in a beautiful place withĀ 
the perfect temperature on a rainy day. Will showed Mac how to fly a kite.Ā 
He’s got some mad skills! And how to fly himself. Whoa! And play inĀ 
the dirt. He loved making a mess. Any worms out there liking to make a mess?Ā 
Anybody? Anybody? You know who you are. Mac took his new friend toĀ 
the watering hole to clean off.Ā Ā  Splash! You know how he loves diving into theĀ 
water, and the water is just so perfect, isn’t it? He couldn’t remember a better day. AndĀ 
that’s how it is when you are hangingĀ Ā  Out with somebody who just getsĀ 
you, you know what I mean, Kid?

Somebody who just loves you and gets you, finishesĀ 
your sentences Until… Oh no! Not ā€œuntilā€! DUN-DUN-DUNNNN!!!! He took Will to the orchard. Oh no.Ā 
It was a perfect day until now. Why?Ā Ā  Look at.. this does not look good. Ā 
Look at Mac! He’s got worms! Yeah! Mac’s a Rotten Apple! I’m not- I’m not rotten. I’m- I’m quite sweet,Ā 
actually. So they left. Of course they left. Everybody’s making fun of them. Well actually,Ā except yellow apple. Yellow apple is like this Wouldn’t you be, too? Everybody’s taunting and calling namesĀ 
just because he has a non-apple friend.Ā Ā  Maybe maybe y’all should expand your horizons! Will cheered Mac up by reading aloudĀ 
from some of his favorite novels LOOK AT THAT! He’s doing a KidTime StoryTime! He was a bit of a ”bookworm” Ah! Get it?! Worm – Bookworm. Yeah!!! Mac liked the adventure stories the best,Ā 
like the ones that took him to outer space! Where everything is possible! He also liked it whenĀ 
Will finished his sentences for him. The most exciting part is whenĀ 
pirates…find treasure in the dirt! But the next day, it happened again! HAHAHA!Ā 
It’s the Bad Apple! Ewww! Worms! Ohhh taunting… These apples are just a bunch of bullies whoĀ 
only like to hang out with people who lookĀ just like them, right? And no one in the orchardĀ 
would play with them, not even the crab apples. Bad apple! Bad apple!Ā Ā  And the yellow apple who’s been watching quietlyĀ 
has a thought: crab apples can be so mean. So true. How do you think theyĀ 
got their name? That night,Ā Ā the two friends sat alone onĀ 
the grass without saying a word. In the morning, Will was nowhere to be found. You are a good apple. And then he drew the apple,Ā 
and he drew a little sun and then signed it ~ Will. Oh no! He’s not a bad apple,Ā Ā  But now he is a sad apple with a tiny tinyĀ 
hole right here – right there – see that? But probably also a tiny tiny holeĀ 
right here Because they were tight.

Mac went back to playing with hisĀ 
Orchard friends. A little baseball.Ā Ā  There’s yellow apples still like this… Yellow apple has been learning a lot, IĀ 
think, like watching this whole process. Diving fearlessly into theĀ 
watering hole and paintingĀ Ā  In Granny Smith’s class – also known asĀ 
Abuela Smith – but Nothing Was the Same. Oh look! He drew worms in the apples! He’s gotĀ 
somebody on his mind. Even though he isn’t in his head anymore There was a hole in Mac thatĀ 
he couldn’t fill. Not a big hole. Just a teeny, tiny, little… You know… a small hole just bigĀ 
enough to fit ā€œdot dot dotā€ And nobody finished his sentences, But we knowĀ what the rest of that sentence is, don’t we? A small hole just big enough toĀ 
fit you-know-who. His best friend. Meanwhile, he’s looking at hisĀ 
reflection in the glassy like Lake,Ā Ā  Thinking probably about theĀ 
good times that they shared. Yellow apple is quietly watching in theĀ 
distance, still observing, still learning.Ā Ā  Mac decided he had to find Will. We’re on a mission, people! Mac’s gotta find Will!Ā Ā  He searched low and then he searchedĀ 
high, that’s why he needed a ladder. And then he searched in between. (ANT COMPLAINS ”EEK”!) Don’t worry, little guy, we’re just looking for somebody. He searched in the dirt, around the watering hole,Ā 
and just when he had given up all hope Ā Ā  Just like in the movies because you are searching andĀ 
searching and you’re just about to give up hope Hopefully something good isĀ 
about to happen on the next page…   He looked up in the skyĀ 
half a mile to the clearing. And we see this beautiful sky. It’s likeĀ 
Autumn is setting in now.Ā Ā  That’s right. Because Autumn is apple season. And we see a kite in the distance and… No words needed! Because the pictureĀ 
tells the whole story! He’s not a bad or a sad apple anymore. He’s just aĀ 
happy apple and there’s his bestie! And there are his KidTime StoryTimes. And he wasĀ 
flying a kite. And all the insects are there,Ā Ā  Including the ladybug and the butterflyĀ 
and the grasshopper and the praying mantis. Everybody’s here to see theĀ 
happy reunion among friends!

Mac knew that he would rather be a bad apple withĀ 
Will than a sad apple without him. I was hoping I could… help me turn the pages? How did you know?! BecauseĀ you will always be a good apple in my book They’re back together again! And you knowĀ 
why that is? Because that’s his person. Well, his worm. And the worm? That’s hisĀ Apple. That’s how that goes. Yeah. I mean you have a person, right? You have aĀ 
person – or maybe you have a a dog Or maybe you have you know another human – butĀ 
in this case it’s an apple and a worm. Good and happy. And there’s nothing badĀ about that. But StoryTeller! That is crazy! ~ Why do you say that Doug the Dinosaur? If you could only be friends withĀ 
people who were exactly like you,Ā Ā  Then we couldn’t be best friends. No! And it would be very hard for me, actually,Ā Ā  Because there are not a lot ofĀ 
half-dinos half-dragons. True story. There are a lot of bears out there, butĀ 
you’re my number one! You’re my Dino! Thank you.Ā  It’s true! What was up with thoseĀ 
apples only being like Pro Apple Oh it’s true! If I only wereĀ 
friends with ostriches… Then this beautiful friendship rightĀ 
here will never have happenedĀ  Oh Fuchsia!I
Oh Olivia! True for me, too.
Oh yes, White Rat? Oh yeah if it wasn’t for me being willingĀ 
to be friends with people who weren’t rats,Ā Ā  I would never be best friends with cheese. Okay you can’t be best friends withĀ 
cheese because you can’t eat your friends. Who says?! Oh and I have another example! IfĀ 
I was only friends with like otherĀ Ā  Grown-ups or other storytellers or other redheads,Ā Ā  I would not be able to be friends with a kid like you! And that… that… Would be real bad.

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About the Author: Irene Jones

I was a teacher in the Philadelphia Public School System for over 20 years. I love teaching preschoolers and watching them progress from wide eyed blank slates to being able to read and write. The pride they enjoy from advancing their abilities and seeing their imagination grow is the greatest reward a teacher can receive.