3 stars & 3/10 hearts. This is a very short little story, without any of the delightful Seuss illustrations. It’s basically just an I-can-read numbers book—but somehow it still has a plot and is enjoyable and funny!

You can see why Dr Seuss did this under a different name, awful stuff. Rubbish illustrations, poor rhyming and it makes the counting a bit confusing, with its repeating and sudden counting down. Not impressed at all so it gets 2*, I read this to my daughter, might get her to read it instead, see if the book has a better effect then.

Came across this in a box of old books from childhood and flipped through it. All I can do is cringe at every page. APPLES CANNOT SUSTAIN BALANCE LIKE THIS, OH MY GOODNESS WHY HAVEN'T THEY FALLEN YET???? *cringe-sobs in the corner*

Deeply unsettling.

Fun rhymes though!

As always I love the crazy illustrations. A great read for youngsters learning to count in proper sequence. The animals are very competitive in trying to out due the next animal while balancing more and more apples on their head. Things get crazy for a minute near the end of book but in the end everyone sees how much fun apples on top can be.

Classic Seuss rhyming/cadence to text + unique & adorable illustrations by Roy McKie + teaching counting to ten = win!

I like this book because they stack on top of our heads and we will not let them drop.

Another we’ve read a lot and I’ve never logged! I like this one a lot. It has fun rhymes and counting to ten (and a little backwards from seven).

I know this is just a young readers book with a 75 word vocabulary, but I like the story it tells too. It starts with a competition of how many apples each can carry on top of their heads, but it ends in everyone having fun together.

I love this book and so does my tot. The words are simple, but the story is still interesting and fun. I love the growing chaos and competition between the characters.

Expert comic escalation; lush, vivid and absolutely gorgeous midcentury modern aesthetics; and one especially perfect rhyming stanza*. 10/10 apples up on top, would read again/will have no choice but to read again, and again.



* It is:
"They will get them
if we let them.
Come! We can not
let them get them."

Another one of my son's favorite books!

A great precursor to all things fall