• Publication Season/Year: Fall, 2009
• Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
• Release Date: August 20, 2009
• ISBN (hardcover): 978-0-7614-5452-6
• ISBN (paperback): TBD

An Apple Pie For Dinner is a whimsical retelling of an English folk tale in which kind old Granny Smith, in need of apples for a pie, makes a series of trades, bringing happiness to all she meets.  Together, Granny and her new friends make and share a delicious apple pie.  The book includes a step-by-step apple pie recipe for children.

Susan holds a BFA degree in film and television production from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and has worked in the fields of music publicity, promotion, and advertising. She is a member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, which awarded her a research grant for her work-in-progress, The Girl In The Box, an historical novel based on the true story of a young slave’s escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad.

About the Author

Susan VanHecke is a journalist and author of nonfiction and fiction for children and adults. Her books for children include the picture book An Apple Pie For Dinner (Marshall Cavendish, 2009) and middle grade Strike Up The Band! Amazing American Instrument Makers From Ragtime To Rock (Boyd’s Mills Press, 2010).  Read more about how to book or contact Susan VanHecke.

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