Apple by Nikki McClure -Abrams Appleseed

APPLE

Nikki McClure Ab ra m s A p p l e s e e d, N ew Yo r k

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Fo r St ella an d Cyp r ess This book was originally m ade in 1996. While on a walk, I discovered an apple tree loaded with fruit. That night, I took black paper and drew a picture of an apple fallin g from a tree. I then cut out the im age usin g an X-Acto knife.

It was my very first papercut, and it is the first picture in

this book. When I had enough pictures for a little book, I printed and bound copies by hand and sold them through local bookstores. N ow

Apple, my first book, is enjoyin g a second life in this edition.

Catalo gin g-in-Publication Data has been applied for and m ay be obtained from the Library of Con gress.

ISBN978-1-4197-0378-2

Text and illustrations copyright Š 2012 N ikki McClure

Book design by Chad W. Beckerm an

Published in 2012 by Abram s Appleseed, an im print of ABRAMS. All rights reserved. N o portion of this book m ay be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transm itted in any form or by any m eans, m echanical, electronic, photocopyin g, recordin g, or otherwise, without written perm ission from the publisher. Abram s Appleseed is a tradem ark of Harry N. Abram s, I nc.

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