How to make an apple pie and see the world Book

4.5 stars. Okay, so I'm not sure why, but I loved this book!!! It is sooo cute! The illustrations are grand, and I love the idea of going all over the world to find ingredients for good ol' apple pie. I think I just really found the illustrations to my taste, and I love travel books, so this is perfect for me. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is probably overly-critical of me, but I wondered if the girl is paying for all the things she takes (um, just taking a cow from an English countryside???). I think it is implied whens he invites her friends from around the world to enjoy the pie with her at the end of the story, but just might be better for kids to have it spelled out--that is, that one shouldn't simply go picking apples from an orchard, and our heroine actually pays for what she takes.