This charming tale tells the story of a colorless young apple who sets off on an adventure to become colored. Throughout the book, he travels to various sites and engages in activities that allow him to gain his true colors. He achieves his dreams and creates a lasting legacy; he becomes the first colored apple in the world When Mr. Apple gains his colors, his tears of joy (which he has cried at the red, yellow, and green sites on his adventure) transform into living, colored apples, who go on to create all the colored apples of the world. The book combines simple language and vibrant, hand-crafted illustrations to create a warm and beautiful interpretation of the journey of self-discovery, while creating a legend of the origin of colored apples.