Apple Tree House - Season 1

Mali and his family have just moved into Apple Tree House and are hungry for some of Grandma Zainab's magnificent mango pudding, but they can't find any mangoes. Thankfully, the friendly neighbours of Apple Tree House are happy to help and so Mali and his new friend Sam embark on their first adventure together - a mission to find mangoes.

As Mali gets used to living in a new home, he starts to worry about starting at a new school. Mali's not the only one worrying - his dad, Nadeem, is about to start his new job at the zoo and he seems to have similar fears to Mali. Luckily, there are lots of friends on hand to help them both through their first day nerves.

Mali is struggling to think of a picture for school so Sam tells him a story about teapot chores. A cautionary tale about how putting things off until the last minute can often mean creating more work for yourself.

How does the bus know where to go? After a journey home from the city, Grandma Zainab, Sam and Mali start to wonder how the bus driver always knows where to bring them. Together, the children solve the mystery and learn how buses really work.

It's Ramadan and Kobi and Patience need to change their plans to accommodate Mali's family. Determined that the children will have their own dinner party as the adults will be eating too late, Sam finds it hard to accommodate everyone's needs and their individual food requirements. Will she find a way make everyone happy?

Grandma Zainab shows the children of Apple Tree House the wonders of talking books, but when her favourite old cassette tape suddenly breaks, the children decide to re-enact the story in the hope of cheering Grandma Zainab up.

Mali and Grandma Zainab decide to help out at Flo's cafe by baking a cake. Kobi thinks he can make a better cake but ends up with a rock cake instead of a sensational sponge cake. Who can advise Kobi and Sam to put their cake back on track?

The children have lots of fun playing tents, but after witnessing a news story about families who are living in tents because they have lost their homes, Bella decides to take action and organises a clothes collection with the help of her friends, family and school.

After an exciting day at the zoo, Mali discovers that he's lost his new dinosaur toy. Kobi inspires Mali and Grandma Zainab to retrace their steps while Kobi and Sam attempt to work out what's gone wrong with the lift.

Bella wants to learn how to play a musical instrument but can't seem to decide which one. Kobi, Sam and Mali try to help her choose by exploring the many different instruments that exist but there's one particular sound that is inspiring Bella. The only problem is no one knows what the sound is, or where it's coming from.

The children of Apple Tree House learn about taking responsibility as they help to tidy some mess on the estate. When Flo notices a lifeless patch of ground outside her cafe, the children make it their responsibility to fix it and make it more beautiful.

When the residents of Apple Tree House find themselves surprisingly low on milk, they start to wonder where it's all going. After a bit of investigating, all clues point towards Bella, Sam and a furry little stray cat that they've found.

After meeting a supertalented street artist, Bella decides to try her hand at painting. She and the other children arrange an exhibition of their work, but the path to artistic success may by blocked by storm clouds over head.

Sam and Bella are excited about an upcoming bike riding challenge at school, but Mali feels left out because he doesn't know how to ride. Will Mali admit the truth to his friends? And how is he going to participate?

When a mysterious bone is discovered in the community garden at Apple Tree House, the children's imaginations begin to race. Could it really be a dinosaur bone? What would the estate be like full of dinosaurs? Nadeem helps Mali find out more.

With the school closed for polling on election day, the Apple Tree residents decide to hold an election for their very own mayor. Everyone has the right to vote and Sam decides to run for the position of mayor, but will she convince the others to vote for her?

Bella and the other children become transfixed by a beautiful rainbow that forms over the estate. Bella insists on finding out where the rainbow ends and is convinced she's going to find gold. Zainab and Kobi must guide the children beyond the promises of myths and legends.

Kobi begins to notice the residents of Apple Tree House acting strangely and tries to find out what's going on. Little does he know that they have plans for a very musical surprise.

Tired of being young, Mali decides to be an adult from now on, but soon discovers how hard (and less fun) it can be. He comes to appreciate what a wonderful thing it is to be young.

The children are learning about their families, their heritage and their family trees, but Bella is concerned that her family might be really boring compared to Sam and Mali's families. Desperate to learn that she might be related to a princess, Bella's about to discover something amazing that will leave her dad, Ian, very impressed.

When a friend of Mali's visits and shows off his latest toys, Mali finds himself wishing he had more and more to play with. Eventually, Sam, Kobi and Zainab show him how to better appreciate the things he already has.

When the children are asked to dress up as heroes for a day for school, Bella finds herself unsure of who she wants to be. Meanwhile, Sam and Mali's costumes are accidently shrunk in the wash. What are they going to do?

When Bella's favourite toy mysteriously goes missing, Sam decides to play detective and unearth the facts. Can she and Zainab follow the clues and solve the case?

When the school play is suddenly postponed, Sam is unimpressed but Kobi convinces the children to donate some time to helping the local community centre instead by providing food, shelter and good cheer.

Sam seems bored and isn't enjoying her latest reading book. But when Zainab shows off her scrapbook about her life's adventures, Sam is inspired to make a book of her own.

When Sam discovers a scary spider in her room she panics and seeks out her dad to help! But she slowly learns more and more about these eight-legged creatures and how they play a major part in nature and in Ghanaian culture.

As part of a school fundraiser, the children of Apple Tree House take part in a sponsored silence. But as they slowly grow more and more restless, they learn that there are many ways to communicate without words... and they create their own silent movie.

A solar eclipse is on its way. As the children excitedly wait for it to begin, they learn how different cultures celebrate this special event.

No one can escape Bella's singing. She's determined to make herself be heard ahead of the school choir concert, but there's the small matter of this week's spellings that must be learned first. The children learn about night school and that learning isn't just for kids. This brings a surprise as Bella's dad Ian overcomes a childhood fear.

It's no secret that Mali wants to become an astronaut, but when a relative suggests that he will never go to space he becomes a bit sad. However, his friends are about to teach Mali that he can be anything he wants to be.