

This is an ideal Halloween-time book for those who want to bypass ghouls and goblins (or any actual mention of Halloween) and focus on. Illustrator Megan Lloyd creates spunky, detail-rich drawings that are sure to hold up to the scrutiny of youngsters everywhere. In Too Many Pumpkins, a 1996 American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists," Linda White (who based the book on her own pumpkin-eating aunt Becky) reveals how swallowing one's personal (pumpkin) prejudices can end up benefiting a whole community. She buried the mess so she wouldn't have to look at it, and, as you might imagine, she witnessed a bumper crop the following fall. One day, years and years later, white-haired Rebecca was busy not eating pumpkins when-SPLAT-a giant pumpkin fell off an overloaded truck and smashed into her yard. But if you were forced to eat only pumpkins (baked, steamed, boiled, stewed, mashed, and rotten), you might agree with Rebecca, who was so poor as a child that she could only afford to eat the unrelentingly orange squash. Certainly, pumpkins are benign, as far as gourds go, and they make for delicious pies. "What's not to like?" you may be thinking. Grade Level: 3rd (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.) While they are in the oven, it’s the prefect time to sneak in a few more pumpkin books.Volunteers needed in May! Click here to sign up. Here are a few snack ideas with pumpkins that they kids can make with you. One of my favorite things to do during pumpkin storytime is to make something for the kids to try that has pumpkin in it.

Pumpkin Activities for Babies and Toddlers.They would be a good fit for your Educational Pumpkin Activities with your child or class. There’s 30+ Fiction Pumpkin Books featured here for you to choose from to read this Halloween. Let me show you all the options available this Halloween for pumpkin books for kids. These pumpkin books go well with our top book picks about Witches, Spiders, Bats, Ghosts, Monsters. There’s just something magical that happens when you read about pumpkins and pick one out from your favorite pumpkin patch.Īlthough it’s a difficult decision to choose a favorite, there are so many adorable book choices about pumpkins.

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