It is book list time again. In honor of October, theme is pumpkins.
Pumpkin Jack, by: Will Hubbell
The first pumpkin Tim ever carved was fierce and funny, and he named it Jack. When Halloween was over and the pumpkin was beginning to rot, Tim set it out in the garden and throughout the weeks he watched it change. Its skin shriveled and it became flatter. After the winter snow, all that was left was a stem, some seeds, and a crumpled pumpkin skin. But in the spring there was another change–a plant began to grow! Tim watered the vines, and by the following Halloween, he had a yard full of pumpkins. He gave all but one away. Carving the face into his new pumpkin, Tim saw an old, familiar friend–Jack.
It’s Pumpkin Time, by: Zoe Hall
A celebration of how things grow provides entertainment for young horticulturalists, following the adventures of a sister and brother who plant pumpkin seeds in their own garden and watch with excitement as their future Halloween pumpkins begin sprouting.
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever, by: Steven Kroll
Desmond the field mouse wants to carve the biggest jack-o’-lantern in the neighborhood with his pumpkin. Clayton the house mouse wants to win the Biggest Pumpkin contest with his. But when they discover that their choice pumpkins are actually the same one, Desmond and Clayton decide to work together to grow the biggest pumpkin ever.
Apples and Pumpkins, by: Anne Rockwell
For one little girl, fall means the special joys of visiting the Comstock Farm and choosing the reddest apples from the trees and finding the best pumpkin in the patch.
Back home, she helps her mother carve a funny jack-o’-lantern face and puts a glowing candle inside her prize new pumpkin…just in time for Halloween and “trick or treats”.
From Seed to Pumpkin, by: Wendy Pfeffer
A wonderful preschool science read aloud with plenty of pictures. The book describes how pumpkins grow from a tiny seed to a pumpkin fit for a pie.