This is NOT a Pumpkin by Bob Staake leads us through all the descriptors of pumpkins and you’ll be convinced that it really is a pumpkin, but then we see another side of the pumpkin and realize it is something else now. But, then Stumpkin realizes he has had a special home all along. Stumpkin by Lucy Ruth Cummins is the story of one practically perfect pumpkin at the pumpkin stand as he watches all the other pumpkins find places as jack-o-lanterns in windows. Pick A Pumpkin by Patricia Toht takes readers to the pumpkin patch to find that perfect pumpkin followed by all the fun that happens once you get it home. This non-fiction title works well for younger children.

Children will countdown from 20 and pick up lots of fun facts on the endpapers.Ĭarving a Jack-o’-Lantern (Sequencing Stories) by Meg Gaertner walks kids step-by-step from getting a pumpkin to carving it to setting the jack-o-lantern on the porch. Pumpkin Countdown by Joan Holub is all about a class getting ready for the pumpkin patch field trip. The real prize of the contest is a budding friendship. They each have different growing techniques that produce different results. The Great Pumpkin Contest by Angie Rozeleaar is the story of two neighbor cats both growing pumpkins for a local contest. So, I’ve divided this list into two sections for those of you who need books with a non-Halloween focus. Let’s roll right into these children’s books about pumpkins.įull Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Either way, I’ve got a list of pumpkin reads that will take you all the way through fall. Just give me the real thing to sit on my porch. Recipient of two Pura Belpre awards.Are you camp everything pumpkin? Pumpkin spice lattes, pumpkin cereal, pumpkin candy, pumpkin-flavored everything! Or, are you camp no pumpkin flavors. The use of Spanish terms alongside the English narration serves to focus the readers on shiver-worthy Halloween sights and sounds. The most frightening characters are saved for last and will elicit chuckles from young readers. And yes, it does have Jack-o-lanterns too. A review of Halloween characters starts off with los gatos black (black cats) and proceeds through werewolves, witches and much more. This rhyming tale with lush illustrations is just the thing for Halloween and cat enthusiasts. Los Gatos Black on Halloween, by Marisa Montes with illustrations by Yuyi Morales

A fun tale that sneaks some science into the mixture.

It arrives just in time for Fall celebrations. Through the year things grow and bloom, most notably a pumpkin of considerable size. Here she provides both story and pictures and creates a Halloween-colored world that both parents and children will appreciate. Anne Mortimer has illustrated numerous picture books about cats by other authors.

Pumpkin Cat by Anne Mortimer