Kids' Corner

It’s Pumpkin Time!

Although November is National Peanut Butter Month, there are not very many books about it.  Pumpkins, on the other hand, are often written about;  here are  some titles in HPL’s collection:

No More Pumpkins  by Peter Catalanotto
Emily’s second grade class has done pumpkin math, written pumpkin poems, eaten pumpkin bread . . . enough already!
For grades 1 – 3

The Ugly Pumpkin  by Dave Horowitz
Even trees make fun of  the poor, lonely, odd-looking pumpkin in this twist on The Ugly Duckling.   For K – grade 2

Pumpkin Jack  by Will Hubbell
Tim carves his first pumpkin (which he names Jack), and can’t bear to get rid of it after Halloween-  so he doesn’t!
For preschool – grade 3

Me and the Pumpkin Queen  by Marlane Kennedy
10 year old Mildred wants nothing more than to win the annual Circleville, Ohio pumpkin contest.  She includes her “Guide to Growing a Giant Pumpkin.”  For grades 4 – 6

How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin   by Margaret McNamara
A math and science lesson using pumpkins has surprising results!
For ages 4 – 8

Pumpkins  by Ken Robbins
Beautiful color photographs accompany this description of the life cycle of a pumpkin.      For ages 4 – 8

Pumpkinhead   by Eric Rohmann
Follow the adventures of Otho, a boy born with a pumpkin for a head, in this quirky picture book.     For preschool – grade 2

Pumpkin Day   by Nancy Wallace
A rabbit family visits Pumpkin Hollow Farm and learns all about pumpkins.  Some yummy recipes are included.  For K – grade 2

Happy Reading!
Ellen Xydias
Children’s Librarian
November 2008