These Children’s Books about Pumpkins are a fun way to get ready for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and just plain Fall. 🙂 Make certain to check out my other book recommendations, too!
Halloween is coming and we are reading. Reading lots and LOTS of books! From scientifically accurate to just plain fun, reading is a great way to introduce children to their imaginations and to ALL educational subjects.
If the kids love all things pumpkins, they’re not going to want to miss out on this list of great book ideas!
In a movie, everything is there in bright color, but in a book, you have to imagine the scenery and the characters. Besides, reading is great for increasing your child’s vocabulary. 🙂
How do you carve a pumpkin?
When you’re taking the time to read all about pumpkins, this seems like the prime time to carve pumpkins as well!
Just make certain to be careful and always let the adults be the ones that do the carving.
I would recommend painting pumpkins as that is a fun and easy way to decorate!
Pumpkin Unit Study:
Don’t just provide books, turn them into a complete unit study! A preschool pumpkins unit study is important for several reasons:
- Hands-on Learning: Pumpkin unit studies offer hands-on activities that engage children’s senses, making learning more interactive and enjoyable. Children can physically touch, see, and smell pumpkins, significantly enhancing their learning experience.
- Cross-Curricular Connections: Pumpkins can be incorporated into various subjects such as math, science, literacy, and history. For example, children can count pumpkin seeds for a math lesson, explore the inside of a pumpkin for a science lesson, or learn about the life cycle of a pumpkin.
- Development of Skills: These activities help develop important skills like teamwork, math, and literacy concepts. They also provide opportunities for children to practice measuring, comparing, and counting.
- Encourages Exploration: The study allows children to explore and understand new concepts fun and engagingly. It also encourages them to ask questions and communicate their thoughts, contributing significantly to their oral language, communication, and vocabulary development.
- Connection with Nature: Lastly, it helps children connect with nature and understand where food comes from. This can instill a sense of respect and appreciation for the natural world.
A preschool pumpkin unit study is a comprehensive and engaging way to introduce young learners to various academic concepts while simultaneously developing their sensory skills and fostering a love for learning.
More Pumpkin Activities
Children’s Books About Pumpkins
From stories to facts to coloring – these books will help you teach your kids everything there is to know about Pumpkins!
Childrens Books About Pumpkins
These books are great for pumpkin stories for kids!
The Pumpkin Book (Holiday, 1999) explains the planting, cultivating, and harvesting of pumpkins using bold illustrations and simple text. The book is narrated by Polly Collier in a deliberate, unenthusiastic manner that emergent readers might find boring. She carefully explains the page-turn signals (on Side A only) and that the words at the bottom of the page are read first and then the words on the upper "picture" section of the page are read.
The witch has grown the biggest pumpkin ever, and now she wants to make herself a pumpkin pie for Halloween. But the pumpkin is so big she can't get it off the vine.It's so big the ghost can't move it, either. Neither can the vampire, nor the mummy. It looks as if there'll be no pumpkin pie for Halloween, until along comes the bat with an idea to save the day.How can the tiny bat succeed where bigger and strong spooky creatures have failed? You'll be surprised!
The Pumpkin Patch Parable-This charming story for children illustrates how a loving farmer can turn a simple pumpkin into a simply glorious sight. In the same way, God's transforming love can fill each of our hearts with joy and light.
This is a fun Halloween twist on the classic story, "Goodnight Moon." On this dark Halloween night, it is time for everyone to say goodnight. With beautiful illustrations and fun rhyming text, this book will surely be a favorite.
Pumpkins can be baked in a pie, carved into jack-o'-lanterns, and roasted for a healthy snack. But how does a tiny seed turn into a big pumpkin? With clear text and detailed, colorful illustrations, this book explains what a pumpkin seed needs to help it grow! This book also includes delicious pumpkin recipes and easy experiments to do with pumpkin seeds.
Anna and her community gardening friends are excited for the Windy City Pumpkin Fest but then their prize pumpkin disappears in the second book in the Friendship Garden series.
How big can pumpkins grow? Why do pumpkins have very big leaves? What can we make with pumpkins? Explaining concepts through stunning photographs and simple text, 'Life Cycle of a Pumpkin' takes an in-depth look at this familiar but fascinating plant.
One day in the pumpkin patch the strangest little pumpkin hatched . . . Spookley the Pumpkin was different. All the other pumpkins teased him, until Spookley proved that being different can save the day!
Over-the-top humor and adorably oblivious characters should inspire repeat readings. -- Publishers Weekly
A Wonderful & Whimsical Book for Kids!
Perfect for the Fall or Autumn Season, Halloween, & Thanksgiving!
A little girl chases her giant pumpkin all over town with some help along the way. Featuring a cast of delightful characters and beautifully illustrated with memorable scenes, you’ll love reciting “Diddle-dee-doo! Oh, what shall I do?” together with your little pumpkin.
Have you ever wondered how a tiny seed can turn into a giant pumpkin?
This stunningly illustrated story offers a perfect introduction to the life cycle of pumpkins.
Every year, giant pumpkin contests take place at fairs across the country—the 2012 record-holder weighed over a ton!
The latest craze is to carve the most enormous pumpkins into racing boats.
But what’s next? Why not think really big?
This celebration of famous landmarks and landscapes plays with concepts of size and scale and is full of fun facts.
eaders will be happy to follow along with each step, from picking out the perfect specimen at the pumpkin patch (be sure to stop for cider and toffee apples) to carting it home, scooping out the insides, carving a scary face, and finally lighting a candle inside — savoring the familiar ritual of transforming an ordinary pumpkin into a one-of-a-kind glowing jack-o’-lantern.
Carve out family time for this Halloween Step 1 Step into Reading early reader! Read along as a boy and his family visit a pumpkin patch to pick out perfect autumn gourds!
It's a beautiful day at the pumpkin patch! There, Rocket and Bella find the perfect pumpkin.
But as the friends try to take the pumpkin home, it rolls downhill and lands in front of Mr. Barker's doghouse.
Can Rocket and Bella get their pumpkin back?
Deep in the woods in an old white cabin, three friends make their pumpkin soup the same way every day.
The Cat slices up the pumpkin, the Squirrel stirs in the water, and the Duck tips in just enough salt. But one day the Duck wants to stir instead, and then there is a horrible squabble, and he leaves the cabin in a huff.
It isn't long before the Cat and the Squirrel start to worry about him and begin a search for their friend.
When Splat goes to the pumpkin patch with Seymour, he’s determined to find the biggest pumpkin ever. But when he finally does, Splat finds out the real challenge isn't the pumpkin picking—it's how to get the pumpkin home!
Once there were two mice who fell in love with the same pumpkin....Desmond the field mouse wants to carve the biggest jack-o'-lantern in the neighborhood with his pumpkin.
It's November, and the Bear family are entering the Thanksgiving Festival's Big Pumpkin Contest.
Will winning be the only thing that matters, or will the Bear family learn about the true meaning of Thanksgiving?
On a sunny autumn day, ten-year-old James and seven-year-old Mandy set out to choose their pumpkins for Halloween on the family's annual trip to the countryside.
This time they're taking along their new German shepherd, Rosco, whose innocent mischief soon lands him on his leash.
When a 700-year-old woman and an 800-year-old man want to make pumpkin pie on Halloween, they can’t find their pumpkin. “Our pumpkin’s been snitched,” cries the woman. And off they go to find it.
Duck & Goose look everywhere for a pumpkin-in the apple tree, in the leaf pile, inside a hollow log.... Where will they find one?
Perfect for your favorite fall holidays, and a fun read-a-long for fans of Duck and Goose any time of year!
Marley's family wants their giant pumpkin to win a prize at the fair. But on the big day, their silly dog sends the pumpkin on a wild ride instead!
I hope you and your kids have fun learning about Pumpkins as you prepare for Halloween!
Itzybellababy
Sunday 29th of October 2017
This is a great collection. It is so hard to find good fall books. Everything gets lost in Christmas! Thanks for sharing these.