7 Pumpkin Books with Fun Activities for Kids

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As I look over these pumpkin books, I realize that some of my favorite authors are included. When my kids were young, we loved books by Tasha Tudor, Tommie dePaola, Gail Gibbons & Steven Kroll. I hope your family enjoys them, too.

Be sure to try some of the pumpkin activities for kids that are listed under each of the books.

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Pumpkin Moonshine

By Tasha Tudor

I love Tasha Tudor!  Her illustrations are wonderful.

Language Arts Activities
At the end of the story, talk about what pumpkin moonshine is.

Art Activity:
Discuss how the illustrations were created. Let your kids do a pen & ink illustration or a watercolor illustration of a holiday.  Or, you can combine these media into one illustration.


The Vanishing Pumpkin

By Tommie dePaola

Tall tale about a 700 year old woman & 800 year old man.

Language Arts Activities
Rewrite the story using Unit 3 of Teaching Writing: Structure & Style

Find all the prepositional phrases associated with the ghoul and the rapscallion.  Write down other prepositions to help the ghoul look for the vanishing pumpkin. We have a free printable for this activity in our Fall Activities for Kids {Unit Study} & Free Fall Printables at the end of this post.


The Pumpkin Book

By Gail Gibbons

Science Activity:
Life Cycle of a Pumpkin activity

Art Activity:
Paint a pumpkin


 The Biggest Pumpkin Ever

By Steven Kroll

Language Arts Activities:
Find a page with much conversation. Show your child how to use quotation marks correctly. Use that page for copywork.   We have a free printable for this activity in our Fall Activities for Kids {Unit Study} & Free Fall Printables at the end of this post.

Rewrite the story using Unit 3 of Teaching Writing: Structure & Style


 Pumpkin Fever

By Charnan Simon

Rookie reader that includes several shapes in the story.

Math Activity:
After reading, ask your child to draw a circle, square, triangle, rectangle and ½ circle.  Discuss the differences & similarities.

Cut out shapes of orange & yellow. Let your child use the orange shapes to create a pumpkin and the yellow shapes to make a face.

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 The Pumpkin Patch

By Elizabeth King

If you can’t got a pumpkin patch or grow your own, the photographs in this book are an excellent substitute.

Language Arts Activity:
List all the adjectives in the book. Or choose a few pages and list the adjectives. For each adjective, tell the noun it describes.

Follow Directions & Homemaking Activity:
Make pumpkin bread. Click here for our recipe.


Pumpkins

By Jacqueline Farmer

Fun pumpkin book about the history & science of pumpkins, as well as the legend of Jack-o-Lantern.

Homemaking Activity: 

Book includes directions to roast pumpkin seeds or make a pumpkin pie.

The Parable Series: The Pumpkin Patch Parable


I found this book on Amazon and wished I had a review copy. I’ve enjoyed many of Liz Curtis Higgs’ adult books, so I’m sure her children books are great too. If you can find  The Parable Series: The Pumpkin Patch Parable, grab it. Or, get a Kindle copy. It’s an alternative to Halloween using the harvest setting & the glow of the Good News.

What pumpkin books are your favorite to read with your kids?

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