P P North Mankato Taylor Library Storytime

P is for Pumpkin

Pumpkin Books We Shared: It’s Pumpkin Time! By Zoe Hall Pick a Perfect Pumpkin by Robin Koontz How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? By Wendell Minor Patty’s Pumpkin Patch by Teri Sloat Pumpkin Books You Can Share: Ready for Pumpkins by Kate Duke Pumpkin Cat by Anne Mortimer How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? By Margaret McNamera Duck & Goose Find a Pumpkin by Tad Hills Pumpkin Trouble by Jan Thomas Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman Pumpkin Countdown by Joan Holub Pick a Pumpkin, Mrs. Millie! By Judy Cox The Biggest Pumpkin Surprise Ever by Steven Kroll Pumpkin Hill by Elizabeth Spurr The Very Best Pumpkin by Mark Kimball Moulton The Perfect Pumpkin (My Little Pony) Piggies in the Pumpkin Patch by Mary Peterson The Biggest Pumpkin Ever! By Steven Kroll Pumpkin Day, Pumpkin Night by Anne Rockwell Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper The Bumpy Little Pumpkin by Margery Cuyler A Pipkin of Pepper by Helen Cooper The Fierce Yellow Pumpkin by Margaret Wise Brown The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis Pumpkin Day! By Nancy Elizabeth Wallace The Littlest Pumpkin by R.A. Herman Pumpkin Eye by Denise Fleming Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin by Mary Serfozo Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell Pumpkin Moonshine by Tasha Tudor Patty’s Pumpkin Patch by Teri Sloat The Pumpkin Fair by Eve Bunting Pumpkins from the Sky?... By Julia Van Nutt Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin The Magic Pumpkin by Bill Martin Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch by Alyssa Satin Capucilli Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie by Jill Esbaum From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything by Linda Williams

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown by Charles S. Schultz Pumpkin Town! Or Nothing is Better and Worse Than Pumpkins by Katie McKy Early Literacy Activities:

**Make pumpkin soup. There are tons of recipes online. Make either a large recipe chart or individual rec-ipe cards so that children can follow along. Having a written recipe helps children to understand the con-cepts such as of following directions, ordinal numbers, sight words, and measurements. **Cut out a large pumpkin and make a list of all the things we can do with a pumpkin: make soup, roast the seeds, make pie, make a jack o'lantern, etc. Early Literacy ideas were borrowed from this website: http://earlyliteracycounts.blogspot.com/2010/11/book-of-day-pumpkin-soup.html

Pumpkin Fingerplays and Songs to Share: Five Little Pumpkins Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate (five fingers up) The first one said "Oh my it's getting Late" (Hands on Cheeks) The second one said "There's a chill in the air" (arms around self) The third one said "But we don't care" (swing pointer finger) The fourth one said "We're ready for some fun!" (hand in air) The fifth one said "Let's run, run, run!" (running motion) So woooo went the wind, and out went the lights, And the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight! Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, Had a wife and couldn’t keep her; He put her in a pumpkin shell And there he kept her very well. Pumpkin Pie Pumpkins, pumpkins, I think I’ll make a pie. (Point to head as if thinking) Pumpkins, pumpkins, My, oh my! (Arms out shaking to my, oh my) Bake it, scrape it, Dump it in a pot. (throw the pumpkin in a pot) Mash it, mash it, Up a lot. (pretend to mash the pumpkin) Pour in the sugar, And spices, too. (pretend to pour in the pot) Pour in the cream, And eggs, one and two. (count with fingers one, then two) Stir it, stir it, Then take a cup. (pretend to stir) Scoop it in a shell, And bake it up. (pretend to scoop) Bake it, bake it, For an hour or so. (hold up one finger) Serve it for dinner, And eat it slow. (pretend to eat) Pumpkins are Growing (tune of “Are You Sleeping”) Pumpkins are growing Pumpkins are growing In the patch In the patch Look at all the pumpkins Look at all the pumpkins Orange and Round Orange and Round Fingerplays were borrowed from website: http://www.hcpl.net/cgi-bin/ebranch/story_time/theme.pl?id=478

The Pumpkins are Here (sung to: "The Farmer in the Dell") The pumpkins are here, the pumpkins are there. The pumpkins, the pumpkins are everywhere. The pumpkins are up; the pumpkins are down. The pumpkins, the pumpkins are all around. The pumpkins are in; the pumpkins are out. The pumpkins, the pumpkins are all about. The pumpkins are low; the pumpkins are high. The pumpkins, the pumpkins all say, "Good-bye". Pumpkin, Pumpkin Pumpkin, pumpkin Sitting on a wall (have children sit down) Pumpkin, pumpkin Tip and fall (have children tip over) Pumpkin, pumpkin Rolling down the street (have children roll on floor) Pumpkin, pumpkin You’re so sweet! (have children hug themselves) Fingerplays found on website:http://stpeterschool.homestead.com/OctoberSongsandFingerplays.html Pick a Pumpkin (tune: “London Bridge”) Pick a pumpkin from the vine. (Pretend to pick up a pumpkin) Pumpkin round, pumpkin fine. (Gesture to indicate “big and round”) Pick a pumpkin from the vine. (Pretend to pick up a pumpkin.) Let’s pick pumpkins! (Gesture, “Come with me!”) Pick a pumpkin from the vine. (Pretend to pick up a pumpkin) You pick your. I’ll pick mine. (Point to indicate “you” and “me”) Pick a pumpkin from the vine. (Pretend to pick up a pumpkin) Let’s pick pumpkins! (Gesture, “Come with me!”) Fingerplay found on website:preschool.colonial.net/Teachers/Brown/.../pumpkinsongs2010.pdf

The Alphabet Song

a-b-c-d-e-f-g

h-i-j-k-lmnop

q-r-s

t-u-v

w-x

y and z

Now I know my ‘ABCs’

Next time won’t you sing with me.

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