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Pumpkin book reports.

My students were assigned their pumpkin book reports two weeks ago. I must say, I am AMAZED at how they turned out. Every single student did theirs, and they worked SO hard!

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Here is a huge photo collection of all the pumpkins, and some from the other classrooms!

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And here are a couple of glances down our first grade hallway!! 110 pumpkins on display! Can you imagine how exciting this entire project was for the whole school? Everyone enjoying each other’s craftsmanship and so much many familiar favorites to talk about with each other.

That’s it, 110 Pumpkin Book Reports!

I hope you enjoyed seeing the results of this project as much as I did and appreciate all the hard work these students put in on their reading and creativity! For more Halloween-themed content like this, check out this post featuring my 10 Favorite Halloween Read Alouds!

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Pumpkin Book Report Ideas

October is an excellent time for all things pumpkins! Our elementary school hosts its annual pumpkin book character contest. Students are challenged to partner with their parents to create a pumpkin that looks like one of their favorite characters from a book. I’ve compiled a list of my favorite Pumpkin Book Report Ideas! Take a look!

Pumpkin contests are a great way to raise money for special causes at the school and encourage participation and parent involvement. Students that participate at our school pay a small entry fee. Then a winner is selected for each grade level. The winner usually gets a goodie bag and a gift card to a popular toy store.

We are constantly amazed at the creativity that time that is dedicated to these pumpkins! We do encourage plastic pumpkins vs real pumpkins. One year we had a HUGE mess on our hands as pumpkins started rotting and exploding in the school atrium. I’m pretty sure the custodians thought pumpkin puke was worse than actual puke…I could be wrong though!

Take a look at my favorite pumpkins that were brought in this year and from previous years.

I hope this sparks your creativity or helps with a pumpkin book report of your own! Thanks for reading!

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Create a Pumpkin Book Report Project this Fall

Whether you are looking for a way to incorporate the pumpkins you picked up at the pumpkin patch into an activity or simply want to create a seasonal project for the classroom, a pumpkin book report puts a fun spin on this classroom classic. Pumpkins are portable enough to carry, so basing the report on a favorite or important literary character makes the decorating a snap!

How to Create a Pumpkin Book Report Activity

Send information home outlining the project. This should include types of books that can be used and the rubric you’ll use for grading. Parent buy-in is a must for this project since many of the components will be completed at home.

Include not only the ideal size of the pumpkin (easy enough for the student to carry) but also some appropriate decorating guidelines for kids to follow. Things to consider when planning your project include:

Will you allow carving, or is this a strictly surface design project?
What genre or types of books will you allow?
How should the pumpkin be decorated, and how many materials should be used?
What is the written component requirement?
How will the pumpkins be displayed or presented to the class?

Include directions for completing both the pumpkin decorating and the written report. Ask kids to choose a book from a list you’ve provided or an appropriate genre. Have them choose a character representing the book and decorate the pumpkin. Include a written component that poses a few of the following questions:

How would you describe your character/pumpkin?
What does this character do in the story?
Do you like this character? Why or why not?
My favorite part of this book was?

Modify the questions to meet your particular classroom needs. Use this project with almost any age group. Early elementary kids can decorate a pumpkin following illustrations in a favorite book, while older kids can create a visual interpretation of a character they have read about but not seen. Complete this project by displaying the finished pieces in a central location in the classroom or school to show them off.

For some character ideas, check out this awesome board on Pinterest!

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The 15 Best Pumpkin Books to Read in the Classroom

You can use pumpkin books in nearly every part of your curriculum.

A collage of the 15 Best Pumpkin Books for the Classroom

It’s fall, so grab some pumpkin spice coffee and let’s talk about books to use this season. Spending the whole season talking about Halloween is probably not on your curriculum schedule, so why not focus on pumpkins? Pumpkin books for kids can spark curiosity about change, seasons, agriculture, and geographic traditions. Here are 15 pumpkin books to use across your curriculum:

Pumpkin Books for Lower Elementary School

1. hello, harvest moon by ralph fletcher.

While tired farmers and their families are in bed, the harvest moon silently climbs into the sky and starts working its magic. For some, it is the nightly signal to rise and shine. It is time to hunt, to work, or to play in the shadows. For a little girl and her cat, it is an invitation to enjoy the wonders of the night and a last flood of light before the short days of winter set in.

2. Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell

The first pumpkin Tim ever carved was fierce and funny, and he named it Jack. When Halloween was over and the pumpkin was beginning to rot, Tim set it out in the garden and throughout the weeks he watched it change.

3. From Seed To Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer

These Let’s Read and Find Out books are fantastic for helping kids learn the science in their daily lives. This one shows the life cycle of a pumpkin.

4. How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin by Margaret McNamara

“How many seeds are in a pumpkin?” Mr. Tiffin asks his class as they gather around the big, medium, and small pumpkins on his desk. Robert, the biggest kid, guesses that the largest one has a million seeds; Elinor, sounding like she knows what she’s talking about, guesses the medium one has 500 seeds; and Anna, who likes even numbers better than odd ones, guesses that the little one has 22. Charlie, the smallest boy in the class, doesn’t have a guess.

Counting pumpkin seeds is messy business, but once the slimy job is done, to everyone’s surprise, the smallest pumpkin has the most seeds! As Charlie happily exclaims, “Small things have a lot going on inside of them.”

5. Pumpkin Circle by George Levinson

It’s a circle without end. From pumpkin seeds to pumpkins to pumpkin seeds again! Amazing photographs show a backyard pumpkin patch move through its natural cycle––a bug’s eye and a bird’s high view of seeds sprouting, flowers blooming, bees buzzing, pumpkins growing . . .and then going back to earth.

6. The Ugly Pumpkin by David Horowitz

The Ugly Pumpkin has waited all through October for someone to take him home, but no one wants him. He doesn’t look like other pumpkins. So the lonely Ugly Pumpkin leaves the patch in search of a place where he’ll fit in. By the time Thanksgiving arrives, he discovers the truth about who he is–but it’s not what he expected!

7. Splat the Cat and the Pumpkin-Picking Plan by Catherine Hapka

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!

8. Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins by James Dean

Join Pete as he rocks out to this cool adaptation of the classic Halloween song!

9. The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll

Desmond the field mouse wants to carve the biggest jack-o’-lantern in the neighborhood with his pumpkin. Clayton the house mouse wants to win the Biggest Pumpkin contest with his. But when they discover that their choice pumpkins are actually the same one, Desmond and Clayton decide to work together to grow the biggest pumpkin ever!

10. Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington

Jamie plants a pumpkin seed in the spring and, after watching it grow all summer, carves a face in it for Halloween! But best of all, he saves some seeds that he will plant again next spring.

Pumpkin Books for Upper Elementary School

11. it’s not about you, mr. pumpkin by soraya diase coffelt.

“It’s Not About You Mr. Pumpkin” shares both the historical and religious background of the holiday.

12. The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons

This book explores how pumpkins grow, their traditional uses and cultural significance.

13. Rotten Pumpkin: A Rotten Tale in 15 Voices by David M. Schwartz

Compost won’t mean the same thing after readers have seen the amazing transformation of Jack from grinning pumpkin to mold-mottled wreckage to hopeful green shoot. The story of decomposition is vividly told so that science comes to life (and death).

14. Plant Reproduction: How Do You Grow a Giant Pumpkin? by Cath Senker

This book is about competitive vegetable contests teaches readers about plant parts and plant reproduction.

15. The Pumpkin Runner by Marsha Diane Arnold

Nearly all the sheep ranchers in Blue Gum Valley rode horses or drove jeeps to check on their sheep. But Joshua Summerhayes liked to run…with Yellow Dog trailing behind him.” So it’s no surprise when Joshua decides to enter a race from Melbourne to Sydney. People laugh when old Joshua shows up in his overalls and gumboots, calmly nibbling a slice of pumpkin for energy. But then he pulls into the lead, and folks are forced to sit up and take notice.

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Such a creative idea!!! I love those pumpkins. -Chrissy firstgradefoundme.blogspot.com

Oh my goodness that is just the cutest idea ever! I love all those pumpkins! Pixy Stix and Teacher Tricks

Oh wow this is so cute and creative, your students, parents, admin you name will love your book reports! My mouth was open after A Bad Case of Stripes, but as I scrolled down I was completely floored. Great Idea! ♡Kim♡ Shades of Teaching

Love this! My class is doing exactly this for their October Monthly Project.

Love this project too! Curious, how do you grade your projects?? Courtney Teaching in Paradise

These are adorable!! April Wolfelicious

What a creative way to do book reports!!!!! I bet the kids love that!!!

What a creative project! I love it and can't wait to check it out :) Erin Tales From Room 112

This packet looks amazing... and those pumpkins are darling! How creative are they? Hope you have a chance to stop by my blog sometime this week. Cindy Granny Goes to School

I so want to do this! Thanks for sharing the pictures

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Pumpkin Books for Kids in 2024

Elementary School Teachers looking for October Read Aloud Books & Activities for their 1st grade, 2nd grade, or 3rd grade students will love the pumpkin picture books for kids and links to resources with reading comprehension questions, writing prompts and paper, vocabulary, social skills lessons, and more. Reading texts from our pumpkin books for kids list below and using educational book companion activities is a great alternative when you want to engage the children in your classroom with fun October projects without focusing on Halloween.

This post includes the following pumpkin books for kids:

The Runaway Pumpkin
The Ugly Pumpkin
Too Many Pumpkins
Pumpkin Soup
Big Pumpkin
Pumpkin Town
Pumpkin Jack
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Below are 10 quality pumpkin books for kids that are great read alouds .

The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis

In The Runaway Pumpkin , the Baxter boys find a huge pumpkin that they decide they need to have. However, once they cut the stem the pumpkin starts to roll down the hillside almost into the Baxter farm! It crashes through the pig sty, knocks Grandpa Baxter for a loop and finally ends up resting in the bed that Poppa Baxter plows for it.

Once the pumpkin comes to a stop, the Baxters get excited about all the food that Granny can make from such a huge pumpkin. Come dinner time, she places all sorts of food on the table and sets up the giant jack-o-lantern she has made.

Visit our blog post specifically for this book: The Runaway Pumpkin Lesson Ideas and Teaching Activities

The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz

The Ugly Pumpkin is a heartwarming story about a squash that thinks he is a pumpkin. He looks different than all the other pumpkins and is teased for the way he looks. No one will pick him up from the patch, he is kicked, and trees throw apples at him. As a result, he considers himself to be the ugly pumpkin and feels very lonely.

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One day, the Ugly Pumpkin found his way into a garden and realized he was a squash! He found a group that looked just like him and he fit right in! In this happy ending, the ugly pumpkin, now a squash, enjoys a feast with his new family.

Students will love this rhyming story about a pumpkin that doesn’t know he is actually a squash.

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Visit our blog post specifically for this book: The Ugly Pumpkin Lesson Ideas and Teaching Activities

Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White

The story of Too Many Pumpkins is about a woman named Rebecca Estelle. As a child, Rebecca’s family did not have a lot of money and they had to eat pumpkin all the time. As a result, Rebecca grew to hate pumpkins and never wanted to eat them again.

On her farm, Rebecca grew many different vegetables, but no pumpkins. One day, a truck drove by and a giant pumpkin fell into Rebecca’s yard.

First, she tried to bury it, but come spring it started to grow vines. She tried to ignore the growing vines until she discovered that many pumpkins had grown in her yard. She decided to share the pumpkins with those that might be struggling. Eventually, Rebecca carved some of the pumpkins to attract her community, and was able to share all the pumpkin treats she had made.

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Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper

The story Pumpkin Soup is about three friends, Cat, Squirrel, and Duck. They live together in an old, white cabin, and always make pumpkin soup. Each character has a specific role in creating the soup. The Cat slices the pumpkin, Squirrel stirs in the water, and Duck adds the salt. One day, Duck decides that he would like a turn at stirring. This causes a huge fight between the three friends, and Duck leaves the cabin.

At first, Squirrel and Cat are angry at the Duck. Eventually, they grow sad and miss their friend, and go out to look for him. As they look for him, they reflect on what kind of friends they were to him. They even worry that he found better friends that would let him help and have a turn. When they return to the cabin, they see that Duck is there! They let him have a turn at stirring and have delicious pumpkin soup.

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Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman

The book Big Pumpkin tells the story of a witch who was growing a pumpkin. She wanted to use the pumpkin to make a pumpkin pie for Halloween. However, when she tries to get the pumpkin off the vine, she finds out it is stuck! Several characters, the mummy, ghost and vampire all try to help pull it off. Each one is bigger and stronger than the character before, but no one can get the pumpkin out. When a bat comes along, she suggests that they all work together to pull the pumpkin off the vine. Once everyone pulls the pumpkin together, they are able to free the pumpkin. The witch races home to make her pumpkin pie and shares it with everyone who helped.

Students will enjoy listening to this rhyming book with repeated phrases.

Visit our blog post specifically for this book: Big Pumpkin Lesson Ideas and Teaching Activities

Pumpkin Town by Katie McKy

Pumpkin Town is about pumpkins that take over a town. One fall day, Jose and his brothers picked out the best pumpkins seeds, and threw the smaller ones into the field at the edge of their farm. A gust of wind blew the seeds off the hill, and onto the town below. When spring came, vines started growing all around the town and soon enough pumpkins started growing everywhere around the town, even on rooftops. It was becoming difficult to move about the town.

Jose and his brothers saw that the town looked different and went down to investigate. When they saw all the pumpkins, they realized what had happened and they returned to the town at night and removed all of the pumpkins and vines. When the townspeople found the tired brothers, they sent them home with 5 watermelons as a reward for their hard work. The townspeople were able to sell all of the pumpkins and build a statue to remember the 5 boys. Jose and his family enjoyed the watermelon and collected the seeds. Worried that the seeds would land in his fields, Jose threw the watermelon seeds over the hill and they settled all over the town.

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Pumpkin Jack by Will Hubbell

In the story Pumpkin Jack , Tim carved his jack-o-lantern one day before Halloween. It had a big silly smile and Tim thought it was perfect. He decided to name the pumpkin Jack, and it stayed in his room long after Halloween. Eventually, Tim’s mother told him it was time to get rid of the pumpkin as it was starting to rot. Rather than throwing it in the garbage, Tim left it outside in the garden. As the seasons changed, the pumpkin rotted and shriveled up into the ground.

By the time spring came, all that was left was some pumpkin skin and seeds. Tim buried the seeds and soon a plant started to grow. Tim spent months weeding and watering his pumpkin plant. As Halloween got closer again, Tim had pumpkins growing in his garden! There were so many he was able to share them with his friends. Tim picked his own pumpkin and carved it into a jack-o-lantern. Once again, he named his Pumpkin Jack.

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Little Boo by Stephen Wunderli

Little Boo is the story of a small pumpkin seed who just wants to be scary! He tries to scare leaves, a grub, and snowflakes with no success. As winter comes, the wind tells the seed that it is not time to scare just yet, he must be patient. She buries him in the dirt and the seed sleeps through the winter.

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He awakens to find that he has a sprout, but the wind reminds him to be patient. As he continues to grow from a seed, to a flower, and to a fruit, he is anxious to start scaring. The wind is always there to remind him it is not time yet. Finally, the seed has grown into a pumpkin. He is picked from the field and taken inside. Before long, he has been turned into a jack o’lantern and tries to scare a cat. The wind encourages him and tells him to keep trying. Finally, the pumpkin that used to be a seed was ready to be scary.

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Stumpkin by Lucy Ruth Cummins

It was almost Halloween and the shopkeeper had his shelves filled with pumpkins. One day, a girl came into the shop and picked out a pumpkin to take home. At first, the pumpkins worried about their friend. But then they saw the pumpkin perched high in a window across the street. It had been carved into a jack o’lantern. All the other pumpkins dreamed of being chosen and turned into a special jack o’lantern. But then one of the pumpkins noticed a problem. Stumpkin did not have a stem like the others, it was just a stump! He had many other great qualities like roundness, color and size.

However, as it got closer to Halloween, Stumpkin was still on the shelf. The other pumpkins were being taken to new homes and placed in windows across the street. On the day of Halloween it was only Stumpkin and a gourd. Soon, even the gourd was taken to a new home. By the end of the day on Halloween, Stumpkin was the only pumpkin left. Suddenly, the shopkeeper picked up Stumpkin and carved him into a jack o’lantern. He was placed back on the shelf in the shop for all to see. That’s when Stumpkin realized he was in his home all along.

The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll

There were once two mice who fell in love with the same pumpkin, not knowing about each other. One mouse took care of the pumpkin so he would win the Pumpkin Contest. The other mouse took care of the pumpkin so he could create the best jack-o-lantern ever.

Once they find out about each other, they make a deal to enter the contest, then have the pumpkin be used as a jack-o-lantern for the town. Working together, they make a great team and are able to come to a compromise!

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