Children's Story Time

New Books and Old Favorites October 2009

This month's Story Times dates are: October 4th and 18th

Featured Book of the Month:

Too Many Pumpkins

This is a delightful story about the wonders of giving up old ideas and trying something new. An old woman who has hated pumpkins ever since she was a girl and her family had nothing else to eat accidentally finds herself with a full crop of them. She struggles to find a solution to having too many pumpkins and comes up with a wonderful idea.

(j)SB347 .W584 1996

Too Many Pumpkins. White, Linda. New York: Holiday House, 1996.

Pumpkin Fiesta. Yacowitz, Caryn. New York: HarperCollins, 1998.
Summary: Hoping to win a prize for the best pumpkin at the fiesta, Foolish Fernando tries to copy Old Juana's successful gardening techniques without watching to see how much effort and love she puts into her work. Includes a recipe for pumpkin soup.
(j)SB347 .Y1 1998

Patty’s Pumpkin Patch. Sloat, Teri. New York: Putnam's, 1999.
Summary: This story in rhyme about a girl who plants pumpkins and watches them grow has A-Z illustrations of pumpkin patch animals.
(j)SB347 .SL52 1999

One Leaf Fell. Speed, Toby. New York: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang, 1993.
Summary: Follows the day-to-day life of a fallen leaf as it provides transportation, housing, and other services to various animals.
(j)QK649 .Sp32 1993

Big Pumpkin. Silverman, Erica. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1992.
Summary: A witch trying to pick a big pumpkin on Halloween discovers the value of cooperation when she gets help from a series of monsters.
(j)SB347 .Si39 1992

Leaf Man. Ehlert, Lois. Orlando, Fla.: Harcourt, 2005.
Summary: A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him. On die-cut pages. Illustrations include a wide variety of multi-colored leaves, some identified, some mysterious.
(j)QK649 .Eh56 2005

Pumpkins: A Story for a Field. Ray, Mary Lyn. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1992.
Summary: A man harvests and sells a bountiful crop of pumpkins so that he will be able to preserve the field from developers.
(j)SB347 .R212 1992

Pick, Pull, Snap!: Where Once a Flower Bloomed. Schaefer, Lola M. New York: Greenwillow Books, 2003.
Summary: Describes how raspberries, peanuts, corn, and other foods are produced as various plants flower, create seeds, and finally bear fruit.
(j)QK825 .Sch13 2003

In Search of the Perfect Pumpkin. Evangelista, Gloria. Golden, Colo.: Fulcrum Resources, 2001.
Summary: The Pucci family searches for the perfect pumpkin--only to find it in their own garden. Includes facts and lore about pumpkins.
(j)SB347 .Ev14 2001

Pumpkin Day, Pumpkin Night. Rockwell, Anne F. New York: Walker and Co., 1999.
Summary: Relates a boy's excitement in buying the perfect pumpkin and then making the perfect jack-o-lantern.
(j)SB347 .R593 1999

Seeds. Robbins, Ken. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005.
Summary: From flowers to fruits, everything begins with a tiny seed. Young readers will learn how seeds grow, and how they vary in shape, size, and dispersal patterns. From cherry pits to exploding pods, to sticktight seeds that cling to your shoes, clear photographs illuminate how wondrous nature springs up throughout the year before our very eyes.
(j)QK661 .R536 2005

Lucky Leaf. O'Malley, Kevin. New York: Walker & Co., 2004.
Summary: After his mother tells him to stop playing video games and go outside, a boy tries to catch the last leaf on a tree, thinking it will bring him luck.
(j)QK649 .Om1 2004