Check out this list of pumpkin books for preschoolers to welcome the fall season, learn about a pumpkin’s life cycle, and celebrate the holidays!
Hands down, fall is my favorite season. I may not be able to see as many trees changing colors living in Los Angeles, but fall marks a new energy that lifts my spirits. And one of my favorite fall traditions is picking out pumpkins with my kids.
This is especially fun during the preschool stage. Your child starts to understand traditions, the changes of the season, and of course, Halloween.
And it’s often the first time she can participate, from picking and carving a Jack-o-lantern to scooping and washing the pumpkin seeds. She can enjoy the festivities at a pumpkin patch and even help bake (and eat!) the pumpkin pie.
One of the best ways to mark the season—and to encourage her interests—is to read pumpkin books for preschoolers.
She may have graduated from baby board books, but may not be reading longer texts yet. These pumpkin books are geared specifically for preschoolers who can’t get enough of pumpkins. The topics vary, from Halloween themed to the life cycle of a pumpkin to welcoming the fall harvest.
I’ve listed several favorite pumpkin books for preschoolers to give you a few ideas. I hope you enjoy them as much as my kids have:
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Pumpkin books for preschoolers
The Runaway Pumpkin by Kevin Lewis
I Love You, Little Pumpkin by Sandra Magsamen
The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin by Joe Troiano
The Lonely Pumpkin by Julia Zheng
It’s Pumpkin Day, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff
The Itsy Bitsy Pumpkin by Sonali Fry
The Roll-Away Pumpkin by Junia Wonders
Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White
How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? by Wendell Minor
The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz
Ten Orange Pumpkins by Stephen Savage
Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht
The Perfect Pumpkin Pie by Denys Cazet
Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie by Jill Esbaum
From Seed to Pumpkin by Wendy Pfeffer
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Steven Kroll
Picking Apples and Pumpkins by Amy Hutchings
The Vanishing Pumpkin by Tony Johnston
Pumpkin Circle by George Levenson
How Many Seeds In a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara
The Very Best Pumpkin by Mark Kimball Moulton
Apples and Pumpkins by Anne Rockwell and Lizzy Rockwell
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown by Charles M. Schulz
Big Pumpkin by Erica Silverman
Pumpkin Pumpkin by Jeanne Titherington
Little Boo by Stephen Wunderli and Tim Zeltner
Pumpkin Moonshine by Tasha Tudor
Penguin and Pumpkin by Salina Yoon
(Check out more children’s books about penguins.)
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