Year after year, my children and I read the children’s book Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White. Even though my older girls are middle and high school, we still read it! It has many memories attached to it, and it is a joy to relive them each fall.
Too Many Pumpkins is a story of giving and what that looks like for Rebecca Estelle. We all have our own gifts and abilities, and Rebecca chooses to share hers in a unique way.
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Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White
Book: Too Many Pumpkins
Author: Linda White
Illustrator: Megan Lloyd
The main character of the story, Rebecca Estelle, despises pumpkins. As a girl, her family only had pumpkins to eat, so she was determined not to be around pumpkins as an adult!
A gigantic pumpkin falls off a truck into her yard and Rebecca Estelle refuses to deal with it, hoping that the pumpkin will just go away.
Spoiler Alert: The pumpkin does not!
What happens next, however, is so heartwarming and reminds us that we can help others in unique ways.
Do not miss taking a careful review of the illustrations in this book. They are bright, detailed, and just plain amusing!
Learning Ideas and Activities for Too Many Pumpkins Book
Choose from a few of these learning ideas and activities for Too Many Pumpkins to enjoy this lovely book even more! The activities are often what makes the book most memorable.
→ Like Rebecca Estelle, name all of the pumpkin goodies that come to mind, such as pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin muffins, or pumpkin bread. Choose a recipe for the one that sounds most appealing and bake it together this afternoon!
Hint: Making lists together is yet another great way to work on handwriting, phonics, and vocabulary for elementary children.
Better yet, bake one of the goodies and give it to someone in need or someone that needs a bit of encouragement this week.
→ Download this set of Pumpkin Coloring Pages and make a mini coloring booklet.
→ This book provides a great opportunity to review the seasons for younger learners. Jump to each page that features a different season in the book and talk about how the illustrator makes it look like fall or spring.
→ ‘Smithereens’ is a fun word! Look up the definition and practice using it in sentences this week.
→ Learn about the Pumpkin Life Cycle this week. Rebecca Estelle certainly knows all about that!
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Pumpkin Coloring Pages with Handwriting Practice
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