Pumpkin Day!: A Festive Pumpkin Book for Kids (Step into Reading) - Softcover

Ransom, Candice

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553513419 ISBN 13: 9780553513417

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers, 2015

Synopsis

Carve out family time for this Step 1 Step into Reading early reader! Read along as a boy and his family visit a pumpkin patch to pick out perfect autumn gourds!

Buoyant rhymes and joyful art evoke the excitement of the season.

Pumpkins big and pumpkins small.
There are so many—I want them all!

Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.

About this title

About the Author

CANDICE RANSOM only ever wanted to be a children's book writer. She is the author of over 125 books for kids and young adults, including Amanda Panda Quits Kindergarten and Amanda Panda and the Bigger, Better Birthday, and teaches in the children's literature program at Hollins University. Candice lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia, with her husband and her cats, Faulkner and Edison. Visit her at www.candiceransom.com.
 
ERIKA MEZA is from Mexico and has a taste for traveling. She creates detailed dreams in acrylic and watercolor, and explores her limits in other media. In addition to being an illustrator, she is a conceptual artist and animation geek. Meza is currently based in Paris.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 1—Follow the rhyming journey of a small family preparing for Halloween in this delightful title. To their delight, a brother and sister are brought to a pumpkin patch by their parents. The children happily observe nature and enjoy running through the patch and playing on the farm, eventually choosing pumpkins that are just the right size. Together, the family happily make jack-o'-lanterns with whimsical expressions in preparation for the eager trick-or-treaters. A palette of dark reds, oranges, and browns appropriately reflects the autumn theme, and Ransom adeptly balances images with simple text. The rhyming pattern throughout also makes this a nice choice for a read-aloud, particularly in October. VERDICT A fine addition to a school or public library, and a good choice for beginning readers.—Maria Alegre, The Dalton School, New York City

Edition details

• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553513419
• ISBN 13: 9780553513417
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Meza Erika
• Number of pages: 32