Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie Pumpkins! Big, round, orange pumpkins growing in a field. Children piling off school busses to pick one of their very own. Carving funny faces, friendly smiles, or scary frowns into pumpkins to illuminate a doorstep on Halloween. This book presents pumpkins as a symbol, a scent, a flavour of an entire season.

 

This book is part of a book series called Picture the Seasons .

There are 16 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2010 by National Geographic Kids .

JILL ESBAUM is the author of several picture books, including Ste-e-e-e-eamboat a-Comin'!, illustrated by Adam Rex. She lives on a farm in Dixon, Iowa.