Storytime Theme: Pumpkins & Squash

I was looking for ways to do more fall-themed storytimes and decided to focus on pumpkins as pumpkins, not as jack’o’lanterns and Halloween. So today I’m sharing a Pumpkins & Squash focused storytime. And yes, I know that pumpkins are technically squash! These are some great books that would work to spread out your fall storytimes beyond the typical leaves, acorn, apples, and squirrel themes!

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Storytime Theme: Pumpkins & Squash

1. Pumpkin Soup by Helen Cooper
2. Rah, Rah, Radishes: A Vegetable Chant by April Pulley Sayre
3. Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie by Jill Esbaum
4. Squabbling Squashes by Carol Lingman and Shohaku Okumura, illustrated by Minette Mangahas
5. Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller & Anne Wilsdorf
6. The Ugly Pumpkin by Dave Horowitz

Songs

• I’m a Little Pumpking – Jbrary
• Pumpkin Chant – Jbrary
• Pumpkin, Pumpkin on the Ground – Jbrary

Activities

• DIY Gourd Fall Kids Craft – Raising Whasians
• Squash Prints – Freshly Planted
• Tissue Paper Pumpkins – Arty Crafy Kids

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