It's a Pumpkin!
It's a Pumpkin!
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Albert Whitman
Annotation: When Field Mouse and Squirrel find a big, round, orange object in the road their friends disagree about what it is, but soon it becomes the life of the party.
Genre: [Animal fiction]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #219376
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: Albert Whitman
Copyright Date: 2020
Edition Date: 2020 Release Date: 09/01/20
Illustrator: Kronreif, Kate,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 0-8075-1216-8
ISBN 13: 978-0-8075-1216-6
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2020004221
Dimensions: 27 cm.
Language: English
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Kirkus Reviews

A group of animals discovers a large, round, orange object with a green stem and begins to question and surmise its usefulness and possibilities.Squirrel and Field Mouse push it out of the way, and it rolls to a stop where Opossum is napping. Opossum thinks it makes a rather comfortable chair. Raccoon is sure it is a table to support a plate of cookies. Soon others join in to enjoy the cookies and cider, which Opossum contributes. While the impromptu party is in full swing, Woodchuck explains the object would make a good doorstop. As day turns to night, Skunk professes that it's really a lamp and demonstrates how to carve it out and place a candle inside the now-smiling face. The pulp and seeds are then used for pie and roasting, which everyone snacks on till they hunker down for winter. When they emerge in the newly verdant spring, they discover a plant that produces a flower, which then becomes an orange, round object and…it's party time again. These unclothed but otherwise anthropomorphic cartoon creatures never actually say the name of this autumn gourd, leaving it to kids to express the obvious, only acknowledged in the title. The somewhat lengthy text spins out its premise deliberately, and kids who know very well that it's a pumpkin and what a pumpkin is for may tire of the speculation, but the community interactions are charming to watch.Curiosity and ingenuity in a mild fall mystery. (Picture book. 3-5)

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Reading Level: 2.0
Interest Level: K-3
Lexile: AD470L

It's big. It's orange. But what is it?

When Field Mouse and Squirrel find something big, round, and orange in the middle of the road, it looks kind of familiar. Skunk is positive it's a lamp, and Rabbit thinks it looks like a snack, but no one knows for sure. Luckily, there's one thing they can all agree on: it's the life of the party! Discover all of the ways you can use a pumpkin in this adorable fall adventure.


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