I love pumpkins and pumpkin patches in the fall! Here are some of our favorite books from our fall pumpkin unit.
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Just choose books based on your child’s age and what you think will engage your child’s interest. I recommend checking out the “Read Sample” feature on Amazon and reading reviews there. Another place to learn about a book is on YouTube. You can typically see the entire book there.
Montessori-friendly books use photos or realistic illustrations. They don’t have talking animals or a lot of fantasy. But many books that have fantasy and talking animals are wonderful books, and I love sharing them with children who understand the difference between fantasy and reality.
For toddlers and preschoolers, about ¾ of the books I use are typically Montessori friendly (focusing on reality without smiling or talking animals or smiling or talking vehicles). This theme has lots of Montessori-friendly books!
Books for a Pumpkin Theme
I’m featuring books here for a pumpkin theme for toddlers through elementary-age kids. This theme has lots of fun, Montessori-friendly books!
Books for a Pumpkin Theme
Top Shelf of Forward -Facing Display:
- Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden
- I often use Gail Gibbons books in our unit studies because they have so much great information in an easy-to-understand format. The Pumpkin Book has both scientific information and historical information about pumpkins and jack-o’-lanterns.
- Pumpkins!
2nd Shelf:
- Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin Pie is a lovely National Geographic Kids book.
- How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?
- How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow?
3rd Shelf:
- Pumpkin Pumpkin
- County Fair (Little House Picture Book)
- Apples and Pumpkins (my 17-month-old granddaughter’s favorite pumpkin book!)
4th Shelf:
Bottom Shelf
- Too Many Pumpkins
- The Berenstain Bears and the Prize Pumpkin
- Biscuit Visits the Pumpkin Patch (my 17-month-old granddaughter’s other favorite pumpkin book)
Some other books we’re using that are in a book basket:
- Squash and Pumpkin pages from the DK Smithsonian Trees, Leaves, Flowers & Seeds: A Visual Encyclopedia of the Plant Kingdom. The DK Smithsonian books typically have gorgeous photos and are wonderful reference books that I use for many units.
- I love Gail Gibbons books for lots of facts that are easy to understand. For this unit, we’re using The Vegetables We Eat (with pumpkins described as a fruit vegetable).
- Where Does Broccoli Come From? A Book of Vegetables. The books are recommended for kindergarten through grade 6. They’re packed with information and illustrations, but I don’t think they would be appealing for children younger than kindergarten age.
- Food Anatomy: The Curious Parts & Pieces of Our Edible World by Julia Rothman has gorgeous illustrations and lots of information that appeals to any age. I have the Julia Rothman boxed collection that includes Farm Anatomy, Nature Anatomy, and Food Anatomy. I use the books for many units.
- Peter Rabbit and the Pumpkin Patch
You can see many pumpkin books here: Pumpkin Books for Kids (including books as they’re published)
Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Pack
Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
More Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Activities
Free Pumpkin Printables and Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Activities
In this post, you’ll find a YouTube video with a toddler pumpkin hammering activity plus links to pumpkin hammering activities for preschoolers.
Check out m post with pumpkin scrubbing, an activity that works on a number of practical life skills.
We’ve made some gluten-free muffins using canned pumpkin. In the above post, I share our pumpkin muffin recipe and food-preparation activity.
You’ll find more fall scrubbing activities (along with other types of activities) in my roundup post with 20+ fabulous fall gourd activities for kids.
For preschoolers, I have a roundup post with 20+ pumpkin hammering activities for preschoolers.
I also have a roundup post with 20 pumpkin phonics activities.
You’ll find even more pumpkin activities in my Montessori-inspired pumpkin unit.
Preschoolers on up can do a lot to help with making pumpkin pie or pumpkin pie squares … yum!
All my previous pumpkin posts in a list:
- Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Unit
- 20 Pumpkin Phonics Activities
- Montessori-Inspired Pumpkin Hammering for Toddlers
- 20+ Pumpkin Hammering Activities for Preschoolers
- 20+ Fabulous Fall Gourd Activities for Kids
- Free Fall Playdough Math Pack (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Montessori-Inspired Playdough Math Activities for Fall {Free Printables}
- Yummy Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Montessori Pumpkin Scrubbing for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Delicious and Nutritious Vegan, Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie and Pumpkin Pie Squares
- Simple Fun with Pumpkins and Pumpkin Seeds for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- How to Participate in the Teal Pumpkin Project with Non-Food Treats
- Pumpkin Unit Study Pinterest Board
More Fruit and Vegetable Resources
Montessori-Inspired Farmers Market Pack for DIY Cards and Counters, Number or Letter Matching, Number or Letter Basket, Bead Bar Work, Hands-on Math Operations, Number or Letter Salt/Sand Writing Tray, Letter Tracing, DIY Movable Alphabet, and Creative Writing (subscriber freebie, so just sign up for my email to get the link and password – or check your inbox if you’re already a subscriber).
Free Farmers Market Printables and Montessori-Inspired Farmers Market Activities
- Free Fruit & Vegetable Printables and Montessori-Inspired Fruit & Vegetable Activities
- Free Vegetables Do-a-Dot Phonics Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Free Fruit and Vegetable Songs and Educational Videos
- Free Fruit and Vegetable Cutting Strips
- Free Eat-a-Rainbow Printables and Montessori-Inspired Activities
- Free Fruit Rainbow Do-a-Dot Printable (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download
- Free Eat-a-Rainbow Cutting Strips (Montessori-Inspired Instant Download)
- Montessori-Inspired Fruit Unit
- Montessori-Inspired Vegetable Unit
- Montessori-Inspired Food Art
- Montessori-Inspired Fruit Matching and Tasting for Toddlers
- Healthy, Yummy, Gluten-Free Blueberry Muffins
- Kids’ Kitchen: Berry Yummy and Healthy Protein-Rich Popsicles
- Cutting a Banana Practical Life Activity for Toddlers
- Healthy, Frozen Raspberry and Yogurt Desert (Dairy-Free and Gluten-Free)
- Ants on a Log Food Fun Preparation for Preschoolers
- Fun with Montessori Apple Coring, Slicing, Spreading, and Sharing
- Yummy Gluten-Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Delicious and Nutritious Vegan, Gluten-Free Pumpkin Pie or Pumpkin-Pie Squares
- Super-Healthy and Super-Yummy Strawberry Pineapple Smoothie
- Favorite Gluten-Free Sweet Spinach Muffins {AKA Green Monster Muffins}
- Kids’ Food Fun Pinterest Board
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