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Too Many Pumpkins

by Linda White

A garden full of unwanted pumpkins

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A garden full of unwanted pumpkins

Rebecca Estelle’s dislike of pumpkins has roots in a childhood when they were often her family’s only food. After a broken pumpkin is buried in her yard, its seeds produce an autumn crop far larger than she wants. The garden’s abundance creates the central question: what can she do with a harvest she cannot stomach? Gardening, thrift, and finding a way to share with others shape this humorous picture book, with colorful illustrations accompanying the seasonal change from buried scraps to a pumpkin-filled garden.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Children ages 4–8 who enjoy humorous stories
  • Young gardeners and children interested in pumpkins
  • Families or classrooms exploring sharing and helping others

Themes

Gardening and seasonal growthThrift and abundanceHelping othersChanging one’s relationship with food

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Book overview

What can you do with too many pumpkins?

Rebecca Estelle has hated pumpkins ever since she was a girl when pumpkins were often the only food her family had. When an enormous pumpkin falls off a truck and smashes in her yard, she shovels dirt over the pieces and forgets about them. But those slimy pumpkin smithereens sprout up in autumn, and Rebecca Estelle finds a sea of pumpkins in her garden.

A heartwarming classic for more than twenty years, this story shows what happens when one thrifty gardener figures out how to make other people happy with the squash she can't stomach.

Filled with colorful illustrations from a season of gardening, this is a perfect book for young gardeners and pumpkin lovers. Its wonderful lesson about helping others can be appreciated in the classroom or at home.
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