5 Very Little Pumpkins

by Holly Weane, Ivana Forgo (Illustrator)

Five very little pumpkins are all heading out to play. It's October 31st--every pumpkin's favorite day! Join five adorable little pumpkins on their romp through their neighborhood in this silly rhyming story that celebrates all that is fun about great friends, costumes, neighbors--and candy!

Genres: Halloween, Picture Books, Storytime, Holiday

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[Gladimore · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute

[Alex Baugh · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some of my four-year-old young readers still like a good board book, and this has become one of their favorites. Five young animals - a turtle, a kitten, a puppy, an elephant, and a goat - are all dressed up as pumpkins for Halloween. As they give trick-or-treating from house to house, the little pumpkins collect so much candy, they just want to keep going: "They are getting so EXCITED/that they never want to stop/'til their bags have SO MUCH CANDY/it is spilling out the top!" This story is definitely a kid's dream Halloween and a parent's nightmare. The illustrations are as sweet as the candy in each Halloween bag. It's actually a nice book for introducing skittish kids to what could feel like a very scary evening, even when accompanies by a parent. Actually, one of my young readers did point out that the little pumpkins were out in the evening with no parent around and that they would never be allowed to eat as much candy as they wanted. That took some explaining to convince her that it was okay, we just didn't see the parent and the kids probably got tired before they ate as much as she thought. Despite that, she still loved this book.

[Barbara · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's common for little Trick-or-Treaters to dress up as pumpkins for Halloween. This board book written in rhyming text follows five little animals as they don their costumes and head out into the neighborhood to gather treats. Part of the fun of all this is counting up all their candy and then choosing which piece to eat first. Thanks to the generosity of their neighbors, they have a lot of sweets to eat, and even though their tummies are about to pop at the end of the night, they just can't help wishing that every night could be like this. This one with its colorful illustrations and smiling animals might be fun to read to little ones before they venture forth on their first Halloween excursion.

[Sandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like to have holiday themed books out in my home with my holiday decorations and this is a great book to add to my collection. I am sure that my grandkids will enjoy this book when they come over to visit for halloween.

[Andrés · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a perfectly fine way to get excited for Halloween. It reminded me of Three Silly Ghosts, but 5 Very Little Pumpkins is a notch better. The rhymes work and the animals are cute, but the illustrations are a little flat and also "nothing much happens."

[Pamela Powell · Rating 4 out of 5]

VERY cute! Looking forward to reading it with my younger students!

[Sarah T. · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'd read this at a storytime for super young kids or babies.

[Snezhana Bowden · Rating 4 out of 5]

I hate this book, but my kids are obsessed. We read it ALL the time!

[Laney Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a really cute halloween story! I enjoyed this easy read! This was a great halloween read for my students. It was probably easier than the level most of them are on. But, it was just something to read for fun.