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20+ Pumpkin Books to Welcome Fall

Dive into seasonal fun by reading fiction and nonfiction titles about pumpkins for students.

 

By Scholastic Editors
October 14, 2024

Celebrate fall in your classroom with Halloween festivities, changing leaves, and of course — pumpkins! Fall offers a great opportunity for your students to learn more about one of the season's most iconic gourds. 

For instance, The Biggest Ever: The Biggest Pumpkin Ever is a sweet story about two mice that work together to grow the largest pumpkin possible! Meanwhile, in Picking Apples & Pumpkins, a family visits an apple orchard to have a picnic and come across festive fall items like a jack-o-lantern.

Fun fall stories will inspire learning and create special memories in your classroom all season long. Check out more festive and budget-friendly children's books about fall — all under $5!

Shop the best pumpkin themed books for students below now! You can find all Halloween books at The Teacher Store

Paperback Book

The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin

Grades Pre-K - K
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One day in the pumpkin patch the strangest little pumpkin hatched...Spookley the Pumpkin was different. All the other pumpkins teased him until Spookley proved that being different can save the day!

 

The old lady says "Hooray!"
We have a trip today!
Grab your bag. Say hello!
Get on the bus. Off we go!

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Branches books help boost reading confidence and stamina with easy-to-read text, high-interest content, and illustrations on every page. "A nice stepping stone to more advanced chapter books."-Booklist

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Picking Apples & Pumpkins

Grades Pre-K - 1
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This colorful book tells the story of a family who visits a farm in autumn to have a picnic and pick apples and pumpkins.



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Celebrate fall by joining the television favorite Peppa and her friends on their wonderful adventures!

Paperback Book

The Biggest Ever: The Biggest Pumpkin Ever

Grades Pre-K - K
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When they discover that they've both set their sights on the same little pumpkin, Desmond and Clayton decide to work together to help it grow as big as possible.

All-new, easy-to-read riddles by Jean Marzollo are paired with fun photographs culled from previously published I SPY books to create this I SPY reader.

Hardcover Book

Little Boo

Grades Pre-K - 3
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Join goblins, ghosts, witches, and more in this rhythmic countdown, traveling through the countryside and discovering more Halloween creatures along the way. Finally, the story culminates with them all joining together in a joyful celebration under the full harvest moon, dancing until it's time for bed.

Paperback Book

Sing and Read Storybooks: Ten Little Pumpkins

Grades Pre-K - K
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These familiar American songs are now in book form, accompanied by humorous and energetic illustrations. Sheet music is featured at the end of each lively book.

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