middle_name_joy's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
worldlibraries's review against another edition
4.0
This is a timeless picture book to read as a family or classroom with everyone taking different voices. For ideas on how to read this book in the most fun way, listen to it being read on YouTube. Big Pumpkin is a jovial, non-scary Halloween tale for ages 4-8 highlighting how working together can create the best result.
PYP classrooms showcasing collaboration as an approach-to-learning would enjoy chuckling over the book. ESL readers will benefit from the repetition of 'It's big and it's mine, but it's stuck on the vine, and Halloween's just hours away.' Of course, the solution comes from a most unlikely source, highlighting the need to not make assumptions in decision-making and being open to trying new ideas from unexpected sources.
PYP classrooms showcasing collaboration as an approach-to-learning would enjoy chuckling over the book. ESL readers will benefit from the repetition of 'It's big and it's mine, but it's stuck on the vine, and Halloween's just hours away.' Of course, the solution comes from a most unlikely source, highlighting the need to not make assumptions in decision-making and being open to trying new ideas from unexpected sources.
mariahroze's review against another edition
5.0
Very cute! My students really enjoyed this book and got into it.
mlottermoser's review against another edition
5.0
A witch plants a pumpkin, but it is so big she can't get it home to make pumpkin pie. A ghost, vampire, mummy, and bat all stop by to try pulling it up.
Great repetition and fun illustrations make this perfect for the preschool crowd.
Great repetition and fun illustrations make this perfect for the preschool crowd.
lazygal's review against another edition
5.0
How do you know a book is a good book? When kids want it re-read. 'nuff said.
ladamic's review against another edition
1.0
Teamwork is great, but isn't step 1 to cut the pumpkin off the vine?
5elementknitr's review against another edition
3.0
Cute story, nice cadence in the writing, nice repetition for an early reader.
the_lobrarian's review against another edition
- Illustrations are gouache on colored paper