Peter, Peter, Pumpkin eater, had a wife but couldn't keep her. He put her in a pumpkin shell, and there he kept her...very well? Well, we're not so sure about that. In fact, Martha has a feeling that the horrible Peter Pumpkin is up to something. The dark-eyed, dark-haired handsomely wretched young lad, is behaving just a little bit stranger than usual these days, and when Martha's friends slowly start to disappear, one by one, from the forest, that is when things really start to get scary down in that pumpkin field.
Early readers will be captivated by the pages of this beautifully illustrated children's picture book. Kindergartners will increase early reading skills and reading comprehension through sight words, a simple rhyming story, and repetitive words and phrases. This 12-page guided reading book is ideal for kids ages 3-5.
Feeling overwhelmed? Exhausted? So much to do and only a little bit of time left to finish it? Peter the Pumpkin of Peace is a book about a pumpkin who comes to life to save a little girl by helping her harvest her pumpkin patch. It also teaches about prayer and the importance of talking to God. As you read this book whatever your case or situation may be, I hope this story brings you peace and a good night's rest from hard work.
When his beloved jack-o'-lantern starts to decompose, Tim puts it outside and watches it transform from pumpkin—to seed—to pumpkin again. The first pumpkin Tim ever carved was fierce and funny, and he named it Jack. When Halloween was over and the pumpkin was beginning to rot, Tim set it out in the garden and throughout the weeks he watched it change. By spring, a plant began to grow! Will Hubbell's gentle story and beautifully detailed illustrations give an intimate look at the cycle of life.
Halloween is a special and exciting time for pumpkins. They play games, light fireworks, and eat lots of candy. But nothing beats trick-or-treating, and Peter Pumpkin is finally getting his chance to leave the pumpkin patch and join the other pumpkins for the festivities. He gets a surprise when his sister, Petrina, tells him that instead of trick-or-treating with the communal group, hell be joining her and her friends on the adventure of a lifetime. First, they must get prepared, and a primary order of business is deciding what theyll wear on their journey. They also need to be safe, because if they meet a witch, ghost or ghoul, they could be turned into pumpkin pies or worse. The pumpkins also know that Wanda--the evil ghoul--might invade the pumpkin patch if she figures out where the pumpkins keep their candy. In fact, if she had her way, shed exterminate all the pumpkins. Join the pumpkins as they enjoy a rite of passage and navigate an exciting but dangerous Halloween tradition that dates back hundreds and hundreds of years.
Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind and she goes on to encourage another student who feels the same as she had.