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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
$3.71$4.95
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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!

 

Paperback Book

If You Give a Mouse: It's Pumpkin Day, Mouse!

Grades Pre-K - 2
$3.71$4.95
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Mouse has a very busy day ahead of him. He has seven pumpkins to decorate.

Board Book

Peppa Pig: Peppa's Giant Pumpkin

Grades Pre-K
$5.99$7.99
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It's Halloween, and Peppa wants to take her pumpkin to school! But the pumpkin is SO GIANT, how will she get there?

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

$4.49$5.99
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Join favorite character Princess Truly and her dog, Sir Noodles, on a trip to the pumpkin patch! Princess Truly wants to find a marvelous pumpkin that is extra special. But all the pumpkins in the patch are ordinary, orange and round! With a shake of her magical, sparkling curls, Princess Truly creates a pumpkin that is just-right: a RAINBOW pumpkin!

Paperback Book

Nature Stories: Little Pumpkin

Grades Pre-K - 2
$4.46$5.95
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This stunningly illustrated series offers engaging introductions into a plethora of fascinating nature topics!

$5.24$6.99
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Join these happy pumpkins in a cheerful rhyming countdown, in this chunky tall board book format!

There are so many fun ways for Flat Stanley to help on his uncle's farm in the fall. Being flat comes in handy when picking corn and even acting like a scarecrow! But when pumpkins begin to disappear right before the county fair, will Flat Stanley be able to help? This Level Two I Can Read is perfect for beginning readers who love a fun mystery

$5.24$6.99
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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

Paperback Book

Picking Apples & Pumpkins

Grades Pre-K - 1
$2.99$3.99
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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.

Board Book

My Pumpkin

Grades Pre-K
$3.74$5.99
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Young trick-or-treaters can join one adorable monster as he picks out the best pumpkin to make a most spectacular jack-o'-lantern in this hauntingly sweet introduction to the most popular Halloween and autumn traditions.

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.

Paperback Book

Pumpkin Magic

Grades Pre-K - K
$5.24$6.99
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With a little moonlight magic, these pumpkins come to life and set off on a raucous adventure in this laugh-out-loud rhyming adventure! Each page turn reveals new whimsical delights and giggles, as pumpkins trick-or-treat, have a food fight, and dress up in silly outfits.

Paperback Book

Pumpkin Day!

Grades K - 1
$3.71$4.95
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A boy and his family visit a pumpkin patch to pick out perfect autumn gourds, just in time for Halloween.

Paperback Book

Pete the Cat: Five Little Pumpkins

Grades Pre-K - K
$3.74$4.99
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Ever cool Pete the Cat faces every challenge with a positive attitude in this popular series.

Hardcover Book

Little Boo

Grades Pre-K - 3
$14.24$18.99
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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
$3.71$4.95
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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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Full-color photographs and text follow the life cycle of a pumpkin, from germination to flower to fully developed squash.

Raise reading interest so fast, it's scary! These suspenseful thrillers are written especially for middle-grade readers by the popular, best-selling author of horror books.

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