Autumn and October. Pumpkins and squash. Colored leaves and hot cider. It’s hard not to get caught up in the season of fall and you can do even more by popping in to the Cordova Public Library and grabbing a pumpkin book! Don’t just carve pumpkins this year, share with your children how pumpkins are grown, cooked and make great imaginative stories!
Pumpkin Circle: the story of a garden by George Levenson.
Rhyming text and photographs follow a pumpkin patch as it grows and changes, from seeds to plants to pumpkins ready to harvest, to jack-o-lanterns and then to seeds again.
The Vegetable Dishes I Can’t Live Without by Mollie Katzen.
Pumpkin, eggplant, green beans and basil in coconut-tomato curry – need we say more?
Pumpkin Carving by Ed Palmer
Take advantage of the tips, techniques and patterns for successful pumpkin carving in this great book.
The Pumpkin Book by Gail Gibbons
Describes how pumpkins come in different shapes and sizes, how they grow, and their traditional uses and cultural significance. Includes instructions for carving a pumpkin and drying the seeds.
Pumpkins by Melvin Berger
Read and discover all about pumpkins in this Scholastic “Time to Discover” Book.
Grow your pumpkin knowledge by stopping by the Cordova Public Library!
The Cordova Public Library is open 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Closed Mondays.
