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Pumpkin Day, Pumpkin Night

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My son and I love reading this book. With its beautiful cadences and lovely rhythms, it makes a nice story about choosing your holiday pumpkin--your perfect pumpkin--and it captures the flavors and textures and smells of fall in just that special way. A book filled with pumpkins that gently and beautifully captures the imagination of your young child and the deep inner glow they get when their pumpkin is glowing in the night.

"Punkin' Day, Punkin' Night? Mama read it?" was the request of the week when this book was at our house. We love this book! My son and I checked it out of the library because he's noticing all of the pumpkins at the market and on doorsteps, and this book just fueled his obsession. He's almost two years old and this story is perfect for explaining what we do with a pumpkin for Halloween. J loves the nighttime pages when the pumpkin is glowing, we can see the moon, the leaves are off the trees, and it's very serene. We read this book at least two times a day while it was at our house. I highly recommend Anne Rockwell for the toddler set; her books are very simple and pleasant for little learners.

This is a plain and simple book about a boy picking a pumpkin for Halloween, perfect for 2-4 year olds.