I don’t know about you, but I am pumped for pumpkins! Whenever October rolls around, I click my heels together because I get to put up Halloween decorations and marvel in the colors that Mother Nature chooses for her wardrobe. By the way, I don’t really click my heels together—I’m sure I’d end up in a heap on the floor. However, figuratively speaking, I clickety-click the whole month.
Pumpkin-themed picture books perk me up, so get ready for a peck of pumpkiny books ready to be picked (and read!) by any pumpkin fan. This week’s reading list will introduce picture book readers to not just pumpkins but zombies, pigs, zoo animals, and a funny old lady. You’ll also meet a young pumpkin learning what Halloween is all about, and for those who wonder how pumpkins are born, a sweet story about planting pumpkin seeds shares the magic of gardening for all ages.
Go, pumpkins, go!
- The Great Zombie Pumpkin Parade written by Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Wendell Minor.
- Halloweenie written by Amanda McCann, illustrated by Simone Fohl.
- Peppa’s Pumpkin Day written by Courtney Carbone, illustrated by Zoe Waring.
- Pumpkin Day at the Zoo written by Susan Meissner, illustrated by Pablo Pino.
- There Was an Old Lady Who Picked a Pumpkin! written by Lucille Colandro, illustrated by Jared Lee.
- We Planted a Pumpkin written and illustrated by Rob Ramsden.
New at the Library
Fiction
- Dead on Target by M. C. Beaton.
- The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston.
- Snowstorm in August by Marshall Karp.
Nonfiction
- Freedom Libraries: The Untold Story of Libraries for African Americans in the South by Mike Selby.
- The Garden Maker’s Book of Wonder by Allison Vallin Kostovick.
- Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust.
Children
- Fury of the Dragon Goddess (Adventures of Sik Aziz, #2) by Sarwat Chadda..
- The History of Pet Dogs by Alicia Klepeis.
- Viking Strong written and illustrated by Doug Cenko.
This is just a small sampling of the many new titles added each week to the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries collection. Find more in our catalog, or call 360-906-5000 to reserve titles or find additional listings.
Jan Johnston, Collection Manager
Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries
You can email Jan at readingforfun@fvrl.org.
