Few things say "autumn" to a child like a pumpkin. These free pumpkin stories are short enough for a bedtime read-aloud and fun enough to spark an activity afterwards. Find them all on the fall collection.
Free pumpkin picture books
- The Biggest Pumpkin
- The Bumpy-Skinned Pumpkin
- The Pumpkin Chase
- The Magic Pumpkin
- Mme Maneo’s Pumpkin
- Pumpkins?
- Pagine Original The Pumpkin That Wouldn’t Stop Growing
Pumpkin classics for older readers
The Story of a Pumpkin Pie is a sweet old-fashioned tale, and Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz follows L. Frank Baum’s pumpkin-headed hero.
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Pumpkin activities after the story
- Count the seeds with our fall counting sheet.
- Sequence the story (seed, sprout, vine, pumpkin) with the fall sequencing printable.
- Write a pumpkin poem using the acrostic poem template.
- Practise maths with fall worksheets by grade.
Read-aloud tips for pumpkin stories
Ask "What do you think will happen to the pumpkin?" before each page turn. Predicting keeps little listeners engaged. For more ideas see how to read aloud to kids.
Bring a real pumpkin to story time. Touching, smelling and measuring it makes the vocabulary stick.
Read these pumpkin stories free in Pagine.