Burnham Memorial Library

In preparation for Halloween night, a family visits Mr. Comstock's farm to pick apples and pumpkins.

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.

Rebecca Estelle, an old woman whose dislike of pumpkins stems from her childhood when her family had nothing else to eat, finds herself with a bumper crop of the hated orange squash.

When Rex accompanies Pinky and his relatives on their traditional trip to pick and carve pumpkins, she feels left out because of the jealous behavior of Pinky's cousin Abby.

A simple introduction to how a pumpkin grows from seed to fruit.

When Halloween comes around, pumpkins are turned into pumpkin heads of different kinds and greet trick-or-treaters.

Andy Shane, with help from Grandma Webb and some marbles, tricks the people who keep stealing his friend Dolores Starbuckle's Halloween pumpkin. When pranksters ruin Dolores Starbuckle's perfectly good pumpkins, Andy Shane puts his trickiest plan to the test in this humorous, uplifting tale filled with Halloween fun. Andy Shane does not want to go to Dolores Starbuckle's birthday party. It's on the same day as Halloween! Plus, Dolores is always ordering...

Presents a history of pumpkins, how they are grown, their nutritional value, and recipes using pumpkin.