BIG PUMPKIN by Erica Silverman, illustrated S.D. Schindler

We had some Halloween fun this week. The illustrations of this book are so wonderful and colorful, the children love it. You have to like a witch that reads – even seed catalogs. She plants a pumpkin seed. She waters and weeds. Then it grows and grows and grows some more! Will it be big … More BIG PUMPKIN by Erica Silverman, illustrated S.D. Schindler

SCARY, SCARY HALLOWEEN by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Jan Brett

It was a busy and fun week, wrapping up with our Halloween celebrations! This is a simple, not-too-scary book that I thought would be just perfect for this week. Jan Brett is one of my favorite illustrators. Our vocabulary word was growl. We practiced our growls and howls, so that the children could understand the … More SCARY, SCARY HALLOWEEN by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Jan Brett