Pumpkin Day! - (Step Into Reading, Step 1) by Candice Ransom (Paperback)

About the Book

A boy and his family visit a pumpkin patch, where they ride on a cart, see animals, and pick out a pumpkin that's just right for carving.

Book Synopsis

Carve out family time for this Step 1 Step into Reading early reader! Read along as a boy and his family visit a pumpkin patch to pick out perfect autumn gourds!

Buoyant rhymes and joyful art evoke the excitement of the season.

Pumpkins big and pumpkins small.
There are so many--I want them all!

Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words for children who know the alphabet and are eager to begin reading. Rhyme and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story.

About the Author

CANDICE RANSOM only ever wanted to be a children's book writer. She is the author of over 125 books for kids and young adults, including Apple Picking Day! and Pumpkin Day! in the Step Into Reading series. A teacher in the children's literature program at Hollins University, she lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia, with her cats, Faulkner and Edison.

ERIKA MEZA is from Mexico and has a taste for traveling. She creates detailed dreams in acrylic and watercolor, and explores her limits in other media. In addition to being an illustrator, she is a conceptual artist and animation geek. Meza is currently based in Paris.