Halloween

Little Boo is a pumpkin seed and can't wait to grow up and be scary!

My three-year old loves this book, and says many of the lines with me, especially "BOO! said the sprout to the watering can!" It's about a pumpkin seed who wants to be scary, and keeps saying "Boo" to everyone and everything until eventually (spoilers!) growing to become a pumpkin that is carved into a jack o'lantern, and FINALLY achieving his life-long dream of being scary. It's really cute, and the illustrations are adorable. It's the perfect length for a bedtime story - not so short my toddler doesn't have time to settle down, but not so long that he gets fidgety. We start reading this story at the beginning of September in preparation for the Halloween season, and he makes me keep reading it long past Christmas! ( )

a little pumpkin seed is going through the seasons and growing.
great for introducing seeds
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The life cycle of a pumpkin seed forms the plot of this story. Little Boo fails to scare various characters as he progresses from seed to flower, and he yearns for a day when its "boo" will terrify them. With encouragement from a friendly faced swirl of wind, Little Boo persists. Finally, as a smiling jack-o'-lantern, he puts its scare training to work and frightens all who pass by. A wonderful Halloween book. Kindergarten and up.