From Seed to Pumpkin

While I am not a huge fan of the cooler weather (give me 85 degrees all year around, please!), I do love the fall colors!

Along with all the beautiful fall colors come pumpkins!

 

As a child, I lived by an apple orchard; each fall, they had THE BEST pumpkins to choose from. My sisters and I would walk through the vines debating which pumpkin would be perfect to carve! At the time, I didn't know there were many different varieties of pumpkins!

In spring 2022, we planted cooking pumpkins and Jack-O-Lanterns here at Books By The Bushel.

We documented and posted pictures and information on our website as they grew.

Last fall, we carved our Jack-o-lantern pumpkin and canned our cooking pumpkins. Yum!

And a few of our feathered friends enjoyed a yummy pumpkin meal!

Visit our website to follow the journey From Seed To Pumpkin! 

And be sure to check out our FREE downloadable activities!

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with an Award-Winning Children's Book!

 Our buying team spends countless hours pouring over the latest in children's books. Some of the characteristics they look for in a book are:

• Award Winning books
• Relatable characters
• Developmentally Appropriate
• Important and teachable lessons

This month (September 15 to October 15), we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with an award-winning Children's Book.

GREEN IS A CHILE PEPPER

Green is a chili pepper, spicy and hot. Green is cilantro inside our pot.

In this award-winning book*, children discover a rainbow of colors in the world around them. Many of the featured objects are Hispanic in origin, but all are universal in appeal.

This colorful book checks all our buying team's boxes with rich, exuberant illustrations, a fun-to-read rhyming text, and an informative glossary! 

We think you will love it too!

*An International Latino Book Awards Finalist, A Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor Book, An ALSC Notable Children's Book, A New York Public Library Title for Reading and Sharing, A Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Multicultural Book of the Year!