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annabannana's review against another edition
4.0
Will try again w/ C next Halloween when he's a year older. I thought it was cute, C didn't have the patience for it yet.
jmitschke's review against another edition
3.0
A cumulative story where various Halloween characters try to pick up a really big pumpkin from the witch’s garden. It has good pulling/tugging sounds for a read-aloud.
rutt's review against another edition
5.0
found this one in a little free library. i loved it as a kid, so i grabbed it, and damnit it still stands up. i recall a film or an audio recording, and i can still hear it as i (re)read these words. thoroughly enjoyable a sweet moral to it too.
pandacat42's review against another edition
4.0
A great Halloween/harvest time read-aloud about team work.
middle_name_joy's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
worldlibraries's review against another edition
4.0
This is a timeless picture book to read as a family or classroom with everyone taking different voices. For ideas on how to read this book in the most fun way, listen to it being read on YouTube. Big Pumpkin is a jovial, non-scary Halloween tale for ages 4-8 highlighting how working together can create the best result.
PYP classrooms showcasing collaboration as an approach-to-learning would enjoy chuckling over the book. ESL readers will benefit from the repetition of 'It's big and it's mine, but it's stuck on the vine, and Halloween's just hours away.' Of course, the solution comes from a most unlikely source, highlighting the need to not make assumptions in decision-making and being open to trying new ideas from unexpected sources.
PYP classrooms showcasing collaboration as an approach-to-learning would enjoy chuckling over the book. ESL readers will benefit from the repetition of 'It's big and it's mine, but it's stuck on the vine, and Halloween's just hours away.' Of course, the solution comes from a most unlikely source, highlighting the need to not make assumptions in decision-making and being open to trying new ideas from unexpected sources.