In spite of all her efforts to the contrary, she is rewarded with a yard full of bright orange globes the following fall. Rebecca Estelle, having survived on various pumpkin dishes during her poor childhood, hates them so much that when a pumpkin accidentally falls into her yard, she shovels dirt over it so she wont have to see or think about it again. pumpkins! (Ages 4 to 8) Review Golden autumn hues cast their warm glow throughout this humorous harvest tale. This is an ideal Halloween-time book for those who want to bypass ghouls and goblins (or any actual mention of Halloween) and focus on. Illustrator Megan Lloyd creates spunky, detail-rich drawings that are sure to hold up to the scrutiny of youngsters everywhere. In Too Many Pumpkins, a 1996 American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, Linda White (who based the book on her own pumpkin-eating aunt Becky) reveals how swallowing ones personal (pumpkin) prejudices can end up benefiting a whole community. She buried the mess so she wouldnt have to look at it, and, as you might imagine, she witnessed a bumper crop the following fall. One day, years and years later, white-haired Rebecca was busy not eating pumpkins when-SPLAT-a giant pumpkin fell off an overloaded truck and smashed into her yard. But if you were forced to eat only pumpkins (baked, steamed, boiled, stewed, mashed, and rotten), you might agree with Rebecca, who was so poor as a child that she could only afford to eat the unrelentingly orange squash. Certainly, pumpkins are benign, as far as gourds go, and they make for delicious pies. Review Quotes Rebecca Estelle hates pumpkins. Its wonderful lesson about helping others can be appreciated in the classroom or at home. Filled with colorful illustrations from a season of gardening, this is a perfect book for young gardeners and pumpkin lovers. A heartwarming classic for more than twenty years, this story shows what happens when one thrifty gardener figures out how to make other people happy with the squash she cant stomach. But those slimy pumpkin smithereens sprout up in autumn, and Rebecca Estelle finds a sea of pumpkins in her garden. When an enormous pumpkin falls off a truck and smashes in her yard, she shovels dirt over the pieces and forgets about them. Book Synopsis What can you do with too many pumpkins? Rebecca Estelle has hated pumpkins ever since she was a girl when pumpkins were often the only food her family had. About the Book With countless unwelcome pumpkins to deal with, Rebecca Estelle turns disaster into a celebration.

Too Many Pumpkins by Linda White