![]() ![]() ![]() As a poor child, she ate them all the time. The vocabulary and sentence structure calls for solid independent readers, but the large horizontal format packed with engaging fun makes this title an ideal harvest/Halloween read-aloud.-Claudia Cooper, Ft. ![]() Nature's determined bounty spills from formal borders and is tinged with just the right touch of realism to contrast with the cartoonlike Rebecca Estelle and her feline companion. Lloyd snuggles White's text into her rich watercolor-and-pen illustrations. ![]() And, of course, Rebecca Estelle saves seeds for next year's planting. Not willing to let the windfall go to waste, she once again prepares the dishes she detested as a child, carves jack-o-lanterns from the remaining pile, and then thoroughly enjoys the fellowship of her neighbors lured by the glow of the mischievous carvings. 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 won't have to see or think about it again. NovemK-Gr 3-Golden autumn hues cast their warm glow throughout this humorous harvest tale. ![]()
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