Carve Out Some Time for a Good Book!
It's pumpkin season so we thought we'd share some books to help you get in the spirit. From fiction to non-fiction, kids to adults, there is something on this list for everyone. Click on the book title to place the book on hold or check with your local branch for more information.
Roscoe is determined to guess the weight of a giant pumpkin in order to win books for his school library and candy for himself, but is overwhelmed by superstitions, especially about a certain black kitten.
Pigs have a wonderful time playing in the pumpkin patch and other spots on the farm, encountering other animals along the way.
Bed rest. Is there anything worse? Not for Maggie May Carver. But when a puzzling pooch makes a surprise appearance she’s not going to let that stop her from figuring out where he came from and how to get him back home.
The Cat and the Squirrel come to blows with the Duck in arguing about who will perform what duty in preparing their pumpkin soup. They almost lose the Duck's friendship when he decides to leave them.
Next Halloween, have Fuzzy Frankenstein the pumpkin say hello to your trick-or-treaters. It's easy. Transform pumpkins, gourds, melons, and squash into a visual feast with these wacky, whimsical designs and easy-to-trace patterns. 74 eye-catching creations. Make a wicked witch, a wrapped mummy, or a scar face--whichever unique pattern you choose.
A boy and his family visit a pumpkin patch, where they ride on a cart, see animals, and pick out a pumpkin that is just right for carving.
Stumpkin is the most handsome pumpkin on the block. He's as orange as a traffic cone! Twice as round as a basketball! He has no bad side! He's the perfect choice for a Halloween jack-o-lantern. There's just one problem-- Stumpkin has a stump, not a stem. And no one seems to want a stemless jack-o-lantern for their window. As Halloween night approaches, more and more of his fellow pumpkins leave, but poor Stumpkin remains. Will anyone give Stumpkin his chance to shine?
Autumn returns to Ontario cottage country. Leaves redden. Pumpkins ripen. And Trevor and Margaret Rudley, proprietors of the Pleasant Inn; expect nothing more than a little Halloween high jinks to punctuate the mellow ambiance of their much-loved hostelry. However, the frost is barely on the pumpkin when Gerald, an old female-impersonator friend of the Pleasant's esteemed cook Gregoire turns up, dragging his very frightened friend Adolph behind. They've witnessed a drug deal in progress in Montreal and they're on the lam, hoping to blend into the Pleasant's pleasant rhythms until the heat is off. Alas, they hope in vain. The pumpkins in the patch suffer more violence than frost this autumn. And so do other living things.
In this second volume of the Rudley mysteries, the intrepid Elizabeth Miller, lately returned from a round-the-world adventure, once again jumps into the homicidal fray, fully armed with her peculiar intuition, her maddening charm, and her devoted swain, Edward Simpson, who proves a useful fellow behind the wheel of a car. Detective Michel Brisbois, in the past bested by Miss Miller in rooting out unpleasantness at the Pleasant, finds himself racing---quite literally---to keep up with his amateur challenger.
In this second volume of the Rudley mysteries, the intrepid Elizabeth Miller, lately returned from a round-the-world adventure, once again jumps into the homicidal fray, fully armed with her peculiar intuition, her maddening charm, and her devoted swain, Edward Simpson, who proves a useful fellow behind the wheel of a car. Detective Michel Brisbois, in the past bested by Miss Miller in rooting out unpleasantness at the Pleasant, finds himself racing---quite literally---to keep up with his amateur challenger.
Some are frightful; others are fanciful, but all these pumpkin carving designs are just perfect for fright night and fun to make. What a wicked grin Spikes has—his big teeth are positively eerie! You can almost hear the “Grrr” coming from the gaping mouth of Goblin Growl. Whether you create a Creepy Cauldron or a Goofy Gremlin, you’re guaranteed to make Halloween magic. “Thirty-seven frightful, fanciful, and friendly designs, complete with patterns.
Hidden Pumpkins is a search-and-find adventure, taking children through haunted houses, Halloween parades and pumpkin patches. Kids will hunt for a total of 100 Mr. Pumpkins. When they are done, they will discover a pumpkin chest with even more hidden characters to go back and hunt for! Hidden Pumpkins combines Halloween with learning; children have so much fun they don’t even realize they are practicing counting skills, along with search and find skills.
Just as Maddie picks up her pumpkin spice frappe from the coffee shop counter, she spills it all over the cute boy behind her. Talk about mortifying! Luckily, the boy -- Jacob -- is also friendly and easygoing, and soon Maddie is deeply in crush. But before she can tell her best friend Jana about him at lunch the next day, Jana announces her huge new crush -- on Jacob! Maddie doesn't want to cause trouble, so she keeps her feelings hidden. Jana will get over him soon, right? Add major school stress to Maddie's secret, and it's a recipe for disaster. Can she stay true to both her friend and her heart... without it all turning into a sticky mess?
Discusses how pumpkins grow, the different varieties of pumpkins, and the many ways people use them.
When Field Mouse and Squirrel find a big, round, orange object in the road their friends disagree about what it is, but soon it becomes the life of the party.
Prilla searches for a pumpkin for the Fall Ball, but stops along the way to help her friends with their tasks.
Dressed in his pumpkin costume, Milo is too excited by all the activities at the fall festival to admit that he is getting tired.
When her best friend Daniel concocts an elaborate plot to ask the new girl at school to the fall dance, Nadine realizes she has fallen for Daniel herself but fears she does not have the courage to tell him how she feels.
| This fall-flavored adventure for the Boxcar Children takes the Aldens to a New England farm that has more than its share of strange occurrences. Every year at the Beckett farm, visitors come to buy pumpkins and go on hayrides, but this year something is haunting the old place—a mysterious specter with a glowing pumpkin head that warns guests to stay away! It's up to the Aldens to find out who—or what—is behind the scare. |
Explore a pumpkin patch and discover how pumpkins grow as well as all the things that can be done with them.
As if a run-in with an old flame and a failed marriage proposal weren't enough to horrify Krissy for one night, a woman is found strangled to death in a room filled with ominous jack-o-lanterns. All signs suggest a crime of passion but when the hostess's jewelry disappears, malevolent intentions seem way more likely . . .With the estate on lockdown and a killer roaming the halls, Krissy must help Officer Paul Dalton investigate each nook, cranny, and guest for answers while also confronting a few demons of her own. Someone has lots of skeletons in the closet, and Krissy better tread lightly to expose them . . .
Pumpkin, butternut, acorn, pattypan, zucchini, kabocha, hubbard, and spaghetti squash -- the variety of squashes is only surpassed by the number of ways you can enjoy their taste and nutritional benefits. Pumpkin seeds are loaded with zinc, magnesium, vitamin E and healthy oils. One medium-sized zucchini has as much potassium as an average banana, and more than a cup of fat-free milk. Cucurbitacins, found in many types of squash, are powerful antioxidants and anti-inflammatories. There is promising research, too, supporting their anticancer properties. Canned pumpkin has more than 750% of the recommended daily value of Vitamin A in less than one cup, more than nearly any other natural food. Forget the mushy side dish you may be accustomed to eating at holiday dinners. You can make delicious sundae toppings, pancakes, muffins, breads, soups, dips, risotto, burgers, casseroles -- and an incredibly easy butternut 'bacon' that you'll want to eat every day. Also includes tips on handling, cutting and storing squash and a handy visual guide to the most common varieties.
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