Christopher Pumpkin

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Christopher Pumpkin is a cute little pumpkin which likes all things fun. He loves colors, he is different from the other pumpkins and he enjoys the little and delightful moments as well. One day the bad witch threatened him to change his kind character, to become scarrier than his current image. But... Christopher is such a brave little pumpkin. Read this book aloud to find out what does the little pumpkin did. 🧡

A witch is busy getting ready for her ghastly party, so she conjures for pumpkin minions to help her. The last pumpkin, however, is Christopher – who has very different ideas of what makes a good party. But perhaps his way is what would be truly scary for ghoulish guests. It's a dark and stormy night. A witch is preparing her castle for a scary halloween party but she needs some help. So she enchants a few pumpkins to help her. Fans of Room on the Broom and How to Catch a Monster will love this creepy-cute tale about one pumpkin who must learn to embrace his differences when he realizes he's unlike the other pumpkins. Perfect for Halloween!The first document contains a ‘Book Talk Map’. This is the perfect document to guide your discussion after story time with questions to encourage children to think critically and imaginatively to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for Christopher Pumpkin. High quality book talk is imperative in supporting a reading for pleasure attitude in our pupils. These questions provide a prompt for rich discussion questioning children’s perspectives on the book and what they like or dislike about it. Discussion; Encourage the children to talk about Fairy Godmothers and magic wishes, discuss what their magic wish would be? Genre: Children's Books > Caught my eye because of the name, but kept me ’cause of the story Caught my eye because of the name, but kept me ’cause of the story I really enjoyed this picture book. I will admit it took me a bit to suspend my inner critic to read this. I mean this is a picture book so I had take it with a grain of salt. Which was hard.

The witch of Spooksville needs help getting ready for her party, so she brings pumpkins to life- but something goes horribly wrong with the last one, and instead of conjuring something spooky or ghastly, she makes Christopher. Christopher loves glitter, unicorns, and cupcakes. Christopher is given an ultimatum: be spooky or be turned into soup. Sue Hendra is a writer (and sometimes illustrator) of over seventy books for children, including (along with her frequent writing partner Paul Linnet) Barry the Fish with Fingers, Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell, Keith the Cat with the Magic Hat, and Supertato. Her book Wanda and the Alienhas been adapted for television in the UK.I read this today to my class of 6 year olds and not only did they enjoy it, but many of them wanted to read it independently. The illustrations accompany this seasonal story perfectly 🎃 There were SPARKLES and GLITTER...A creepy old witch wants to throw a party - the biggest and bestest and scariest party yet.