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How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? Paperback – Picture Book, August 2, 2016

by Wendell Minor (Author, Illustrator)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 345 ratings
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Award-winning artist Wendell Minor celebrates America's love for giant pumpkins alongside famous American landmarks and landscapes

Every year, giant pumpkin contests take place at fairs across the country—the 2012 record-holder weighed over a ton! The latest craze is to carve the most enormous pumpkins into racing boats. But what’s next? Why not think really big? Award-winning artist Wendell Minor does just that as he imagines larger-than-life pumpkins decorating some of America’s favorite places—as immense as the Capitol dome, Mount Rushmore, the Brooklyn Bridge, even the Grand Canyon! This celebration of famous landmarks and landscapes plays with concepts of size and scale and is full of fun facts.


"Minor illustrates this simple text with lush, rich paintings that portray resplendent autumn scenes...This visually stunning book is sure to be a favorite autumn read-aloud."—School Library Journal

"A marvelous example of the way seasonal books can enhance the excitement surrounding a holiday."—Booklist
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  1. Reading age
    3 - 5 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Lexile measure
    AD630L
  5. Dimensions
    10 x 0.14 x 9.94 inches
  6. Publisher
    Nancy Paulsen Books
  7. Publication date
    August 2, 2016
  8. ISBN-10
    1101997818
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1101997819
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“Quickly takes a turn for the fantastical as Minor imaginatively answers the title question...An appended list of these monuments and attractions gives their states and a brief informative blurb about each one...The autumnal orange of the pumpkins stands out...their full-page dimensions well suited for sharing this book with a group.”—School Library Journal

“Minor imagines...JUMBO pumpkins, placing each in a signature American scene for a bit of geographical literacy and a good deal of juxtapositional fun. The artist’s proven talent for classic landscapes here gets a wink with the STUPENDOUS jack-o’-lanterns plomping their grinning selves down like they owned the place.”—The Horn Book

“After introducing giant pumpkins and giant pumpkin festivals, Minor asks, ‘What can you do with an ENORMOUS pumpkin?’ He offers a number of memorable answers (some factual, others fanciful) based on real sites in America and amplified by his wonderfully visual imagination...Kids will enjoy the increasing absurdity as much as the challenge of guessing the locations pictured. A concluding two-page spread names the 14 sites depicted and gives a little information about each one. Minor’s watercolor-and-gouache paintings are well composed, richly colored, and (best of all) just plain fun. With a text that asks leading questions, this picture book makes a fine, imaginative read-aloud choice.”—Booklist

“Beautifully illustrated book...In addition to enjoying Minor’s gouache and watercolor illustrations, readers are provided with fun facts about over a dozen places in the United States...Would also provide a useful introduction to synonyms, sprinkling words like ‘enormous,’ ‘gigantic,’ ‘jumbo,’ ‘immense,’ and ‘colossal’ throughout the text.”—Library Media Connection

About the Author

Wendell Minor (www.minorart.com) has traveled throughout the United States to research art for over fifty award-winning picture books, which include America the Beautiful byKatharine Lee Bates, Look to the Stars by Buzz Aldrin, The Wolves Are Back by Jean Craighead George, and his own Yankee Doodle America and My Farm Friends. His paintings are in the permanent collections of the Norman Rockwell Museum, the Eric Carle Museum, and the Library of Congress. He lives in Washington, Connecticut.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Nancy Paulsen Books; Reprint edition (August 2, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1101997818
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1101997819
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 5 years
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD630L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10 x 0.14 x 9.94 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 345 ratings

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Wendell Minor is the author and/or illustrator of nearly fifty award winning books for children. He has collaborated with many accomplished authors, among them Newbery Award winning naturalist Jean Craighead George, Charlotte Zolotow, Mary Higgins Clark, Robert Burleigh and astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Several of his books, including two with Buzz Aldrin – Reaching for the Moon and Look to the Stars, and Mary Higgins Clark's Ghost Ship - were New York Times bestsellers.

In addition to children’s books, his illustrations and design have enhanced over 2000 works, including the covers of David McCullough’s Truman, John Adams and 1776, Pat Conroy’s The Prince of Tides and South of Broad, and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

Wendell’s paintings have been widely exhibited, and can be found in the permanent collections of the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA, the Library of Congress in Washington DC and the New Britain Museum of American Art in CT, to name just a few.

Wendell’s collaboration with his wife Florence, If You Were a Penguin, was the 2009 selection for Pennsylvania’s One Book, Every Young Child early literacy program. He and Florence live and work in Connecticut. www.minorart.com

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Nicole Hahn
5.0 out of 5 stars My Daughter's Favorite Book
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2020
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This is my three-year-old's favorite book. She has loved it since she was one. We literally read it every night. I can probably say it from memory.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, interesting book.
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2014
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Loved this book - How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow? Since receiving it, my grandson and I have read and reread many times. The illustrations are wonderful and the information at the end is very helpful. I had no idea about most of these events. Now if we can take a road trip to go to all of these events! What fun!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2020
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This book is beautifully illustrated and takes the reader across America to celebrate pumpkins and landmarks.

Highly recommend to all.
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Leah H
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and educational
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2020
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I especially enjoy the geography section at the end of the book.
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Disneyspots
4.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to a harvest party.
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2013
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This is great to read during an elementary class party in the fall! Afterwards we began to make up our own story, pausing the story at a noun, then taking turns pulling random nouns out of a hat and continuing the story from there. It was a big hit with 1st through 3rd graders.
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Anitra
5.0 out of 5 stars Preschool
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2019
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This book was used in my preschool students enjoyed this book and learned about pumpand fall fest
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emmylou
5.0 out of 5 stars Pumpkin fun
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Great / vibrant illustrations. Neat little facts about states while incorporating math and comparison concepts
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5.0 out of 5 stars Item as described
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2019
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This book was in great shape when it arrived
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Canhill
3.0 out of 5 stars Very American
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2019
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Lovely book but very American. Decided to return it as would have little meaning to my granddaughter unfortunately.
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Lisa
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on October 12, 2015
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great book for teaching childrne to use descriptive words when writing
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