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calistareads's review against another edition
2.0
For readers 2-3 years old. Very simple. I did like the smears of color in the artwork. It was an ok story. It does evoke the fall.
The kids weren't too crazy about the story either. The niece gave it one star for being for babies and the nephew who I read it too separately gave it 2 stars.
The kids weren't too crazy about the story either. The niece gave it one star for being for babies and the nephew who I read it too separately gave it 2 stars.
biddywink's review against another edition
4.0
A simple, cozily-illustrated story of a young girl and her parents' traditional autumn trip to the local farm to pick apples and pumpkins. A perfect fall read.
theraykay's review against another edition
4.0
Halloween. Autumn.
Bright, colorful pictures of a girl and her family picking apples and pumpkins.
This would be a good book for a younger audience learning to read - can also use to reinforce fall/autumn vocabulary words.
Bright, colorful pictures of a girl and her family picking apples and pumpkins.
This would be a good book for a younger audience learning to read - can also use to reinforce fall/autumn vocabulary words.
jmshirtz's review against another edition
5.0
I must have had this book as a child because it is SO familiar! Berry loved this one; we read it every night for about a week straight. We'll probably have to add it to our permanent collection. The illustrations are vibrant and simple, as is the story. Every time we read it I want to revisit The Pumpkin Patch of my childhood! <3
beecheralyson's review against another edition
4.0
This one will always remind me of my first years as a teacher.
tashrow's review
4.0
If the heat of summer is getting to you, you can always look ahead to the crispness of fall. This new edition of the Rockwell classic keeps the same feel as the original. It is the story of a little girl who heads off into the country to a farm to pick apples and pumpkins. There they meet the geese, chickens and turkey who live on the farm. They pick apples and the little girl carefully selects her pumpkin which she later carves into a jack-o-lantern. The book ends with apples being given away on Halloween.
There is a timelessness to this story that adds to its broad appeal. Rockwell’s words are simple and friendly, just as they were in the 1988 edition. Her daughter’s art, done in watercolor, has the same timeless simplicity. She celebrates the colors of autumn, but keeps the story at the center of the images.
A winning pick for an autumnal story time, you can’t miss with either edition. Appropriate for ages 2-4.
There is a timelessness to this story that adds to its broad appeal. Rockwell’s words are simple and friendly, just as they were in the 1988 edition. Her daughter’s art, done in watercolor, has the same timeless simplicity. She celebrates the colors of autumn, but keeps the story at the center of the images.
A winning pick for an autumnal story time, you can’t miss with either edition. Appropriate for ages 2-4.
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