Pumpkin Town! Or, Nothing Is Better and Worse Than Pumpkins is a story about a boy named Jose, his four brothers, and their father. They are farmers and they grow pumpkins on the hill where they live, which overlooks a small town. One windy night, the boys threw the leftover pumpkin seeds after harvest on the ground. Since it was so windy, the seeds began to blow and blow and blow until they reached the small town. The seeds covered the rooftops and hills of the little town. Soon the pumpkins began to grow everywhere! The town was surprised and didn't understand how the pumpkin seeds were planted in their small town. The brothers knew that the pumpkin fiasco was their fault, so one night they went into town and harvested all of the pumpkins while the town was sleeping. The town was so happy and thanked the boys for getting rid of their pumpkins by giving them watermelons and by building a statue of the four boys in honor of their service for the small community. As you probably guessed, the four boys accidentally let the new watermelon seeds slip on a windy day and oh no—where will the watermelons begin to grow?
Not only does this book have amazing illustrations, it also reminds us that if you ever make a mistake, try your best to set it right again.
After reading the story and looking at all the colorful illustrations of the pumpkins, the children were given the opportunity to paint and design pumpkins using tempera paint. Then the children practiced their drawing skills and drew pumpkins.
