[.ca] Too Many Pumpkins (ISBN 0823412458)

From Amazon.com:
Rebecca Estelle hates pumpkins. "What's not to like?" you may be thinking. Certainly, pumpkins are benign, as far as gourds go, and they make for delicious pies. But if you were forced to eat only pumpkins (baked, steamed, boiled, stewed, mashed, and rotten), you might agree with Rebecca, who was so poor as a child that she could only afford to eat the unrelentingly orange squash. One day, years and years later, white-haired Rebecca was busy not eating pumpkins when--SPLAT--a giant pumpkin fell off an overloaded truck and smashed into her yard. She buried the mess so she wouldn't have to look at it, and, as you might imagine, she witnessed a bumper crop the following fall. In Too Many Pumpkins, a 1996 American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists," Linda White (who based the book on her own pumpkin-eating aunt Becky) reveals how swallowing one's personal (pumpkin) prejudices can end up benefiting a whole community. Illustrator Megan Lloyd creates spunky, detail-rich drawings that are sure to hold up to the scrutiny of youngsters everywhere. This is an ideal Halloween-time book for those who want to bypass ghouls and goblins (or any actual mention of Halloween) and focus on ... pumpkins! (Ages 4 to 8)

i rate 4 stars:
This book is about a woman named Rebecca. She hates pumpkins, because when she was little, that is all she ate for a month was pumpkins. Her well planted garden has everything BUT pumpkins. One day, a pumpkin truck went speeding down her road. The truck made a sharp turn and a huge pumpkin fell off the truck, and into her yard. After cleaning it up, Rebecca forgot about the whole incident. The following year during spring, Rebecca went outside to find that the pumpkin smithereens the following year had caused more pumpkins to grow. Soon, a mass amount of pumpkins is growing in Rebecca's yard. I liked this book because the ending is not what you would expect. To find out what happens to Rebecca, read this book.

Never too many reads!:
This is a book that stays with you even when you are not reading it! My older son has adored this book for years and now my younger son is requesting it as well... I think I could probably recite it from memory at this point! We are often caught in the rhyme of "pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pies..." when found in the kitchen or picking pumpkins or other activities that remind us of this book! Definately a well read book in our house - and a keeper for the library for years to come! Oh, and amongst the enjoyment are heart-felt lessons to learn and grow on.

My favorite fall book:
The story AND pictures in this book are outstanding. The story's rich character, Rebecca Estelle, comes to life on the page with Megan Lloyd's beautiful illustrations. If you love pumpkins and fall this book is a must have! I love it so much I read it over and over again all year...not just in the fall. However, I ALWAYS share it with my first graders in October and they love it as much as I do! A hardback edition is available from the publisher.

Love the Pumpkins!:
My 3 year old daughter loves this book! We currently have it checked out of the library, but may have to buy it for ourselves. She love "Errebecca Estelle" as she calls her, and got a huge kick when I made pumpkin muffins yesterday. Great story that she will enjoy for years!

DON'T LOOK NOW, BUT THERE ARE PUMPKINS OUT THERE:
Rebecca Estelle hates pumpkins. NO, reaLLY? The old woman doesn't use her front door anymore and keeps the front house windows' curtains closed--because there are PUMPKINS OUT THERE. Sounds like a real nut, huh? My grandmother grew up during the Depression, and all she had to eat was bananas. She just doesn't care to eat them anymore, but she wouldn't hide in her bedroom if someone put some in her kitchen. This book is cute as heck, and my little sister adores it. We love pumpkins, which is why we like this book-about someone who hates them. Sure, so the fact that making a bunch of cakes and pies from the front yard pumpkins seems easier than just delivering them is a little nerdy, and even more so is the idea that people would just show up at her front door to eat them because she put a bunch of jack-o-lanterns in her front yard--But hey, it's a children's book, where quality is supposed to be derived from such inanities. It's just that this book is not odd enough to make some of these lamenitties;) work. Overall, this book embraces an endearing absurdity perfect for the little pumpkin book lover. I recommend it. (...)