Christopher Pumpkin

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Students will retell the story in the graphic organizer, and piece their cute pumpkin together for display!

For my book review I decided to read a book themed for Halloween Christopher pumpkin is a book about a wicked witch who decides she needs minions to help plan the most spookiest Halloween party. Christopher Pumpkin tries to help the witch with her scary party but his sense of fun is far different from everyone else’s. The second document provides an ‘Activity Map’ with a variety of activities and tasks you could set your pupils based around the Christopher Pumpkin book. The old witch tells Christopher Pumpkin that he MUST do something scary or she'll turn him back into a regular pumpkin. Christopher is not like the other spooky pumpkins, and his contribution to the scary Halloween party shows that he is creative and true to his own pumpkin self.Equip yourself for the heavy lifting of autumn in the classroom with this bundle of engaging puzzle worksheets. A sweet, spooky, fun Halloween read for toddlers with a message of just being yourself and accepting and being comfortable with your differences. The plan he comes up with is the icing on the cake of a sweet, funny book delivered in rhyming couplets. Help children to tap with a steady beat as they wave their ‘magic wands’- also to consolidate ‘moving into writing’ actions (see extension activities). Discussion; Encourage the children to talk about Fairy Godmothers and magic wishes, discuss what their magic wish would be?

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.Chris just can't bring himself to hang cobwebs and cook curried slugs - he's much more into bunting and fairy cakes! It would pair perfectly with the popular Spookley the Square Pumpkin , The Ugly Pumpkin and The Hallowiener! Biography: Sue Hendra (Author) Sue Hendra is the author and illustrator of the hugely popular and hilarious Barry the Fish with Fingers and Dave. Chris just can’t bring himself to hang cobwebs and cook curried slugs – he’s much more into bunting and fairy cakes! Sue Hendra studied illustration at Brighton University while also selling doughnuts from a kiosk at Chessington Zoo.