It’s Perfect Picture Book Friday! And now that it’s October, I feel justified in breaking out the Halloween picture books!
How cute is this one? 😊
Title: Little Boo
Written By: Stephen Wunderli
Illustrated By: Tim Zeltner
Henry Holt & Company, August 2014, Fiction
Suitable For Ages: 3-7
Themes/Topics: Holidays (Halloween), Emotion (patience/impatience), Nature (lifecycle of a seed), Common Childhood Experiences (wanting to be bigger/older)
Opening: “The wind blew, the leaves fell, and a tiny seed hid in the garden.
“Boo,” the seed said to a leaf rolling by.
“You’re not scary at all,” the leaf said.
Brief Synopsis: A little pumpkin seed tries hard to be scary but he just can’t seem to scare anyone – not the leaves or the grubs, not the snowflakes in winter or the bees in spring! “Be patient,” the wind tells him, “you’ll be scary soon enough.” But it’s awfully hard to wait!
Links To Resources: plant a seed and watch it grow – indoors in a container or outdoors in a garden; 40 Things For Kids To Do With Pumpkins; 9 Easy Pumpkin Recipes For Kids
Why I Like This Book: It’s just so cute! Look at that little pumpkin seed face – how can you not love it?! 🙂 The story is simple but so relatable for kids who always seem to want to grow up faster than nature allows. And within the sweet story we also get a nice little glimpse of the life cycle of a seed – so cleverly slipped in there! To top it off, the art is absolutely gorgeous – colorful and warm and so appealing! This is a wonderful one to add to your Halloween book shelf 😊
I hope you enjoy it as much as I do 😊
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Enjoy the long Columbus Day weekend, everyone!!! 😊
Susanna Leonard Hill 
I adore Little Boo! First time I read a seasonal book about a pumpkin seed — love the sweet message. What vibrant and gorgeous illustrations! Know what I’m going to send my niece for her birthday in a few weeks!
This is too cute! Love the little seed sprouting! Thanks for sharing this one. 🙂
OMG so so cute. I’m buying it today for my littles that I watch.
For some reason, this makes me want to sneak around the house, surprising people with “Little boos!” So sweet, Susanna, and the science is definitely a bonus!
Such a sweet book for the season. The illustrations are adorable.
What a precious book, Susanna! I remember I wrote an entry for your holiday contest with a character named Little Boo. I should pull it out and see if it could be a picture book story.
This book looks adorable! Just added it to my TBR list. Thanks for sharing it!
Sweet, endearing illustrations! I must have Little Boo 🙂 Thank you for introducing Boo.
Little Boo sounds like a must have, must read!
Thanks so much for sharing this with us! 🎃
Absolutely adorable!
This is such a sweet book. Perfect for October!
This looks so wonderful!! Thanks for sharing!