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The Big Big Pumpkin, by Joan M. Lexau, is a sweet kid's book read aloud for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school ages (and adults still young at heart), about friendship and helping others, for the Autumn / Fall season.  Parents and teachers, join me here at The Children's Storytime Bookshelf for daily read alouds in the classroom, at bedtime, or anytime!  Follow The Children's Storytime Bookshelf for a classic children's library.  #kidsbooksreadaloud #readaloud #readaloudbooksforchildren

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00:00The

00:27Big Big Pumpkin by Joan M. Lexo Pictures by Sue Lundgren

00:35I am a big bear now, Bear said to his mother. I have to look for a new home.

00:42Yes, I will let you go, Bear's mother said, but you know I am here if you need any help.

00:54So Bear went on his way. He looked all around for a new home.

01:03Here is a nice tree. I will make my home by this tree, Bear said.

01:12Then the rain came down. Help! Bear said. A tree is no good in the rain.

01:22So Bear went on his way. By and by he saw a cave.

01:27Here is a good home for me, he said. It will not rain in the cave.

01:32And Bear went into the cave. Soon Crow came by.

01:40May I come in, asked Crow. That tree is my home, but a tree is not a

01:45good house in the rain. I am all wet. Yes, do come in, Bear said.

01:54When the rain stopped, Crow said, Now I will go back to my tree.

01:59Here is a gift for you. Thank you for letting me stay here.

02:06Thank you, Crow, Bear answered. Your gift looks like a seed.

02:10Seeds grow from seeds. I will not eat it. I will put it in the ground.

02:15I will see what grows from it. Crow went back to her tree.

02:23Bear put the seed in the ground by his new home.

02:26Soon Bear saw a green vine growing out of the ground.

02:31There is a round green thing growing on the vine, Bear said.

02:34What can it be? I do not know what it is, Crow said from

02:38her tree, but soon we will see. Many days went by.

02:47Then Bear said to Crow, Look how big it is! How did that little seed

02:52grow into this big round thing? And it is not green now. It is orange, said

02:58Crow. It looks like a pumpkin, but I did not know

03:02a pumpkin could grow so big. Now the pumpkin is too big, Bear said.

03:12I cannot get into my new home. The pumpkin is in the way.

03:20What can I do? asked Bear. He thought for a moment.

03:25I know, he shouted at last. I will go ask my mother.

03:33Bear went to see his mother. I cannot get into my new home, he said.

03:38A big, big pumpkin is in the way. It is, asked his mother.

03:44Then do what I do. What do you do? asked Bear.

03:49I make dew, his mother said. Thank you, Bear said, but Bear was sad.

03:58He did not understand his mother. Bear ran back to his cave.

04:03He called Crow. Crow, Crow, said Bear.

04:10My mother told me what I have to do. She said I have to make dew.

04:15But how do you make dew? Crow said, My mother always says to make

04:24dew with what you have. But all I have is a pumpkin, Bear answered.

04:30How can I make dew with that? I have to get into my cave, but the pumpkin

04:34is in the way. Well, we will think about it, Crow said.

04:39Bear and Crow walked around and around the tree.

04:43Think, think, think, Bear said. And Crow and Bear thought, thought, thought.

04:51Stop, said Bear. I know how I can make dew.

04:56Crow, do you have many friends around here? Yes, Crow answered.

05:01Then let us go and see them now, said Bear.

05:04Bear and Crow went to see each of Crow's friends.

05:11Come with us, said Bear. We need your help.

05:14Yes, who will come, Crow asked. Who will help Bear?

05:22We will all come, said all of Crow's friends. They all went back with Bear and Crow to the

05:29big, big pumpkin. I will cut windows and a door in the pumpkin,

05:35Bear said. It will be my new home, and all of you can

05:39eat as much pumpkin as you want. Bear cut out windows and a door.

05:49The animals went into the pumpkin. They worked and worked and worked.

05:54They ate and ate and ate. Mmm, this is nice, said Mouse.

06:03I like to eat pumpkin too, Squirrel said. Me too, said Skunk.

06:13There are lots of seeds in the pumpkin, Crow said.

06:16Take some seeds with you. You can grow pumpkins too.

06:23Thank you all, Bear said. Now I have a nice new home.

06:32And we have a nice new friend, said Bear's new friends.

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The Big Big Pumpkin - Fall Kids Books Read Aloud for Autumn - Bedtime Stories for Kids Storytime

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