Here is an adorable picture book for curious kids, which explores skip counting and estimation in a fun pumpkin-themed classroom experiment. "How many seeds are in a pumpkin?" Mr. Tiffin asks his class as they gather around thebig, medium, and small pumpkins on his desk. Robert, the biggest kid, guesses thatthe largest one has a million seeds; Elinor, sounding like she knows what she's talkingabout, guesses the medium one has 500 seeds; and Anna, who likes even numbers betterthan odd ones, guesses that the little one has 22. Charlie, the smallest boy in theclass, doesn't have a guess. Counting pumpkin seeds is messy business, but once theslimy job is done, to everyone's surprise, the smallest pumpkin has the most seeds!As Charlie happily exclaims, "Small things have a lot going on inside of them." This book makes a wonderful read-aloud companion to any math or science curriculum, and it's a fun way to reinforce counting skills at home.

Margaret McNamara is the author of The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot, George Washington's Birthday, and the popular Robin Hill School early reader series.The Pumpkin Patch, in this series, was awarded the Oppenheimer Toy Portfolio BestBook Gold Award. She lives in New York City. G. Brian Karas is the versatile andacclaimed illustrator and writer of many books for children, including Are You Goingto Be Good? (a New York Times Best Illustrated Book), Home on the Bayou (recipientof the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award), and the bestselling Muncha, Muncha, Muncha by Candace Fleming.He lives in Rhinebeck, New York.

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