The Pumpkin Who Stayed for Christmas
The Pumpkin Who Stayed for Christmas
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Release date: 29 August 2025.
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The Pumpkin Who Stayed for Christmas
by Kelley M Likes, Hannah Staley-Foster (Illustrator)
Most pumpkins are carved for Halloween and gone by Thanksgiving…but not this one.
When one pumpkin refuses to stop smiling, a young badger decides to keep it a little longer…and then a little longer, through falling leaves, chilly nights, cozy fires, and even Christmas cookies!
Told with warmth and humor, Author Kelley M Likes and Illustrator Hannah Staley-Foster weave a gentle tale that celebrates friendship, imagination, and the bittersweet joy of letting go, just in time to discover that some smiles return year after year.
The Pumpkin Who Stayed for Christmas is a seasonal story little badgers will want to read again and again.
- Kids ages: 6 and 7
- Grade: 1st
- Early Reader
- Lexile Level 330L
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Behind the Story
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We live in Georgia, where winters are mild and it rarely gets super cold. One year we decided to paint our Halloween pumpkins instead of carving them.
As the holidays went by, we decorated our pumpkins to match.
That year, our Christmas pumpkins lasted until the Easter Bunny showed up in April!
Book Info
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Author: Kelley M Likes
Illustrator: Hannah Staley-Foster
ISBNs: 9798889020707 (hardcover) | 9798889020714 (paperback) | 9798889020721 (ebook)
Publication date: August 2025
Pages: 48
Book dimensions: 8.5" x 8.5"
Kids ages: 6 and 7
Grade: 1st
Early Reader
Lexile Level 330L
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