POE TRY Peter Pumpkin Picker Written by Kitty Higgins • Illustrated by Chris Baldwin www.readinga-z.com Peter Pumpkin Picker A Reading A–Z Level F Leveled Reader • Word Count: 239 Visit www.readinga-z.com for thousands of books and materials Peter Pumpkin Picker A ReadingA–Z Poetry Book © 2005 Learning Page, Inc Written by Kitty Higgins Illustrated by Chris Baldwin ReadingA–ZTM ©ProQuestLearningPage All rights reserved www.readinga-z.com www.readinga-z.com Written by Kitty Higgins Illustrated by Chris Baldwin Peter Pumpkin Picker He He He He picked the pumpkins at the farm picked the pumpkins in his yard picked and picked and picked them, didn’t find it hard Peter loved his orange pumpkins, He picked them in the fall He didn’t pick just one, In fact, he picked them all First, he put them in a cart Then, he rolled them down the street Next, he parked them at his door Last, he went inside to eat Peter cooked his orange pumpkins He liked them very sweet He cooked them, then he ate them He found them hard to beat Peter loved his orange pumpkins Because he could munch and crunch He ate pumpkin stew for breakfast, And pumpkin soup for lunch Through the season Peter ate, Until the day he had none stored With no more pumpkins on his plate, Hungry Peter got quite bored As the leaves began to fall, Peter looked for pumpkin clues All he found were pumpkin shreds, Until he bent to tie his shoes 10 Then he fell on frosty dirt, And knocked his head upon a mound When he stood and looked about, Can you guess what Peter found? A lumpy, bumpy little spud Was poking from the ground Two small potatoes in a clump Was the treat that he had found 11 12 Now Peter loves potatoes, He digs them in the fall He doesn’t dig just one, In fact, he digs them all ... Baldwin Peter Pumpkin Picker He He He He picked the pumpkins at the farm picked the pumpkins in his yard picked and picked and picked them, didn’t find it hard Peter loved his orange pumpkins,... and crunch He ate pumpkin stew for breakfast, And pumpkin soup for lunch Through the season Peter ate, Until the day he had none stored With no more pumpkins on his plate, Hungry Peter got quite... Last, he went inside to eat Peter cooked his orange pumpkins He liked them very sweet He cooked them, then he ate them He found them hard to beat Peter loved his orange pumpkins Because he could