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Oct 2024
7m 58s

Pumpkin Day! - by Nancy Elizabeth Wallac...

Bestselling Author - KeriAnne N. Jelinek for Sloth Dreams Books and Publishing
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It’s fall, and the rabbit family―Trudy, Jack, Mom, and Dad―are spending the day with pumpkins! After a yummy breakfast of pumpkin pancakes, they visit Pumpkin Hollow Farm and learn all about different kinds of pumpkins and how they grow. Then they pick pumpkins and carve pumpkins and make a delicious pumpkin supper, too. Pumpkin recipes and crafts just right ... Show More
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