Kids Books To Read Before Visiting An Ellicott City Pumpkin Patch

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — An early to mid-October visit to a pumpkin patch near Ellicott City can only be enhanced with a good beforehand read. The kids will be more enthused about picking out the perfect one for carving with a better understanding of pumpkin basics. Try one of these spots to hunt for the perfect pumpkin:

• Clark's Elioak Farms, 10500 Clarksville Pike, Ellicott City
• Mary's Land Farm, 4979 Sheppard Lane, Ellicott City
• TLV Tree Farm, 15155 Triadelphia Mill Rd., Glenelg

KC Edventures, an organization that encourages children's learning through providing information on fun activities, has sorted out recommended kids fall reads by genre and age group in their 2019 list of "12 perfect pumpkin books for kids."

The recommended reads include "From Seed to Pumpkin," which teaches the science behind how seeds grow; "The Pumpkin Book," detailing the growth of pumpkins and "The Very Best Pumpkin," about a boy named Peter who finds and cares for a pumpkin all summer long.

Here are five of the other books on the list, all available for order on Amazon.

• Pumpkin Pumpkin
• It's Pumpkin Time!
• The Runaway Pumpkin
• Pumpkin Soup
• The Pumpkin Fair