Franklin's Pumpkin - Autumn Kids Books Read Aloud for Fall - Bedtime Stories for Kids Storytime

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Franklin's Pumpkin is an engaging kid's book read aloud for preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school ages (and adults still young at heart), for the Autumn / Fall season.

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Transcript
00:00You
00:27Franklin's pumpkin
00:30You
00:34Franklin can tie his shoes
00:37Franklin can count by twos and
00:39Franklin can grow a really really big pumpkin
00:43This is a problem
00:45What will Franklin do with a really really big pumpkin?
00:53One morning Franklin walked to Beavers house
00:56Beaver was watering her cherry tree
00:59Mmm said Franklin can I eat some cherries?
01:07No cried Beaver these cherries are for a pie
01:11I want to win a blue ribbon for the best cherry pie at the fall fair
01:17Okay, said Franklin, but I want a slice of that pie
01:20You
01:25Franklin walked to Bears house bear was watering his blueberry bushes
01:30Mmm said Franklin can I eat some blueberries?
01:37No cried bear
01:40These blueberries are for a pie. I want to win a blue ribbon for the best blueberry pie at the fall fair
01:48Okay, said Franklin, but I want a slice of that pie
01:56Franklin walked home. He went out to his garden
01:59Birds had eaten the raspberries
02:02Worms had eaten the apples and Harriet had eaten the strawberries
02:11Then Franklin found a vine he followed it through the garden
02:15He followed it around the shed and there behind the wheelbarrow was
02:24A really really big pumpkin
02:28Yippee shouted Franklin. I can make a really really big pumpkin pie for the fall fair
02:36Maybe I will get a blue ribbon
02:38You
02:42Franklin did not tell his friends about his pumpkin every day before school Franklin watered his pumpkin
02:50Every day after school Franklin measured his pumpkin
02:57It got bigger and bigger and bigger
03:01You
03:06One day Franklin couldn't keep his secret any longer he asked beaver to come over
03:12Look beaver. He said look at my really really big pumpkin
03:18What is it for ask beaver the fall fair said Franklin?
03:23I want to get a blue ribbon for the best pumpkin pie
03:31Beaver laughed this pumpkin will not make the best pumpkin pie
03:35She said the best pumpkin pie pumpkins are very very small
03:41Franklin frowned
03:47Franklin thought and thought he asked bear to come over
03:51Look bear. He said look at my really really big pumpkin
03:56What is it for ask bear the fall fair said Franklin?
04:01I want to get a blue ribbon for the biggest pumpkin
04:05Bear laughed there is no blue ribbon for the biggest pumpkin
04:09He said this year the blue ribbon is for the biggest zucchini
04:15Franklin frowned again
04:19Finally it was the day of the fall fair
04:22Everyone hoped to get a ribbon
04:24Even Franklin's little sister Harriet hoped to get a ribbon
04:28I'm a princess said Harriet. I want to get a blue ribbon for my costume
04:34Franklin did not want to go to the fall fair. He knew he would not get a blue ribbon
04:44Franklin's mother and Harriet left for the fall fair soon. They were back and Harriet was crying
04:51you
04:56Everyone was dressed as a princess said Franklin's mother Harriet wanted to be different
05:02Harriet cried louder
05:05Hmm said Franklin
05:11Franklin went out to the garden. He looked at his really really big pumpkin
05:16Hmm. He said again
05:19Franklin called his father
05:21Franklin's father cut the top off the pumpkin Franklin scooped out the seeds
05:31Together they huffed and puffed and rolled the pumpkin up onto Franklin's wagon
05:38Franklin found paint and stickers
05:40He found balloons and streamers. He found ribbons and bows
05:45you
05:49Franklin called Harriet hurry up Cinderella. He said your carriage is ready
05:55Wow said Harriet she climbed up on the wagon she climbed into the pumpkin
06:05Franklin pulled her all the way to the fall fair
06:08you
06:13By the end of the day everyone had a blue ribbon Harriet got a blue ribbon for her costume
06:23Beaver got a blue ribbon for her cherry pie
06:27Bear got a blue ribbon for his blueberry pie and
06:30Franklin got a blue ribbon, too
06:32you
06:37Congratulations Franklin said Mr.. Mole. He handed him the ribbon for the all-you-can-eat pie-eating contest
06:44Franklin tried to smile. I don't feel very good. He said and so
06:54Franklin's parents put Franklin into his really really big pumpkin, and they pulled him all the way home from the fall fair
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