The author writes the stories.

Author: Caryn YacowitzIllustrator: Joe Cepeda

The illustrator draws the pictures.

Genre: Story

•A story has characters, a setting, and a plot.

Look for:A plot with a beginning, a middle and end.Pictures that help tell the story.

•Boasted -means braggedboasted

•Ed boastedboasted that he had the largest pumpkin in the county.

The snail crept toward the pumpkin leaves.

Crept – to move slowly

crept

crown

Crown- a pretty head coveringWho will win the crown for the best pumpkin?

villageVillage- A group of houses that is not as large as a town

The Pumpkin Fiesta will be in the village.

vinesVines - plants with long stems that need to be held upThe pumpkins vines are growing.

Did Juanita live in a fishing __________?

•crept•village•boasted•vines•crown

The _______ have died, and now the pumpkins are ready!

•boasted•crept•vines•crown•village

•village•crown•boasted•crept•vines

The spiders _________ toward the pumpkin.

•crept•vines•crown •boasted•village

Did the frog win the pumpkin ___________?

•crown•village•boasted•vines•crept

The mouse ________ that he had the most candy.

Match the Letters to the words.• crept – ___

• vines- ___

• crown –___

• village– ___

• boasted–___

• A. bragged• B. moved slowly• C. a pretty head covering

often with points• D. a group of houses that

is not as large as a town• E. plants with long stems

that need to be held up

B

E

C

D

A

By A. Miller - 09