Five Little Pumpkins on Halloween Night

by Sandra Magsamen, Sandra Magsamen (Illustrator)

Overview

Join these happy pumpkins in a cheerful rhyming countdown, in this chunky tall board book format!

Five little pumpkins gigglingall day long.The first one said,"Let's sing a song! Your little one will delight in this adorable, spooky, rhyming countdown! Discover how these little pumpkins celebrate Halloween in this new upright board book format from Sandra Magsamen, the bestselling creator of over 30 baby and toddler books, with sales of over 3 million worldwide.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781338305784
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	07/30/2019
Pages:	12
Product dimensions:	4.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Sandra Magsamen is the author and illustrator of many books for young children, including the picture book When I Grow Up I Want to Be Me, as well as a number of bestselling novelty titles, including Everybody Goes Nighty-Night, named a Best Board Book of 2018 by The Children's Book Review; Baby Love; I Love You, Little Pumpkin; and Peek-a-Boo, I Love You. As an artist, an art therapist, and a mom, she uses her creativity to remind people to express themselves and connect with others. Her lifestyle brands, products, and books are sold worldwide. Visit her at sandramagsamen.com.

Editorial Reviews

2019-04-28
An unscary twist on the traditional Halloween song for first-time trick-or-treaters, illustrated with Magsamen's signature simulated stitching designs.

There are no witches in the air in this book; the wind does not blow out the light. Instead the verse starts with "pumpkins giggling all day long," which rhymes with "Let's sing a song." Continuing in this sweet mode, the second pumpkin says, "We shine so bright!" and the third one agrees, "Yes, we're a beautiful sight." On the fourth spread the rhythm breaks down. That pumpkin says, "We're a little bit spooky and kooky too." The final line stretches to rhyme: "We spread a lot of love, that's what we do!" This revision misses the point of the original—to help young children feel brave as they learn about the mildly scary tradition of Halloween. Counting down, inherent in the original, is also eliminated in this version, though one could count the stars, smiling spiders, bats, and even hearts that decorate the pages. The cover, first page, and last page show five smiling pumpkins stacked willy-nilly. The three middle spreads show just one pumpkin each, with the fourth pumpkin rather arbitrarily sporting a witch's hat.

Just sing the song; this sanitized variant is an additional purchase at best. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews