Pumpkin Party!

by Maudie Powell-Tuck, Gill Guile (Illustrator)

Overview

Pumpkins ready, pumpkins set. Bob for apples -- don't get wet! Follow along with Owl, Fox, Mouse, and other friends as they celebrate Halloween by dancing, bobbing for apples, and trick-or-treating in pumpkin costumes! This happy rhyme is a perfect Halloween treat.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781589252066
Publisher:	Tiger Tales.
Publication date:	09/01/2015
Pages:	22
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.60(d)
Lexile:	AD560L (what's this?)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Maudie Powell-Tuck spends too much of her time in expensive shops looking at clothes and glittery things she can’t afford, and dreaming about owning a pug named Stanley (when she's not writing, of course). She’d love to say that she runs marathons – but that would be a lie.

Editorial Reviews

07/27/2015
Powell-Tuck and Guile offer a “no scares here” Halloween celebration featuring ultra-cute animals that include a ladybug, owl, fox, and squirrel. Dressed in wizard and jack-o’-lantern costumes, they frolic across the pages and take part in traditional activities like bobbing for apples and trick-or-treating. Cozy details, like the tiny star-tipped magic wand the ladybug waves, and upbeat rhymes (“Pumpkins laugh, pumpkins giggle,/ Pumpkins dance and pumpkins jiggle”) make for a sugary-sweet holiday read. Ages 2–5. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

★ 2015-08-12
Woodland critters celebrate Halloween. It's Halloween time, and the forest is buzzing with excitement. The annual pumpkin party is in full swing, and with it comes pumpkin costumes, pumpkin races, and all sorts of other pumpkin-related activities. The festivities are described in an abcb rhyme scheme that lends itself to chanting aloud. The purple and orange color palette evokes the holiday neatly while not drawing away from the warm tone. The illustrations have a soft warm glow to them that negates the spooky side of the season and brings out the joyous sense of old-school harvest celebrations. Little readers frightened by the ghosts and goblins that permeate many Halloween books have nothing to fear here: these little foxes and badgers in their pumpkin costumes are completely adorable. This read is an essential addition to the Halloween-themed story stack for the littlest readers. A new holiday favorite. (Board book. 1-3)

Kirkus Reviews