You Are My Pumpkin

by Joyce Wan, Joyce Wan (Illustrator)

Overview

Fall in love with a happy pumpkin, sweet little candy corn, a giggly ghost, and more spookily adorable friends you won't be able to resist!

From the adorable mind of Joyce Wan comes a Halloween-themed board book filled with animals and images associated with the holiday — in Joyce's unique, signature style! This sweetly spooky board book includes Joyce's iconic bold lines, glitter, and embossing on the cover as well as an irresistible cast of chubby, happy characters, such as candy corn, a messy monster, a tickly spider, and more. And at the end of the story you can't help but repeat "Baby, I'm just batty for you!" to your own happy little pumpkin! Safe for all ages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545880923
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	06/28/2016
Pages:	14
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	1 - 3 Years

About the Author

Joyce Wan runs her own stationery and gift business, Wanart, which sells products in thousands of boutiques, museum shops, and gift stores worldwide. She is also the author and illustrator of many children's books, including You Are My Cupcake, We Belong Together, Are You My Mommy?, You Are My Magical Unicorn, and Peek-a-Boo Farm. Joyce lives in Ridgewood, New Jersey, but you can visit her at wanart.com.

Editorial Reviews

08/01/2016
Wan follows and other playful riffs on parental terms of endearment with a Halloween-themed offering. “You are my happy, smiley pumpkin,” she begins. “My sugary, sweet candy corn.” Wan’s chunky-cute graphics are as appealing as ever—there’s a “wild, messy monster” splashing around in a mud puddle, as well as a “purr-fect, cuddly kitty” dressed up like a witch. Cozy and sweet as candy, this brisk, feel-good book is sure to delight Wan’s fans, as well as adults simply looking for something nonedible to sneak into their kids’ trick-or-treat bags. Up to age 3.

Publishers Weekly

"Cozy and sweet as candy, this brisk, feel-good book is sure to delight Wan's fans, as well as adults simply looking for something nonedible to sneak into their kids' trick-or-treat bags." — Publishers Weekly"Young children . . . will appreciate the sentiment made clear by the repeated, Halloween-themed declarations of love in Wan's latest board book." — KirkusPraise for Peek-A-Boo Zoo"The warm, round illustrations provide a soothing tone, making htis a perfect late-afternoon read right before naptime." — Kirkus"Working in her characteristic aesthetic of rounded, chunky shapes, Wan assembles a cute-as-can-be cast that includes a penguin, hippo, and more...A fun addition t othe book-as-game category." — Publishers WeeklyPraise for Are You My Mommy?"The book radiates warmth with soft curved lines used to form thecharacters and scenery. Distinct visual patterns add an extra dimension to each page." — KirkusPraise for Hug You, Kiss You, Love You"The book maintains the chunky digital graphics of Wan's previous titles, and clever visual details are everywhere, from thematically patterned backgrounds of bones, waves, and leaves to the recurring heart elements incorporated into the animals." — Publishers Weekly"Simple, boldly outlined art, rests atop bright, patterned backgrounds, and the type is large and playful. An affectionate little book for preschoolers — with glitter on the cover!" —BooklistPraise for My Lucky Little Dragon"...the bold, friendly animals pop off the page with energy." — KirkusPraise for We Belong Together"Manga-like characterizations and a chunky, hip design deliver the cuddly sentiment with panache." — Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

2016-05-14
Young children won't understand the metaphors but will appreciate the sentiment made clear by the repeated, Halloween-themed declarations of love in Wan's latest board book. Each of the seven spreads presents an endearment illustrated by an object drawn with heavy outlines and just enough detail to invoke its essential characteristics. Lest it become too maudlin, between the "sugary, sweet candy corn" and a "purr-fect, cuddly kitty" is a "wild, messy monster." Wan manages to make each drawing expressive and distinctive while relying on just a few shapes—crescents or circles for eyes, dots or ovals accenting cheeks. Although each spread stands alone, there are quiet connections. For example, the orange of the pumpkin is repeated in the candy corn, and the purple that adorns kitty's hat and bow becomes the prominent color on the next spread, setting off the friendly white ghost nicely. The same purple is used for the spider's body on the next to last spread. Subtle, shadowed backgrounds repeat the patterns found elsewhere in the book. For example, the background of the page with the kitty includes pumpkins, hearts, and hats and bows like the ones kitty is wearing. While this is not an essential purchase, most little pumpkins will love being told, "Baby, I'm batty for you!" (Board book. 6 mos.-3)

Kirkus Reviews