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Pumpkin Heads
  • Published: 2 November 2021
  • ISBN: 9781580899352
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $22.99

Pumpkin Heads

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10 Aug 2021
Hardback
2 Nov 2021
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The perfect Halloween book for kids, this fall picture books celebrates picking pumpkins and carving them into pumpkin heads--jack-o'-lanterns of every shape and size!

Are YOU ready to pick pumpkins for Halloween?

Trick or treat with this fun, fall-ready picture book celebrating that pumpkins of all shapes and sizes can be carved into spooky and spirited jack-o-lanterns.

Award-winning author and artist Wendell Minor uses simple language and striking autumn settings to celebrate jack-o'-lanterns in this glowing Halloween classic.

A perfect holiday read aloud, Pumpkin Heads takes readers and trick-or-treaters from the pumpkin patch for picking, all the way home for carving, and gets everyone in the Halloween spirit.
  • Published: 2 November 2021
  • ISBN: 9781580899352
  • Imprint: Charlesbridge Children
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 32
  • RRP: $22.99
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About the author

Wendell Minor

Wendell Minor is a graduate of the Ringling School of Art and Design. His work is in the permanent collections of the Library of Congress, the Museum of American Illustration, and the NASA Art Collection at the John F. Kennedy Space Center. You can view some of Minor's artwork at minorart.com
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Also by Wendell Minor

Night Train, Night Train
Smitten With Kittens
The Leather Apron Club
America the Beautiful
Night Train, Night Train
Ben's Revolution
The Seashore Book
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Praise for Pumpkin Heads

Praise for Pumpkin Heads

  • "This visually stunning book is sure to be a favorite autumn read-aloud."--SLJ
  • "Young readers will enjoy the tour of places where pumpkin heads appear . . . chief delights of this book, for all readers, are the jolly, jokey carvings . . ."--Booklist
Praise for How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow
  • "Playing with scale and prompting readers to think big ensures a quick and entertaining tour to awesome sights."--Kirkus
  • "The autumnal orange of the pumpkins stands out among the more subdued greens and blues of Minor's gouache and watercolor illustrations, their full-page dimensions well suited for sharing this book with a group."--SLJ
  • "With a text that asks leading questions, this picture book makes a fine, imaginative read-aloud choice for classrooms in the fall."--Booklist

Praise for Pumpkin Heads

  • "This visually stunning book is sure to be a favorite autumn read-aloud."--SLJ
  • "Young readers will enjoy the tour of places where pumpkin heads appear . . . chief delights of this book, for all readers, are the jolly, jokey carvings . . ."--Booklist
Praise for How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow
  • "Playing with scale and prompting readers to think big ensures a quick and entertaining tour to awesome sights."--Kirkus
  • "The autumnal orange of the pumpkins stands out among the more subdued greens and blues of Minor's gouache and watercolor illustrations, their full-page dimensions well suited for sharing this book with a group."--SLJ
  • "With a text that asks leading questions, this picture book makes a fine, imaginative read-aloud choice for classrooms in the fall."--Booklist

Praise for Pumpkin Heads

  • "This visually stunning book is sure to be a favorite autumn read-aloud."--SLJ
  • "Young readers will enjoy the tour of places where pumpkin heads appear . . . chief delights of this book, for all readers, are the jolly, jokey carvings . . ."--Booklist

    • Praise for How Big Could Your Pumpkin Grow
  • "Playing with scale and prompting readers to think big ensures a quick and entertaining tour to awesome sights."--Kirkus
  • "The autumnal orange of the pumpkins stands out among the more subdued greens and blues of Minor's gouache and watercolor illustrations, their full-page dimensions well suited for sharing this book with a group."--SLJ
  • "With a text that asks leading questions, this picture book makes a fine, imaginative read-aloud choice for classrooms in the fall."--Booklist