Pumpkin Town!: Or, Nothing Is Better and Worse Than Pumpkins by Katie McKy; Illustrated by Pablo Bernasconi
	List Price:   $16.00 Unit Price:   $12.80 You Save:   $3.20 (20%) ISBN-10:   061860569X ISBN-13:   9780618605699 Publisher:   Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Houghton Mifflin Books for Children Category:   Agriculture Pub. Date:   September 2006 Pages:   32 Format:   Hardcover; Reinforced binding Ages:   5 to 8 Grades:   0 to 3
Subjects
CHILDREN'S FICTION
Description/Notes
Once, after a bountiful pumpkin harvest, as four brothers dispose of unneeded seeds, the seeds suddenly go flying with the wind and cover the town below, but the brothers think nothing more about it. One pumpkin makes a tasty pie. Two pumpkins can be carved into grinning jack-o'lanterns, and a couple hundred more make for a decent pumpkin patch. Gather one thousand pumpkins and you'll have a grand fall festival.But what happens when a town has an accidental abundance of pumpkins?What do Jos?? and his brothers do with a mountain of pumpkins? An EXPLOSION of pumpkins? Step into Pumpkin Town and see! The story's open ending could initiate an amusing writing project. The collagelike, colorful computer-generated illustrations, featuring the siblings in denim overalls and patterned shirts, are clever and entertaining. A good fall read-aloud, especially for those wanting to avoid Halloween-themed books.