Little Pumpkin: A First Halloween Story (You are the Light) - Hardcover

Edwards, Lisa

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593465180 ISBN 13: 9780593465189

Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers, 2022

Synopsis

Follow Little Pumpkin as she and Big Pumpkin prepare for a fun night with their fall friends!

With gentle, rhyming text, Little Pumpkin is perfect for the smallest readers to celebrate fall. While exploring the love between a parent and child, this board book is an excellent expression of love with a unique fall theme.
    Little Pumpkin and Big Pumpkin greet their nighttime friends, from bats to cats to owls and beyond. With a fun Halloween theme, this board book with a fun and special cover is perfect for little hands.
 

About this title

About the Author

Lisa Edwards is a former children’s publisher who is now a freelance writer, editor, and Yoga teacher. She splits her time between the United Kingdom and India, and is committed to bringing the spiritual ideas she has learned to a young audience, to encourage them to discover and celebrate the joy that lies inside every living being, including themselves.

Kat Kalindi is an illustrator and surface pattern designer from the sunny Gold Coast, Australia. Kat has been illustrating for over twelve years. She has a love of pop Asian culture, Hello Kitty toys, Russian dolls, Scandinavian folk art, bold colors, geometrics, and vintage children’s illustrations.

Reviews

Baby-Toddler-In this spooky installment of the "You Are the Light" series, Little Pumpkin and Big Pumpkin welcome a cast of nighttime forest animals to the annual Halloween Ball. Under the moonlit night sky, Cat, Owl, Spider, and others tenderly express their love for Little Pumpkin using a repeating rhyme scheme: "You are the light that sparkles bright,/ when all around is darkest night./ Everyone gathers to see the sight./ Little Pumpkin, we love you!" Kalindi's adorable stylized illustrations are clear and boldly colored, with the predictable combination of orange pumpkins against a purple background. However, there is not significant variation in the layout from spread to spread, which may cause readers to lose interest. The overall presentation is quite similar to the "You're My Little" board books, but, unfortunately, Edwards's book cannot compete with the spell of that series. Still, young readers and grown-ups who enjoy those books will want to try this one out. VERDICT A charming board book. Not an essential purchase, but sure to vanish from public library shelves at Halloween.-Emily Brushα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593465180
• ISBN 13: 9780593465189
• Binding: Board book
• Illustrator: Kalindi Kat
• Number of pages: 12