It's October 31 and, under a bright orange moon, something strange is about to happen...
The trick-or-treaters have gone to bed, but the fun really begins when the jack-o'-lanterns all decide that there's more to life than sitting on the porch. As midnight strikes, carved pumpkins gather by the hundreds, joined by ghosts and witches from far and wide. They gallivant through the countryside, have a big party in the town square, and leave enough evidence behind to thoroughly confuse the townspeople when they awake the next morning.
Full of superbly surreal illustrations, this nearly wordless picture book features an embossed image of the grinning Pumpkin Moon on the cover, setting the mood for the wild magic that waits inside for Halloween enthusiasts of all ages.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Gr 1-4-Minimal text and boldly painted views follow the nighttime antics of jack-o'-lanterns and costumes-come-to-life after their trick-or-treating owners are fast asleep in their beds. In the opening scene, children busily carve their pumpkins and paint finishing touches on their costumes. Spare bits of narrative alternate with wordless scenes, fully painted on sturdy paper. Trick-or-treating is quickly done. "Midnight comes-," the children's Halloween paraphernalia spring into action. "It's party time! And away they go-." The night flight through the woods, over the highway and into the city is cheerily eerie, and very much in the spirit of Arthur Yorinks's Tomatoes from Mars (HarperCollins, 1997) and David Wiesner's Tuesday (Clarion, 1991). The swirl of grinning pumpkins sweeps in a long stream across a deeply shaded orange sky, pulled toward the largest jack-o'-lantern of them all. "It's a pumpkin moon!" As morning dawns readers see falling pumpkins through a plane window, past the face of a sleeping passenger, and the puzzled children wake to find their still smoking jack-o'-lantern on the windowsill and the morning newspaper carrying headlines about pumpkin aliens. It's a jolly, pretty tame night out, with only a startled truck driver for humor, but children will likely enjoy the familiar scenario of the nightlife of homely, inanimate things. The foil-paper pumpkin on the jacket is a catchy introduction, and the strong visuals with few words will work well for group sharing.
Margaret Bush, Simmons College, Boston
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Ages 4-8. Children familiar with David Wiesner's Tuesday (1991) will recognize some similarities in this Halloween offering. As in Tuesday, strange things begin happening on a certain date, in this case at midnight on October 31. Three siblings are asleep when their jack-o-lantern rises from the windowsill and joins hundreds of jack-o-lanterns, witches, ghosts, and ghouls flying over fields, through woods, and into the city. The children's costumes have also come alive, as has a dragon from a poster in their bedroom. Little ones will enjoy keeping track of the costumes and the dragon as the pages turn and get a kick out of a man, drawers around his knees, fleeing a restroom trailed by flying pumpkins. The action culminates when the pumpkin revelers spy the huge jack-o-lantern moon rising in the sky--a pumpkin moon. Some will find this too derivative, but others won't care; they'll just like the surreal story and the humorous visual details. Shelley Townsend-Hudson
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
FREE
Within U.S.A.
Shipping:
US$ 4.00
Within U.S.A.
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Seller Inventory # 40785982-20
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR001928190
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001752791
Quantity: 4 available
Seller: MusicMagpie, Stockport, United Kingdom
Condition: Very Good. 1725470035. 9/4/2024 5:13:55 PM. Seller Inventory # U9781840112306
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, United Kingdom
Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. Ex library copy with usual stamps & stickers. Seller Inventory # wbs6462741701
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Condition: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.53. Seller Inventory # 1840112301-2-3
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: SN Books Ltd, Thetford, United Kingdom
paperback. Condition: Very Good. Orders shipped daily from the UK. Professional seller. Seller Inventory # mon0000451059
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Paperback. Condition: Fair. Pumpkin Moon This book is in good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages will be missing from the book. The spine of the book is still in great condition and the front cover is generally unmarked. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Shipping is normally same day from our UK warehouse. We offer a money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. Seller Inventory # TFTP-9781840112306
Quantity: 7 available
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. New. Fast Shipping and good customer service. Seller Inventory # Holz_New_1840112301
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed. Seller Inventory # think1840112301
Quantity: 1 available