Pick a Pumpkin

(Paperback)

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Pick a pumpkin from the patch tall and lean or short and fat. Vivid orange, ghostly white, or speckled green, might be just right...
Illustrated by the winner of the V&A Best Illustrated Book 2017
Its Halloween! Which means it's time to dangle cobwebs and bats from the windows, put on costumes, and most important of all visit the pumpkin patch and pick out that perfect pumpkin! Then cart it home, scoop out the insides, carve a scary face, and finally light a candle inside, transforming it into a one-of-a-kind, glowing jack-o-lantern.
With warm, autumnal art, and a rhythmic read-aloud text that captures all the excitement and familial feeling of Halloween, this is the perfect book to share by flickering candlelight on the spookiest night of the year.

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[] perfectly captures that sense of misty autumnal days [] Warm autumnal colours and a rhythmic rhyming text capture the fun and excitement of Halloween. * The Bookseller, Children's Previews *
Sumptuous production from Walker Books, this feels like a real treat of a book as sweet as a toffee apple and as warm as hot chocolate. It's one to share on a crisp October night and to treasure, year after year. * BookTrust *
Jarvis illustration is absolutely remarkable, and its soft retro-styled beauty makes this book really stand out especially the Christmas tree spread at the end. * BookTrust *
Featured in The Bookseller's September Previews. -- Fiona Noble * The Bookseller *

Author Bio

Patricia Toht once owned a children's bookshop called Never Never Land, before turning a love of books into a love of writing. She is the author of Pick a Pine Tree, illustrated by Jarvis, All Aboard the London Bus, illustrated by Sam Usher, and has contributed fiction, non-fiction and poetry to numerous childrens magazines. Find Patricia online at patriciatoht.com and on Twitter as @PatriciaToht.
Jarvis studied graphic design and previously worked as a record sleeve designer, website designer and an animation director before becoming a childrens book maker. His books with Walker include Pick a Pine Tree, Tropical Terry, Mrs Mole, Im Home! and Alans Big, Scary Teeth, which won the 2017 V&A Best Illustrated Book. Follow Jarvis on Twitter as @heyimjarvis, and on Instagram as @booksbyjarvis.