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Night of the Pumpkinheads

This year the farm pumpkins have decided to have a carved pumpkin contest. They want to see if they can be scarier than the trick-or-treaters. This leads to the brainstorming for ideas.

Professional pumpkin carver- Hugh McMahon provided over 15 different carved pumpkins as the majority of the artwork for this story. Carved orange, white, green, and miniature pumpkins appear as the scaredy-cat, saber-toothed tiger, cobra, mastodon, brontosaurus, triceratops, T. rex, zombie mime, Frankenstein’s creature, Lock (sp) Ness Monster, spiders, skeleton, blood-thirsty bat heads, eyeballs, cannibals, and killer bees.

Along the way the radishes, leeks, parsnips and rutabagas want to join in the fun, but the pumpkins nix their idea. Oh Halloween night the pumpkins are met with giggles by the trick-or-treaters, who are finally scared when the vegetables make their appearance.

Finally, Hugh McMahon gives a pictorial tutorial in 11 steps on “How to Carve Your Own Scaredy-Cat Pumpkin” and instructions for roasting pumkin seeds.

Fun for all ages. Children will enjoy the story and the artwork. I can see adults wanting this book for a seasonal coffee table book.