Five Little Pumpkins: A Rhyming Pumpkin Book for Kids and Toddlers

by Tiger Tales, Lucy Barnard (Illustrator)

Overview

A classic Halloween rhyme is brought to life with adorable illustrations in this spooky board book.

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The first one says, "My, it's getting late!"

What tricks or treats are in store for the five little pumpkins? A classic rhyme is brought to life with adorable illustrations in this spooky board book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781680106992
Publisher:	Tiger Tales.
Publication date:	07/06/2021
Pages:	20
Sales rank:	402,451
Product dimensions:	7.81(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.57(d)
Lexile:	AD250L (what's this?)
Age Range:	2 - 5 Years

About the Author

Lucy Barnard lives in Manchester, England with her husband and two children. After completing her art foundation course in Cheltenham and her illustration degree in Exeter she worked at various publishing companies in London before becoming a freelance illustrator. She has worked for many years with acrylic paint and pencils but recently adapted her illustration style and now works digitally. As well as illustrating for others she also writes and illustrates her own stories, quite often inspired by her children.

Lucy Barnard lives in Manchester, England with her husband and two children. After completing her art foundation course in Cheltenham and her illustration degree in Exeter she worked at various publishing companies in London before becoming a freelance illustrator. She has worked for many years with acrylic paint and pencils but recently adapted her illustration style and now works digitally. As well as illustrating for others she also writes and illustrates her own stories, quite often inspired by her children.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-K—In this board-book version of the popular rhyme, the opening spread takes readers to the patch where five pumpkins of various sizes and shapes sit on a gate. Their expressions give each one a unique personality. With the exception of one phrase, the text remains close to the usual wording of this traditional finger play. Instead of calling out "but we don't care," the third little pumpkin says, "Good folk, beware!" To keep with the nighttime setting, Mantle uses a range of blues and purples, and the pumpkins easily stand out in the dark backgrounds. Grandmotherly-looking witches fly in the air as their brooms leave behind a stream of tiny stars. Children will notice other eye-catching details, including the spotted green moon, frog with a pointy hat, red-eyed black spiders, and purple cat. The concluding page's yellow green sky lets readers know that morning is approaching. The spreads are not as cluttered as those in Iris Van Rynback's Five Little Pumpkins (Boyds Mills, 1995), and the pumpkins have friendlier personalities in comparison to those in Dan Yaccarino's Five Little Pumpkins (HarperFestival, 1998). While other versions of this seasonal rhyme exist, this one is fresh and comical.—Lynn K. Vanca, Akron-Summit County Public Library, Richfield, OH

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