The Biggest Pumpkin Surprise Ever

by Steven Kroll, Jeni Bassett (Illustrator)

Overview

A lift-the-flap pumpkin search-and-find based on the New York Times bestseller!

We all love pumpkins, there are so many kinds.How many pumpkins can you find? From the bestselling team of THE BIGGEST PUMPKIN EVER! this search-and-find novelty board book puts all of the attention on the often overlooked hero of autumn and Halloween: PUMPKINS! Search through 5 spreads to find the pumpkins hiding in various scenes that highlight both fall and Halloween themes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780545402859
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	07/01/2012
Pages:	10
Sales rank:	543,605
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	3 - 5 Years

About the Author

Steven Kroll was the author of over fifty books for children and young adults, including the New York Times bestselling The Biggest Pumpkin Ever.
Jeni Bassett has illustrated more than thirty children's books, including The Biggest Pumpkin Ever, The Squirrel's Thanksgiving, and It's Groundhog Day. She lives in Altamonte Springs, Florida.

Editorial Reviews

A playful lift-the-flap, seek-and-find pumpkin tale with gentle Halloween images. To simple verse by the late Kroll, a bevy of intergenerational, anthropomorphic mice visit a farm stand at harvest time, tend to a pumpkin patch, decorate a suburban block for the season, go trick-or-treating and gaze upon a gigantic jack-o'-lantern. Despite a wobble in meter at the end, the rhyming text sets the mood and invites interaction. "We all love pumpkins. There are so many kinds. How many pumpkins can you find?" Young readers will enjoy poring over Bassett's loose, double-page–spread watercolor tableaux and lifting the flaps to count the various pumpkins tucked away. The relatively sturdy flaps blend in nicely with each scene, but this makes them a little tricky to find and lift without adult help. Most of the flaps provide satisfaction when opened, particularly the giant, ghost-costumed "pumpkin surprise" finale. Festive and fun. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews