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The Happy Pumpkin

The Happy Pumpkin

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  • Create Date：2022-09-20 04:21:37
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  • Author：MacKenzie Haley
  • ISBN：0744033837
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Summary

A heartwarming adventure about a not-so-scary pumpkin searching for the perfect family on Halloween。

This picture book is an adorable introduction to Halloween for pre-readers without the scares and screams！ This journey of a happy little pumpkin will teach little trick-or-treaters not to judge others based on their appearance。

Inside the pages of this Halloween book for kids， you'll find:

- An adorable picture book that makes it easy for young children to follow along。
- Beautifully illustrated spreads accompany the charming narrative text。
- A small format with sturdy pages makes it perfect for adults to share with their children。
- Watch the pumpkin turn from sad to happy with the fantastic lenticular on the front cover。

On Halloween， the scariest and spookiest night of the year， pumpkins are looking forward to meeting their new owners！ While everyone is getting picked， one pumpkin feels left out - the happiest and smiliest of the lot。 He can't help but think that nobody wants a not-so-spooky pumpkin on Halloween。 Will our Happy Pumpkin find a home in time？

The adventure of this perky little pumpkin will teach little ones vital life lessons about being themselves and not judging others based on their appearance。 This heartwarming story is filled with adorable， engaging illustrations - the perfect Halloween treat for you and your little one to read together at storytime！

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Reviews

Mairéad ，

With bright， attractive illustrations and a heartwarming story that suggests you will find the right friends for you without having to be just like everyone else this would be a really enjoyable Autumn/Halloween read with young children （3-6）。 A great text for use in an SPHE lesson celebrating our unique qualities or as inspiration for an art lesson to design your own unique 'jack o lantern' face， I can definitely see myself using this in a junior primary classroom。 Thanks to Netgalley。co。uk and With bright， attractive illustrations and a heartwarming story that suggests you will find the right friends for you without having to be just like everyone else this would be a really enjoyable Autumn/Halloween read with young children （3-6）。 A great text for use in an SPHE lesson celebrating our unique qualities or as inspiration for an art lesson to design your own unique 'jack o lantern' face， I can definitely see myself using this in a junior primary classroom。 Thanks to Netgalley。co。uk and DK Children for the free eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Kelsey Goddard ，

A sweet Halloween story about being yourself！ Nobody wants the happy pumpkin and the other scary pumpkins make fun of him until the perfect match for him comes along。 A nice story to show Halloween doesn’t have to be all about the spooky。 Adorable illustrations。Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley for the early e-copy in exchange for an honest review。

Naomi Marshall-Murray ，

A sweet children's book， ideal for introducing young children to the celebration of Hallowe'en whilst also making them aware that it doesn't have to be a scary time， to be a good time！ The short sentence structure using simple wording helps to keep the attention of younger readers， whilst also allowing young people to follow along and improve their reading skills。 The different displays of families and ethnicities is welcome in this brilliant Autumnal book from DK。 The art style is cute， with a A sweet children's book， ideal for introducing young children to the celebration of Hallowe'en whilst also making them aware that it doesn't have to be a scary time， to be a good time！ The short sentence structure using simple wording helps to keep the attention of younger readers， whilst also allowing young people to follow along and improve their reading skills。 The different displays of families and ethnicities is welcome in this brilliant Autumnal book from DK。 The art style is cute， with a very autumnal colour palette - it works brilliantly！ Many thanks to DK and Netgalley for the opportunity to review this book！ Looking forward to its release 。。。more

Angela ，

Sweet Halloween board book about being true to yourself and celebrating in a way that makes you the happiest。

Ruby ，

The Happy Pumpkin is a story about a smiley pumpkin at halloween。 All of the other pumpkins around him are pulling their scariest face trying to get picked by the children looking for a spooky pumpkin。 Yet he has a big smile and is not picked until last。 It’s a cute story！ Thank you Netgalley for the arc。

Panna Fox ，

SO adorable！ I loved it <3 Beautiful drawings， great message， perfect length for kids。 In conclusion: a go to for a halloween picture book。

Aria Harlow ，

This is such an adorable little book with the message that it is absolutely fine to be who you are even if you are different to everyone else， and that if you are anxious about what people might think that is fine too - those feelings are valid but most importantly keep being and doing you。 A wonderful message for children from a young age。

Jamie Jonas ，

Meh。I bought this book on a whim， because the cover looked pretty cute， and I respond to true cuteness。 Unfortunately， the fairly bland， two-dimensional illustrations inside did nothing for me。 Then there is the message， all about inclusivity， longing to belong， and the idea of 'someone for everyone。' All of that is fine and good， but it's also a message which by now has been beaten into the ground with a hundred-thousand shovels。 In order to really trot that theme out again and make it shine， s Meh。I bought this book on a whim， because the cover looked pretty cute， and I respond to true cuteness。 Unfortunately， the fairly bland， two-dimensional illustrations inside did nothing for me。 Then there is the message， all about inclusivity， longing to belong， and the idea of 'someone for everyone。' All of that is fine and good， but it's also a message which by now has been beaten into the ground with a hundred-thousand shovels。 In order to really trot that theme out again and make it shine， something truly inspired is required。 I don't see much inspiration here。Maybe， though， my grandson will see things differently when I present the book to him this Halloween。 If he does， I'll return to this review and update it with the hands-on take of a real three-year-old。 In parting， though， I should explain the main reason I've given the book a fairly low rating。 It's all about the text。 The publishers made an egregious error in the coloring of the text--when it's placed on a dark background， the text remains black， making it EXTREMELY hard to read。 Oh， and there's a lot of dark background， because the story takes place either at dusk or in full darkness。 WHY could the text not have been made white or yellow？ Sigh。 I'm afraid the entire production has a flavor of 'hurry， hurry， let's get this done so it can go to print。' 。。。more

Aleigha ，

Read for my College Library children and baby book class。A cute little book about being yourself。

Niamh ，

I received an advanced e-copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Beautiful charming illustrations which capture perfectly and a lovely message about how it is okay to be different。Wish a little more time could have been spent on how it’s okay to enjoy the less spooky side of Halloween from a human perspective。 Also a touch confusing that the pumpkins already seemed to be Jack O lanterns but also talked about being made scary。 Perhaps this story would have benefited from I received an advanced e-copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。Beautiful charming illustrations which capture perfectly and a lovely message about how it is okay to be different。Wish a little more time could have been spent on how it’s okay to enjoy the less spooky side of Halloween from a human perspective。 Also a touch confusing that the pumpkins already seemed to be Jack O lanterns but also talked about being made scary。 Perhaps this story would have benefited from a pumpkin picking scene and then a pumpkin decorating scene where one child makes a scary pumpkin and another makes a happy one。 。。。more

Abigail ，

All of the pumpkins in the pumpkin patch look forward to going home with a human family and being turned into a scary jack-o-lantern in this new Halloween board book from illustrator MacKenzie Haley and an uncredited author。 As pumpkins are selected， one by one， the eponymous happy pumpkin finds that no one wants him， as he isn't frightening enough。 Eventually however， a family with a very timid little boy arrives， and the pumpkin finds himself selected after all。。。Although The Happy Pumpkin was All of the pumpkins in the pumpkin patch look forward to going home with a human family and being turned into a scary jack-o-lantern in this new Halloween board book from illustrator MacKenzie Haley and an uncredited author。 As pumpkins are selected， one by one， the eponymous happy pumpkin finds that no one wants him， as he isn't frightening enough。 Eventually however， a family with a very timid little boy arrives， and the pumpkin finds himself selected after all。。。Although The Happy Pumpkin was published in board book format， and I have therefore added it to my board-books shelf， I read it in a digital edition and did not get to experience it as a tactile object。 Leaving that aside， I found myself mostly indifferent to it， and did not enjoy it as I expected to do。 I appreciated the message—that some children don't enjoy the scarier aspects of Halloween， and that we should accept people as they are—but the delivery felt a little wanting。 I think the problem here is that the narrative （from an anonymous author） is divided between the pumpkin's story—he wants to go home with a family， and fulfill his purpose—and the human one， in which a family arrives with one child who enjoys the spooky part of the season and one who does not。 The author doesn't seem sure if this is a pumpkin story， or a human one。 I was distracted moreover， by the internal consistency in the story， as the pumpkins want to be made into jack-o-lanterns， but all already have faces， with the accompanying expressions。 Surely this is something that becoming a jack-o-lantern provides？ I think this would have worked better if it were about a human family， one which carved two jack-o-lanterns—one spooky， one happy and friendly—thereby demonstrating that Halloween can be many things。Unfortunately， this one doesn't really succeed， either as an unusual pumpkin story， or as a story demonstrating that Halloween doesn't have to be spooky。 。。。more

Pinky ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Happy Pumpkin finds a home with someone who doesn't want to be scared for Halloween。 Happy Pumpkin finds a home with someone who doesn't want to be scared for Halloween。 。。。more

Brindi Michele ，

cute board book about being yourself; heavier on text， though

Sophie Brand ，

i’m desperate to hit my reading goal and i did in fact read this ok

Lulu Ridore ，

My grandson is five years old。 He truly enjoyed the book The Happy Pumpkin。 He learn not to judge others based on their appearance。 Each person has the ability to choose what they like。 He has chosen a pumpkin costume for Halloween because he like Happy Pumpkin。

MrsD271015 D ，

A simple story with a powerful message。 Told through simple text and eye catching illustrations this book follows Happy Pumpkin has he waits to find someone who wants him just the way he is。 Not everyone wants to be scary and not everyone wants to be scared - through this book children learn that we are at our best when we are ourselves。Perfect for sharing in the run up to Halloween。

Donna Maguire ，

I read this book with my four-year-old daughter who is very much in to Halloween this year and she loved it – in fact as soon as we finished reading it she asked for us to read it together again straight after！The images were lovely and suited the story really well and I liked the overall theme too as a mum。 It was easy to read and follow and she really enjoyed it too so that was a definite hit with me as I much prefer it when we can spend time reading and learning her letters than watching TV！I I read this book with my four-year-old daughter who is very much in to Halloween this year and she loved it – in fact as soon as we finished reading it she asked for us to read it together again straight after！The images were lovely and suited the story really well and I liked the overall theme too as a mum。 It was easy to read and follow and she really enjoyed it too so that was a definite hit with me as I much prefer it when we can spend time reading and learning her letters than watching TV！It is 5 stars from us for this one – very highly recommended！ 。。。more

Jo ，

The Happy Pumpkin by DK is about a very happy pumpkin who is just happy being himself。 The story is very sweet and the illustrations are eye catching and give magic to the book。Thank you to netgalley for letting me read this。

Caoilo ，

Thank you to NetGalley and DK for a copy of this book。The Happy Pumpkin is a short story about a pumpkin who is not like the rest of the pumpkin patch。 While all the other pumpkins look scary Happy Pumpkin does not。 Halloween approaches and soon the children will pick their pumpkins。 All of the other pumpkins jeered him and told him no one would want a happy pumpkin。 An amazing children's story about being true to who you are and finding people who love you for you。Would have loved this book as Thank you to NetGalley and DK for a copy of this book。The Happy Pumpkin is a short story about a pumpkin who is not like the rest of the pumpkin patch。 While all the other pumpkins look scary Happy Pumpkin does not。 Halloween approaches and soon the children will pick their pumpkins。 All of the other pumpkins jeered him and told him no one would want a happy pumpkin。 An amazing children's story about being true to who you are and finding people who love you for you。Would have loved this book as a kid， because I love it as an adult。 The art is great and I enjoined its lesson。 。。。more

Lorryn ，

I want a happy pumpkin。

La Coccinelle ，

This book doesn't even make sense。 Judging by the fact that there isn't even an author listed， it looks like nothing more than an opportunity for the publisher to cash in on Halloween by releasing a book about pumpkins。 But it's ridiculous。 Near the beginning， the book states:Today， every pumpkin in townwould be chosen by a child andmade into a shining， butSCARY jack-o'-lantern。 What's the problem？ The accompanying illustration is of a field full of jack-o'-lanterns。 These pumpkins are already ca This book doesn't even make sense。 Judging by the fact that there isn't even an author listed， it looks like nothing more than an opportunity for the publisher to cash in on Halloween by releasing a book about pumpkins。 But it's ridiculous。 Near the beginning， the book states:Today， every pumpkin in townwould be chosen by a child andmade into a shining， butSCARY jack-o'-lantern。 What's the problem？ The accompanying illustration is of a field full of jack-o'-lanterns。 These pumpkins are already carved！ I guess the idea of plunging a carving knife into an anthropomorphized pumpkin's head was just too much。 But now the story doesn't make any sense。So， anyway， nobody wants the Happy Pumpkin because he's smiley rather than scary。 Finally， a little boy who's scared of Halloween takes the Happy Pumpkin。 And we're all taught that we shine the brightest when we're just being ourselves。The illustrations are fine。 They're kind of cute， actually。 But I feel sorry for the illustrator when they were given this mess of a story。 I'll bet there was a lot of head-scratching going on。 "So the kids are supposed to pick pre-carved pumpkins and turn them into jack-o'-lanterns？ What kind of pumpkin patch is this？"Just another holiday money grab。 Moving on。。。 。。。more

Catherine Craig （Angelic Light） ，

What a wonderful little Halloween book for children！ I just loved this cute book and it made me smile so much。 The book itself is beautiful， as it is full of colourful and bright illustrations that look professional。 The story is about a field of pumpkins， and all but one of them have scary faces。 The other one has a smiley face。 Lots of children come to pick their pumpkin and they all choose the scary face pumpkins。 The smiley pumpkin is left until the end， but will he get a child who will come What a wonderful little Halloween book for children！ I just loved this cute book and it made me smile so much。 The book itself is beautiful， as it is full of colourful and bright illustrations that look professional。 The story is about a field of pumpkins， and all but one of them have scary faces。 The other one has a smiley face。 Lots of children come to pick their pumpkin and they all choose the scary face pumpkins。 The smiley pumpkin is left until the end， but will he get a child who will come for him and love him？ The story teaches an important message to children， which is that it is ok to be different from everyone else， and that you should just be who you really are。 This is a heartwarming book， which made me feel a bit emotional。 I highly recommend it！Many thanks to the author， publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more

Kathryn ，

Very sweet。 Love the message。 It's nothing new， but the delivery is great here。 It's okay to be yourself。。。 and someone will love you exactly the way you are。 I love how the happy （not-scary） pumpkin finally finds his perfect match in the boy who doesn't really like Halloween。 The illustrations carry through the message of being true to yourself -- such as when the sister （who loves Halloween） is dressed in her Halloween costume and smiling by her scary pumpkin and the boy （who doesn't like Hall Very sweet。 Love the message。 It's nothing new， but the delivery is great here。 It's okay to be yourself。。。 and someone will love you exactly the way you are。 I love how the happy （not-scary） pumpkin finally finds his perfect match in the boy who doesn't really like Halloween。 The illustrations carry through the message of being true to yourself -- such as when the sister （who loves Halloween） is dressed in her Halloween costume and smiling by her scary pumpkin and the boy （who doesn't like Halloween） is not dressed in a costume， but is smiling next to his not-scary pumpkin。 Neither the child who loves Halloween nor the child who does not is touted as being "right" or "wrong。" I think this is wonderful for the child who doesn't like Halloween or "scary" stuff as they will feel seen， but it also doesn't take anything away from the kid who likes the scary stuff。 "Because we always shine our brightest when we are just who we are。" 。。。more

Theediscerning ，

I like a nice corrective to the whole Halloween brouhaha now and again， and this is a perfect one。 A field of pumpkins have already been carved into beastly shapes before they're chosen by the public， but one is a gormless-looking grinner。 A cute， happy-with-itself， gormless-looking grinner。 The only child to pick that would be a shy lad， not keen on the whole spook-fest and vaguely afraid of being in a large farm field at dusk with nothing to choose but a gurning gourd。 Luckily， such a child ex I like a nice corrective to the whole Halloween brouhaha now and again， and this is a perfect one。 A field of pumpkins have already been carved into beastly shapes before they're chosen by the public， but one is a gormless-looking grinner。 A cute， happy-with-itself， gormless-looking grinner。 The only child to pick that would be a shy lad， not keen on the whole spook-fest and vaguely afraid of being in a large farm field at dusk with nothing to choose but a gurning gourd。 Luckily， such a child exists – and thank the heavens for all our differences。 No， I shouldn't normally convey the whole plot and the whole message， but it's such a welcome and yet such an obvious one， and my readers aren't the ones who will judge these pages – kids will easily love this bright and colourful story without my impetus。 I've made it patently obvious what you're getting， which is a successful book。 I'll leave the real surprises for the night itself。。。 Four and a half stars。 。。。more

Eule Luftschloss ，

Halloween is approaching， and people are going to the pumpkin patch to pick a scary looking pumpkin！ But， oh no！ What about the one with the happy smile？This is a short sweet one in the vein of the teddybear whose smile was sown on upside down。 It's a cartoon I vividly remember watching， about the last one to be chose， and will he find a forever home？While I love all the things creepy， it's nice to have something non-creepy for the chilren。 Let's draw them in with happyly smiling pumpkins， heh。T Halloween is approaching， and people are going to the pumpkin patch to pick a scary looking pumpkin！ But， oh no！ What about the one with the happy smile？This is a short sweet one in the vein of the teddybear whose smile was sown on upside down。 It's a cartoon I vividly remember watching， about the last one to be chose， and will he find a forever home？While I love all the things creepy， it's nice to have something non-creepy for the chilren。 Let's draw them in with happyly smiling pumpkins， heh。The arc was provided by the publisher。 。。。more

Cherlynn （cherreading） ，

This is a cute and uplifting book that follows a Happy Pumpkin， who is teased and left behind for being 'different'。I really enjoyed the lessons it teaches such as being apologetically yourself， that it's okay to be different， and that everyone has their own likes， fears and preferences。 The illustrations were delightful as well。A meaningful and lovely read that's perfect for all children。I received an e-ARC of this book via Netgalley。 This is a cute and uplifting book that follows a Happy Pumpkin， who is teased and left behind for being 'different'。I really enjoyed the lessons it teaches such as being apologetically yourself， that it's okay to be different， and that everyone has their own likes， fears and preferences。 The illustrations were delightful as well。A meaningful and lovely read that's perfect for all children。I received an e-ARC of this book via Netgalley。 。。。more

Lisa D ，

Loved it！ A new Halloween classic！

Rosie ，

This is an awesome Halloween read。 Not everyone loves scary pumpkins and that’s ok！ This book encourages young readers to make the best decision for them and to be themselves！ Love it。

Valleri ，

I loved this adorable book about children picking their preferred pumpkins in preparation for the coming Halloween season。 My son loved the bright illustrations and inviting story。

Pamela ，

It's time for Halloween and everyone rushes to the pumpkin。pkin patch。 All the children want scary pumpkins， so the happy pumpkin feels left out。 This is a cute story about pumpkin patch visits meant for toddlers。 It would be so much fun to read this and then go pick out a happy pumpkin at the pu。pkin patch。 It's time for Halloween and everyone rushes to the pumpkin。pkin patch。 All the children want scary pumpkins， so the happy pumpkin feels left out。 This is a cute story about pumpkin patch visits meant for toddlers。 It would be so much fun to read this and then go pick out a happy pumpkin at the pu。pkin patch。 。。。more

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