Synopses & Reviews
andlt;B andgt;A young girl spends a glorious fall day picking apples and searching for the perfect pumpkin in this refreshed classic.andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;"When red and yellow leaves are on the trees," a little girl goes with her parents to a farm where they pick apples and choose "the best pumpkin of them all." Back home, she helps to carve a grinning jack-o'-lantern face on the big orange pumpkin, which guards their doorstep on halloween night while her mother hands out shiny red apples and she and her father go trick-or-treating with the neighborhood ghosts and goblins.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Bold, autumn-colored paintings and a simple but lively story capture a little girl's joy and satisfaction as she shares in the excitement of the fall season.
Review
"The combination of words and pictures is just right."
-- Horn Book
Review
"Drawn with a colorful, contemporary edge."--Des Moines Register
"The illustrations, which borrow paneled layouts and speech balloons from the comics, are filled with tiny visual jokes. Kids will eat Bone Soup up."--Washington Post
Synopsis
In Apples and Pumpkins, a little girl spends a glorious Fall day picking apples and searching for the perfect pumpkin.
Synopsis
A young girl spends a glorious fall day picking apples and searching for the perfect pumpkin in this refreshed classic."When red and yellow leaves are on the trees," a little girl goes with her parents to a farm where they pick apples and choose "the best pumpkin of them all." Back home, she helps to carve a grinning jack-o'-lantern face on the big orange pumpkin, which guards their doorstep on halloween night while her mother hands out shiny red apples and she and her father go trick-or-treating with the neighborhood ghosts and goblins.
Bold, autumn-colored paintings and a simple but lively story capture a little girl's joy and satisfaction as she shares in the excitement of the fall season.
Synopsis
Silly and spooky, Bone Soup is the perfect ingredient for celebrating Halloween. Now in paperback!
Synopsis
Known across the land for his infamous appetite, Finnigin is never seen without his eating stool, his eating spoon, and his gigantic eating mouth.
When Finnigin finds himself in a new town on Halloween, he hopes to join a great feast with the creatures who live there. But not a body or soul will share any of their food with the ever-famished Finnigin. So whatand#8217;s a hungry skeleton to do? Armed only with his wits and a special ingredient, will Finnigin be able to stir up a cauldronand#8217;s worth of Halloween magic?
About the Author
Anne Rockwell has written numerous books for children, including andlt;iandgt;At the Beachandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;The First Snowfall,andlt;/iandgt; both illustrated by Harlow Rockwell. She lives in Stamford, Connecticut.Lizzy Rockwell, Anneand#8217;s daughter, has illustrated several books written by her mother as well as many of her own titles. She lives with her family in Bridgeport, Connecticut.