With Hallowe’en coming up, the latest Book Buddy book from Parragon Books – Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere – was ideal to get us in the mood for thinking about what kinds of faces we could carve into our pumpkins later this month.
Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere is a fun picture book all about the different pumpkins that a group of small trick-or-treaters encounter on their way to the pumpkin parade. There are happy-faced pumpkins, sad-faced pumpkins, cheeky-looking pumpkins and pumpkins with animal shapes carved in them.
The girls loved the brightly-coloured pictures and the rhyming story about each of the pumpkins. There was plenty to look at on each page and we liked the variety of expressions on all the different pumpkins in the parade. Length-wise it was a little on the short side for four-year old Jessica, but was the perfect length for Sophie at almost two.
Jessica enjoyed sitting by herself and “reading it” by looking at the pictures and talking about what was happening on each page. She also loved the sparkly front cover and Sophie enjoyed counting the pumpkins. I loved the focus on the pumpkins themselves rather than the spookier aspect of Hallowe’en, which is something that I’m not very comfortable with introducing to my children.
If you’re looking for a Hallowe’en-themed picture book for toddlers and pre-schoolers, this would be ideal. It is available to buy from Smyths Toys and Easons.
Disclaimer: We were sent a copy of the book to review through being part of Parragon Books’ Book Buddies. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This looks like the perfect read for Halloween, when I think of Halloween I think of pumpkins first 🙂
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Me too, they’re about the only thing we do for Hallowe’en 🙂
This looks like a really fun, seasonal book. Thanks for the review #triedtested
Thank you – we enjoyed it 🙂
Aww! What a cute book! Perfect for this time of year! x
Thanks Kim 🙂
That looks fun! My two love books with pumpkins in 🙂 #TriedTested
Good Halloween books are hard to come by so thanks for the heads up.
You’re welcome – we enjoyed this one 🙂
That looks like a cute book! My almost 3 year old loves anything spooky and would love this. It’s his birthday next month so I might have to get it to add to his presents – in fact, he’s even having a spooky party! #triedtested x
Hope that he enjoys it if you do get it. Love the sound of the spooky party! 🙂
We LOVE Halloween! Carving pumpkins in particular! I don’t know who’s more excited..me or mummy. The book looks really good for a seasonal one. We have loads of Easter Books but not many Halloween ones. This sounds fab might have to pick one up x #TriedTested x
Carving pumpkins is a lot of fun isn’t it? Hope you enjoy the book if you do get it 🙂
This looks great. I thought while reading your post that perhaps the eldest could have a go at writing the next instalment or picture book it – feel free to dismiss this idea though. #triedandtested
I quite like that idea – sounds like it could be fun 🙂
That looks like such a sweet book. I know what you mean about wanting to focus on the fun side of Halloween and not the scary side of it. Xx
We enjoyed the book – definitely prefer the focus on the fun side of Hallowe’en.
Lovely book which we have too! Great seasonal read from Parragon Books! #TriedandTested
We enjoyed it – hope you did too 🙂
Look at those girlies! They are obviously loving the story. This is so perfect for the Halloween, the illustrations are fantastic. xx
Thanks Melody – they loved it 🙂
at this time of the year Im obsessed with pumpkins, looks like a great book
It’s great for this time of year – I loved the focus on the pumpkins 🙂