The Vanishing Pumpkin
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A classic Halloween story about a pumpkin gone missing is certain to delight readers of all ages! When a 700-year-old woman and an 800-year-old man want to make pumpkin pie on Halloween, they can’t find their pumpkin. “Our pumpkin’s been snitched,” cries the woman. And off they go to find it. “A good bet for Halloween story hours.”–School Library Journal “There can never be enough Halloween stories. This one is appealing, participatory, fast-paced and a delight in the telling.”–Children’s Book Review Service
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Tony Johnston is the award-winning author of more than 100 beloved children’s books. She lives with her family in San Marino, California, where she grew up.
Tomie dePaola is one of the most popular children’s book authors and illustrators of our time and the winner of the 2011 Children’s Literature Legacy Award for “significant and lasting contribution to children’s literature,” among other lifetime achievement awards. A Newbery Honor winner, he has written and illustrated a number of books, including Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona and its companions, as well as Oliver Button Is a Sissy; The Legend of Old Befana; The Clown of God; Michael Bird-Boy; Andy, That’s My Name; and Quiet. A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and now lives in New London, New Hampshire.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780698114142
- Publication Date
- August 22, 1996
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Original Publication Date
- January 1, 1983
- Page Count
- 32
- Word Count
- 997
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 7 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 83003122
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 35615217
- Est. Lexile® Level
- ~329L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~J
- ATOS® Book Level
- 2.4
- Accelerated Reader® Points
- 0.5
- Accelerated Reader Quiz
- 145819
- Accelerated Reader Interest Level
- LG
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