We're Going on a Pumpkin Hunt
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Picture Book · Ages 2–5 · 2020 · Est. 3 min read-aloud

We're Going on a Pumpkin Hunt

By Mary Wilcox, Lynn Munsinger (Illustrator)

A nighttime quest for the biggest pumpkin leads to spooky surprises and laughter.

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32 pages· 372 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud
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Join a brave group on a nighttime quest for the town's biggest pumpkin. As they face eerie obstacles, their courage is tested by a spooky jack o'lantern. Will they find adventure or fright? Discover the fun of being scared with friends in this delightful Halloween tale.

From the publisher

In this spin on the classic song “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,” pumpkins and autumn take center stage. A spooky nighttime hunt for the biggest pumpkin in town results in a fright but also a great adventure.

Our brave band of adventurers set out one night to find “the biggest pumpkin in town.” First encountering the darkness of night, they bolster one another with the refrain, “I’m not scared. Are you? Not me!”, even though the littlest mouse can’t help but shiver in fright.

Their group’s courage stands up in the face of night bugs, and obstacles like trees, a mountain, and a river. But when the search ends with the discovery of a spooky jack o’lantern with pointy teeth and big, bright eyes, the children hightail it back through the trees, the river, the tall grass, and the dark of night, all the way to the safety of home. Have the night’s antics gone too far? Oh, no, everyone’s laughing out loud–it’s fun to be scared with friends!

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
372
Reading age
2–5
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD370L
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about HalloweenBooks about nightBooks about feeling scaredBooks about pumpkins
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
~2.6
F&P level
~K
Publication
Published
August 4, 2020
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781623541187

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