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Walton, Rick

Mrs. McMurphy's Pumpkin

32 pp. | HarperFestival | August, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-06-053409-5 $$8.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Delana Bettoli. In this original tale, Mrs. McMurphy repeatedly and unsuccessfully tries to dispatch a grinning pumpkin that threatens to eat her once his teeth grow in. Over several days the pumpkin grows a nose, ears, and eyes. When he finally shows up with teeth, Mrs. McMurphy turns the tables on him. The illustrations effectively combine Halloween thrills with homey scenes of farm life.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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