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This is a slight rumination on the different guises a pumpkin may take. The accompanying paintings include pumpkins carved to resemble witches and cowboys, as well as jack-o'-lanterns painted onto the sides of hot-air balloons. The text is negligible, but Halloween fans will be drawn by the evocative illustrations of pumpkin heads glowing and glowering against autumn backgrounds.