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Wilcox, Mary Hogan

We're Going on a Pumpkin Hunt

32 pp. | Charlesbridge | August, 2020 | Trade ISBN 978-1-62354-118-7 $16.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-63289-888-3 $9.99
(2) PS Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. "We're going on a pumpkin hunt / Going to find a big one...I'm not scared. / Are you? / Not me." A group of farm animals in Halloween costumes sets off in search of a pumpkin. The pastel-toned palette of the ink-and-watercolor illustrations indicates that this "shiver-in-your-socks night" isn't meant to be too scary; even the night sky is just a deep lavender--and the grinning pumpkin the animals ultimately find is the height of the thrills and chills. A preschool-friendly intro to Halloween, with plenty of opportunities for sound effects. (For a slightly spookier take on the bear-hunt rhyme, see We're Going on a Goon Hunt, reviewed at left.)
Reviewer: Shoshana Flax | Horn Book Magazine Issue: September, 2020

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