#blogbookaday: Stumpkin
Summary:
“From the critically acclaimed author and illustrator of A Hungry Lion comes a unique Halloween story about a stemless pumpkin who dreams of becoming a jack-o-lantern.
Stumpkin is the most handsome pumpkin on the block. He’s as orange as a traffic cone! Twice as round as a basketball! He has no bad side! He’s perfect choice for a Halloween jack-o-lantern.
There’s just one problem—Stumpkin has a stump, not a stem. And no one seems to want a stemless jack-o-lantern for their window.
As Halloween night approaches, more and more of his fellow pumpkins leave, but poor Stumpkin remains. Will anyone give Stumpkin his chance to shine?” (Taken from Goodreads)
Review:
Stumpkin is the perfect pumpkin, there’s just one small problem – he doesn’t have a stem! As the other pumpkins at the shop are paid for and placed into windows as jack-o-lanterns, Stumpkin worries he’ll never have his own window.
Personal Reaction:
I know this should have been reviewed around Halloween, but the story was too cute to not review! I really loved the way the illustrations were created toward the end and for fear of spoiling the effect, you’ll just have to go pick this one up at your local library to experience it for yourself!
Title: Stumpkin
Author: Lucy Ruth Cummins
Illustrator: Lucy Ruth Cummins
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Date: July 24, 2018
This is a new idea I’m trying on my blog this year that was inspired by @donalynbooks and @heisereads – to provide a brief review of a picture book every day of 2018. You’ll get a brief summary of the story, a review of the content, illustrations and theme, my personal reaction to the book and all the pertinent publication information! Enjoy!
