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Ideal for young children and families looking for a humorous and engaging Halloween-themed book.
Meet Christopher Pumpkin - the Halloween pumpkin who doesn't want to be scary! A funny rhyming story from the authors of Supertato and the creators of Simon Sock.
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Meet Christopher Pumpkin - the Halloween pumpkin who doesn't want to be scary! A funny rhyming story from the authors of SUPERTATO and the creators of SIMON SOCK.
Christopher Pumpkin is delighted to be magicked to life by a witch - until he discovers she wants him and the other pumpkins to get her creepy castle ready for the spookiest party ever! Chris just can't bring himself to hang cobwebs and cook curried slugs - he's much more into bunting and fairy cakes!
A delightful story about blazing your own trail, perfect for reading aloud!
Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet's hilarious books have sold over 1 million copies!
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781444930948
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 05 September 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder Children's Books
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Nick East
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 6.0mm
Width: 258.0mm
Height: 256.0mm
Weight: 180g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Sue Hendra (Author)
Sue Hendra is the author and illustrator of the hugely popular and hilarious Barry the Fish with Fingers and Dave. The Wanda the Alien TV series has been a huge success and is screening on Channel 5. Immediately after completing her art degree at Brighton University, Sue got a job with Bloomsbury. She also worked for Walker Books, Oxford University Press and Macmillan where she honed her skills as an illustrator and writer of picture books. Sue has been creating award-winning and bestselling picture books for over fifteen years and has worked on over seventy books.Paul Linnet (Author) Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet have written a number of books together, including I Need a Wee! and the hilarious Supertato series. Sue and Paul's books have sold over 1 million copies, and won numerous prizes including the Laugh Out Loud Picture Book Award in 2016.Nick East (Illustrator) Nick East is the illustrator of the bestselling Toto the Ninja Cat as well as the Goodnight Digger and Knock Knock series. He has been working as a museum designer for the past 16 years but has always been a storyteller, whether as a child, filling sketchbooks with quirky characters, or as a designer displaying a collection of ancient artefacts. Nick lives near York with his wife and two children and, when he isn't drawing, he is out riding bikes and spending time with his family.Find Nick at nickeastillustration.comAlso by Paul Linnet
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