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Christopher Pumpkin is a Halloween pumpkin who doesn't want to be scary. Brought to life by a witch, he finds himself tasked with preparing her creepy castle for the spookiest party ever. However, Chris prefers decorating with bunting and fairy cakes instead of cobwebs and curried slugs. This funny rhyming story celebrates blazing your own trail and is perfect for reading aloud.
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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.

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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

INFORMATION

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.com

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