Washoe County Library System

Halloween is coming to Tinker’s Cove, Maine, and local reporter Lucy Stone is covering the town’s annual Giant Pumpkin Fest for the Pennysaver. There’s the pumpkin-boat regatta, the children’s Halloween party, the pumpkin weigh-in…even a contest where home-built catapults hurl pumpkins at an old Dodge! But not everything goes quite as planned.

Marley's family takes extra care in getting their blue-ribbon pumpkin to the fair, but with a dog like Marley around, being careful isn't always enough.

Describes how pumpkins come in different shapes and sizes, how they grow, and their traditional uses and cultural significance. Includes instructions for carving a pumpkin and drying the seeds.

Presents a history of pumpkins, how they are grown, their nutritional value, and recipes using pumpkin.

While vacationing at Skull Castle, Geronimo encounters a ghost cat that is threatening the special pumpkins that grow in the Von Cacklefurs' garden, and it's up to him to find out who wants to steal the pumpkins.

Provides instructions for a variety of projects involving pumpkins, including growing them, using them in recipes, and making things out of them.

Rhyming text and illustrations demonstrate how many pumpkins it takes to fill a wagon and how quickly they add up each time the number is doubled.

A sister and brother plant and tend their own pumpkin patch so they will have jack-o-lanterns for Halloween.

Simple text describes pumpkins and how they are grown.