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The Ugly Pumpkin

By Dave Horowitz
Illustrated by Dave Horowitz

By Dave Horowitz
Illustrated by Dave Horowitz

By Dave Horowitz
Illustrated by Dave Horowitz

By Dave Horowitz
Illustrated by Dave Horowitz

By Dave Horowitz
Illustrated by Dave Horowitz

By Dave Horowitz
Illustrated by Dave Horowitz

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Aug 14, 2008 | ISBN 9780142411452 | 3-5 years *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

Ebook $7.99

Aug 15, 2017 | ISBN 9780525515456 | 2-5 years

Board Book $7.99

Aug 15, 2017 | 2-5 years *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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    About The Ugly Pumpkin

    In time for Thanksgiving, a wacky twist on The Ugly Duckling.

    The Ugly Pumpkin has waited all through October for someone to take him home, but no one wants him. He doesn’t look like other pumpkins. So the lonely Ugly Pumpkin leaves the patch in search of a place where he’ll fit in. By the time Thanksgiving arrives, he discovers the truth about who he is–but it’s not what he expected!

    About The Ugly Pumpkin

    In time for Thanksgiving, a wacky twist on The Ugly Duckling.

    The Ugly Pumpkin has waited all through October for someone to take him home, but no one wants him. He doesn’t look like other pumpkins. So the lonely Ugly Pumpkin leaves the patch in search of a place where he’ll fit in. By the time Thanksgiving arrives, he discovers the truth about who he is–but it’s not what he expected!

    About The Ugly Pumpkin

    In time for Thanksgiving, a wacky twist on The Ugly Duckling.

    The Ugly Pumpkin has waited all through October for someone to take him home, but no one wants him. He doesn’t look like other pumpkins. So the lonely Ugly Pumpkin leaves the patch in search of a place where he’ll fit in. By the time Thanksgiving arrives, he discovers the truth about who he is–but it’s not what he expected!

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    About Dave Horowitz

    Dave Horowitz has written and illustrated over a dozen popular books for children, including The Ugly Pumpkin, Humpty Dumpty Climbs Again, Twenty-Six Princesses (and its counterpart, Twenty-Six Pirates), as well as Honeyky Hanukah and the 2008 Sydney Taylor Notable Book Five Little Gefiltes. Dave lives in New York’s… More about Dave Horowitz

    About Dave Horowitz

    Dave Horowitz has written and illustrated over a dozen popular books for children, including The Ugly Pumpkin, Humpty Dumpty Climbs Again, Twenty-Six Princesses (and its counterpart, Twenty-Six Pirates), as well as Honeyky Hanukah and the 2008 Sydney Taylor Notable Book Five Little Gefiltes. Dave lives in New York’s… More about Dave Horowitz

    About Dave Horowitz

    Dave Horowitz has written and illustrated over a dozen popular books for children, including The Ugly Pumpkin, Humpty Dumpty Climbs Again, Twenty-Six Princesses (and its counterpart, Twenty-Six Pirates), as well as Honeyky Hanukah and the 2008 Sydney Taylor Notable Book Five Little Gefiltes. Dave lives in New York’s… More about Dave Horowitz

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $7.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Aug 14, 2008 | 40 Pages | 8 x 10 | 3-5 years | ISBN 9780142411452

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $7.99
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    Aug 15, 2017 | 32 Pages | 2-5 years | ISBN 9780525515456

    Category: Children’s Board Books | Children’s Picture Books

    Board Book | $7.99
    Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
    Aug 15, 2017 | 32 Pages | 5-1/4 x 6-5/8 | 2-5 years | ISBN 9781524740849

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    Praise

    “Inventive, amusing, and surprising. . . . Riotously colorful illustrations. . . . The bright colors, bouncy rhymes, and engaging pumpkin combine to make this a charming book . . . with a happy and surprising ending.”–School Library Journal

    “Pumpkin pickers pooh-pooh the orange, barbell-shaped ‘ugly pumpkin’ in October. Fortunately, November brings the lonesome veggie some new friends and an epiphany. . . . Expressive hand-lettered pages convey strong emotions.”–Publishers Weekly

    “Plenty of visual flash.”–Kirkus Reviews

    “Simple rhyming text. . . . Children familiar with the story of the Ugly Duckling will recognize the parody here. Horowitz creates the mood with a wide range of expressions.”–Children’s Literature

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