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Aug 14, 2008 | ISBN 9780142411452 | 3-5 years Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
Aug 15, 2017 | ISBN 9780525515456 | 2-5 years Buy
Aug 15, 2017 | 2-5 years Buy *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program
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Aug 14, 2008 | ISBN 9780142411452 | 3-5 years
Aug 15, 2017 | ISBN 9780525515456 | 2-5 years
Aug 15, 2017 | ISBN 9781524740849 | 2-5 years
Perfect for the changing seasons, this wacky twist on The Ugly Duckling is a great read for Halloween and Thanksgiving.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!
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
“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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