Halloween Pumpkin

by Judith St. George

Book Overview

Mary Grace and her imaginary friend Nellie plan to find out who has been smashing all the jack-o'-lanterns the week before Halloween. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399206175
• ISBN13: 9780399206177
• Release Date: October 1978
• Publisher: Putnam Publishing Group
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Age Range: 4 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

An out-of-print winner. Find a copy; you'll love it!

This was one of my favorite books when I was little. The language of this picture-book mystery was so engaging, I can still hear my mother reading it to me: "My knees were apple butter. My heart skipped rope in my chest."Two little girls are searching for the villain who has been going around town smashing jack-o-lanterns. The story is set in the past -- horses and buggies abound. One townsperson who owns a car is viewed as very strange indeed: "Get a horse," he is told. I had the pleasure of meeting author Judith St. George a couple of years ago; I was familiar with some of her other books, but I had no idea she'd written this one. Sadly, it's out of print, but scratch up a copy if you can. The humor is sweet and wry by turns, and the identity of the Halloween Pumpkin Smasher is a big surprise.