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mehsi's review against another edition
4.0
A cute Ugly Duckling Pumpkin story! Perfect for Halloween.
It is almost time for Halloween/Spooktober and I am getting in the mood! So I thought what is better than a pumpkin book to get started! And this one sounded really fun!
In a city somewhere there is a little pumpkin stand with all sorts of pumpkins. Funny pumpkins, big pumpkins, tiny pumpkins… and stumpkin. I just LOVED LOVED the idea of a pumpkin stand just in the middle of the city. If I want pumpkins I will have to go to garden centres or hunt far and high for maybe someone who grew them and is selling them now. I would much rather go to the shopping part in my town and pick up a pumpkin. But we are losing track. Haha. Back to pumpkins in the book! I was so sad for Stumpkin. I mean, he is a fine fine pumpkin and I would have definitely bought him. I don’t need a stem for my pumpkins! You can still decorate him, or just put him outside as he is!
But as we see in the story it isn’t that easy. There are apparently not a lot of Mehsi’s in the world. We see that all his friends are leaving one by one and appearing in the houses surrounding the store. All decorated and carved. I loved the plan of the kitty that lives near the store! That was a great great idea, just sad how that one ended. I just didn’t get why no one would want him. He is perfect. Just like his tiny gourd friend on the left.
The ending was just the sweetest and made me smile so so much! That is just wonderful! I am so happy! I won’t tell you what happened, oh no, you will have to read the book yourself but I will guarantee it will make you happy!
The art was quite fun. Simple, but very fun!
All in all, a very fun book about a pumpkin who wants a home! Perfect for Halloween/Spooktober!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
It is almost time for Halloween/Spooktober and I am getting in the mood! So I thought what is better than a pumpkin book to get started! And this one sounded really fun!
In a city somewhere there is a little pumpkin stand with all sorts of pumpkins. Funny pumpkins, big pumpkins, tiny pumpkins… and stumpkin. I just LOVED LOVED the idea of a pumpkin stand just in the middle of the city. If I want pumpkins I will have to go to garden centres or hunt far and high for maybe someone who grew them and is selling them now. I would much rather go to the shopping part in my town and pick up a pumpkin. But we are losing track. Haha. Back to pumpkins in the book! I was so sad for Stumpkin. I mean, he is a fine fine pumpkin and I would have definitely bought him. I don’t need a stem for my pumpkins! You can still decorate him, or just put him outside as he is!
But as we see in the story it isn’t that easy. There are apparently not a lot of Mehsi’s in the world. We see that all his friends are leaving one by one and appearing in the houses surrounding the store. All decorated and carved. I loved the plan of the kitty that lives near the store! That was a great great idea, just sad how that one ended. I just didn’t get why no one would want him. He is perfect. Just like his tiny gourd friend on the left.
The ending was just the sweetest and made me smile so so much! That is just wonderful! I am so happy! I won’t tell you what happened, oh no, you will have to read the book yourself but I will guarantee it will make you happy!
The art was quite fun. Simple, but very fun!
All in all, a very fun book about a pumpkin who wants a home! Perfect for Halloween/Spooktober!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
carolineinthelibrary's review against another edition
5.0
An adorable book about a stemless pumpkin who doesn't have a home...or so he thinks! This would make a wonderful book for a fall or Halloween themed story time!
mamabearian's review against another edition
4.0
Stumpkin is as round as a basketball and orange as an orange. He's almost the perfect pumpkin, except that he's got a stump instead of a stem. As he gets passed over time and time again on the shopkeeper's shelves, Stumpkin wonders if he'll ever get the chance to become a jack o'lantern.
barbarianlibarian's review against another edition
3.0
good, but I was disappointed with ending! I expected something "more"
allmadhere106's review against another edition
4.0
What a cute book for Halloween! We see the pumpkin's journey as it waits anxiously on a shelf, waiting for someone to take it home and make it a Jack-o-lantern. The pumpkin worries that no one will love him because he doesn't have a stump, and readers will enjoy trying to guess what will happen next.
For: readers looking for a non-scary Halloween book; fans of Halloween in general.
Possible red flags: The pumpkin worries about his body and thinks no one will love him, which may lead to further communication. The pumpkin also has abandonment issues and feels very lonely, which some readers may find overwhelming.
For: readers looking for a non-scary Halloween book; fans of Halloween in general.
Possible red flags: The pumpkin worries about his body and thinks no one will love him, which may lead to further communication. The pumpkin also has abandonment issues and feels very lonely, which some readers may find overwhelming.
msmahlon's review against another edition
2.0
I see what the ending was going for, but it didn't land well for me.
xxpumpkincatxx's review against another edition
5.0
Poor Stumpkin!!! I will admit I did tear up reading this because I felt so badly for Stumpkin, but it has a great moral to it. I'm also extremely partial to the art style that was chosen for this!
heetlibrarian's review against another edition
5.0
A cute story about a pumpkin who is perfect other than he has no stem. Stumpkin worries that he will never be picked and find a home. Will he ever turn into a loved jack-o-lantern? Beautiful illustrations just make this book even better!