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craftingcatlady's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
funny_bunny_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ruthlulu07's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
kyrstin_p1989's review
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Very cute! Let’s kids know it’s okay to be different!
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ivorypalaceprincess's review
3.0
First of all, why would you name a children's character "Spookley"? It's so hard to say and makes reading aloud less than fun...
Also not a huge fan of how after Spookley's differentness is discovered to be good that suddenly the farmer decides he doesn't need regular pumpkins anymore.
While I think it's very important that kids learn the importance of people different than themselves I also feel like there is this underlying pressure everywhere to be special and different. Sometimes people are ordinary and that isn't bad...
Also not a huge fan of how after Spookley's differentness is discovered to be good that suddenly the farmer decides he doesn't need regular pumpkins anymore.
While I think it's very important that kids learn the importance of people different than themselves I also feel like there is this underlying pressure everywhere to be special and different. Sometimes people are ordinary and that isn't bad...
libraryjen's review
4.0
A fun read aloud about a square pumpkin who learns that it's beneficial sometimes to be different from everyone else. Rhyming text and fun illustrations.