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Table of Contents
About The Book
Stumpkin is the most handsome pumpkin on the block. He’s as orange as a traffic cone! Twice as round as a basketball! He has no bad side! He’s the perfect choice for a Halloween jack-o-lantern.
There’s just one problem—Stumpkin has a stump, not a stem. And no one seems to want a stemless jack-o-lantern for their window.
As Halloween night approaches, more and more of his fellow pumpkins leave, but poor Stumpkin remains. Will anyone give Stumpkin his chance to shine?
About The Illustrator
Lucy Ruth Cummins is an author, illustrator, and art director of children’s books. She was happily paired with Jean Reidy for both Truman, which was named a New York Times Best Children’s Book of 2019, and Sylvie. She is also the author-illustrator of Stumpkin, Vampenguin, Dalmartian: A Mars Rover’s Story, Our Pool, and A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals. Lucy has swum in creeks, streams, gorges, rivers, swimming holes, pools (above- and in-ground), lakes (both Great and Finger), decorative fountains, and oceans. Her very favorite place to swim, however, is at her community pool in Brooklyn with her sons and her neighbors.
Product Details
- Publisher: Little Simon (July 16, 2024)
- Length: 56 pages
- ISBN13: 9781665959551
- Grades: P and up
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- Age 12 and Up
- Children's Fiction > Holidays & Festivals > Halloween
- Children's Fiction > Social Situations > Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
- Children's Fiction > Humorous Stories
Raves and Reviews
"A perfect holiday read-aloud for city kids and country dwellers as well." - School Library Journal, starred review
"Clear pictures and simple text pack an emotional punch for the revitalized misfit." - Booklist
"A gentle story about differences, set within a popular holiday's traditions, with striking urban-based illustrations." - Shelf Awareness
"Brilliantly inventive." - Publishers Weekly, starred review
Awards and Honors
- CCBC Choices (Cooperative Children's Book Council)
- Irma Simonton Black and James H. Black Award Semifinalist
- Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year Selection Title
- Wisconsin State Reading Association's Reading List
Resources and Downloads
High Resolution Images
- Book Cover Image (jpg): Stumpkin Board Book 9781665959551
- Author Photo (jpg): Lucy Ruth Cummins Jonathan Dorfman(0.1 MB)
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