Pick a Pumpkin

Fans of Jarvis’ gorgeous illustrations won’t be able to resist this seasonal treat that celebrates all things Halloween. From picking the pumpkin at the pumpkin patch to carving out a design and lighting the candle, the excitement mounts as Halloween descends.

The final spread shows a beautiful scene of a street lit up on Halloween, with families dressed up together and all the pumpkins glowing.

This lovely poem and pretty illustrations play down the scary side of Halloween; there’s nothing to spook young readers here. The sweet rhyming text is lovely to read aloud and the illustrations have a luminous quality that seems to make the whole book glow.

With sumptuous production from Walker Books, this feels like a real treat of a book – as sweet as a toffee apple and as warm as hot chocolate. It's one to share on a crisp October night and to treasure, year after year.