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Pumpkin Dad

Illustrated by Pascal Lemaître
Hardcover (Paper-over-Board, no jacket)
$10.99 US
8"W x 8"H | 20 oz | 24 per carton
On sale Jul 15, 2025 | 32 Pages | 9780593695203
Age 3-5 years | Up to Kindergarten
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Halloween hijinks are the spotlight of this delightfully silly autumn tale, perfect for fans of Stumpkin and the How to Catch series!

Ellis loudly wakes his dad up from a nap to wave his Halloween costume wand, so Dad decides to play a joke of his own: he leaves a pumpkin in his chair and hides. From there, this practical joke takes on a life of its own. Convinced he’s turned his dad into a gourd, Ellis tries to rush his pumpkin dad to the hospital…only for it to roll off his bike and straight into a pumpkin festival! Which one of these bright orange squashes is his dad? With danger seemingly waiting around every corner—pumpkin cider! pumpkin pie! pumpkin carving!—Ellis races to save his pumpkin dad until a slapstick reveal finally reunites them.
© © Maëlle Lemaitre
Pascal Lemaître is the illustrator of numerous books for young people and his editorial work appears regularly in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, Time, and Print. He spends half the year in Brussels, where he teaches at Le Cambre, and half the year in Brooklyn, New York. View titles by Pascal Lemaître

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Halloween hijinks are the spotlight of this delightfully silly autumn tale, perfect for fans of Stumpkin and the How to Catch series!

Ellis loudly wakes his dad up from a nap to wave his Halloween costume wand, so Dad decides to play a joke of his own: he leaves a pumpkin in his chair and hides. From there, this practical joke takes on a life of its own. Convinced he’s turned his dad into a gourd, Ellis tries to rush his pumpkin dad to the hospital…only for it to roll off his bike and straight into a pumpkin festival! Which one of these bright orange squashes is his dad? With danger seemingly waiting around every corner—pumpkin cider! pumpkin pie! pumpkin carving!—Ellis races to save his pumpkin dad until a slapstick reveal finally reunites them.

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© © Maëlle Lemaitre
Pascal Lemaître is the illustrator of numerous books for young people and his editorial work appears regularly in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, Time, and Print. He spends half the year in Brussels, where he teaches at Le Cambre, and half the year in Brooklyn, New York. View titles by Pascal Lemaître