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Pick Me! Pick Me! The Story of the Magic Pumpkin
Pick Me! Pick Me! The Story of the Magic Pumpkin
is an enchanting tale that forever transforms the experience of pumpkin picking into a new family tradition.
Using their Magic Pumpkin Charm, children find their own Magic Pumpkin and bring it to life to share the wonder of its single most important day - Halloween! And as the magical day comes to a close, the Magic Pumpkin shares a secret that leaves them eagerly awaiting the next Halloween. Pumpkin picking will never be the same!
It's a wonderful story, in poetic form, that captures the imagination of children and transforms Halloween into a magical time, forever drawing all who read it into a wonderful new family tradition.
The story began as a poem, but it's also a song. It was inspired by watching children pick pumpkins at Mack's Apples, the pick-your-own farm that I live near. It always put a smile on my face to hear their imaginations run wild as the children combed through the fields, looking for the perfect pumpkin.
Some children would choose one with a perfect shape, and for others the perfect pumpkin was one that was a bit odd looking - as if they felt it needed them. But all of them just couldn't wait to get home and bring their pumpkin to life by carving a happy face into it.
In addition to being a story book, Pick Me! Pick Me! The Story of the Magic Pumpkin is also one of seven original Halloween songs that my wife and I sing. If you're ever in our neighborhood for Halloween you can stop by and hear us perform them all.
Every Halloween we decorate a small patch of wooded area in front of our house, where for the last ten years we've performed for the trick-or-treaters who come to visit. I think we get as much out of the experience, if not more, than the children do! I hope you enjoy hearing the story as much as I enjoy telling it.
Sincerely,
Dave Bastien
Using their Magic Pumpkin Charm, children find their own Magic Pumpkin and bring it to life to share the wonder of its single most important day - Halloween! And as the magical day comes to a close, the Magic Pumpkin shares a secret that leaves them eagerly awaiting the next Halloween. Pumpkin picking will never be the same!
It's a wonderful story, in poetic form, that captures the imagination of children and transforms Halloween into a magical time, forever drawing all who read it into a wonderful new family tradition.
The story began as a poem, but it's also a song. It was inspired by watching children pick pumpkins at Mack's Apples, the pick-your-own farm that I live near. It always put a smile on my face to hear their imaginations run wild as the children combed through the fields, looking for the perfect pumpkin.
Some children would choose one with a perfect shape, and for others the perfect pumpkin was one that was a bit odd looking - as if they felt it needed them. But all of them just couldn't wait to get home and bring their pumpkin to life by carving a happy face into it.
In addition to being a story book, Pick Me! Pick Me! The Story of the Magic Pumpkin is also one of seven original Halloween songs that my wife and I sing. If you're ever in our neighborhood for Halloween you can stop by and hear us perform them all.
Every Halloween we decorate a small patch of wooded area in front of our house, where for the last ten years we've performed for the trick-or-treaters who come to visit. I think we get as much out of the experience, if not more, than the children do! I hope you enjoy hearing the story as much as I enjoy telling it.
Sincerely,
Dave Bastien
34 pages, Hardcover
First published October 4, 2015
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October 20, 2016
Pick Me! Pick Me! The Story of the Magic Pumpkin
Colorful children's story about how the family goes to the farm to pick out their pumpkin.
I had never heard of pop-up text so it was an added pleasure to experience it.
All kinds of hidden meaning when you double tap certain pictures in the story.
There is magic in pumpkins!
Colorful children's story about how the family goes to the farm to pick out their pumpkin.
I had never heard of pop-up text so it was an added pleasure to experience it.
All kinds of hidden meaning when you double tap certain pictures in the story.
There is magic in pumpkins!
October 30, 2016
Great
Really cute story had fun reading the book with my granddaughter and hope to read again with all the grandchildren
Really cute story had fun reading the book with my granddaughter and hope to read again with all the grandchildren
July 4, 2024
I could easily see this being a Halloween tradition. This is well illustrated.
October 31, 2016
Charming picture book that centers on a great family tradition--picking out that perfect pumpkin. When the family arrives at the Old Mack farm, the farmer gives them a magic charm to hold. He tells them that the perfect pumpkin will call out to them in a song. The tale continues until Halloween night is over and the children have learned how to continue the cycle.
Illustrations are delightfully vibrant, expressive and colorful. This book has special appeal for preschoolers and primary school children. Definitely could become a family read aloud tradition or yearly classroom holiday read and share.
Illustrations are delightfully vibrant, expressive and colorful. This book has special appeal for preschoolers and primary school children. Definitely could become a family read aloud tradition or yearly classroom holiday read and share.
October 24, 2016
Not great
Kind of sad story. My kids did not like. Don't need to deal wit them death for halloween. Don't recommend.
Kind of sad story. My kids did not like. Don't need to deal wit them death for halloween. Don't recommend.
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