Book Details
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Language
English
Published
Jul 15, 2025
Publisher
Viking Books for Young Readers
ISBN-10
0593695208
ISBN-13
9780593695203
Description
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 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.
Ellis loudly wakes his dad up from a nap to wave his Halloween costume wand, so Dad decides to play a joke of his 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.
Genres
Thriller & Suspense
Humor