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Open the flaps to follow Pumpkin Baby over the course of a not-so-spooky evening on Pumpkin Baby's favorite night of the year: Halloween! Features flaps on every spread that reveal a fun, unexpected character or Halloween surprise.
About the author
Author Elias Barks lives with his cats, Agnes and Magnus, beneath the gray skies of Astoria, Oregon. He is the author of four Hazy Dell Flap Books.
Meg Hunt is a celebrated and award-winning artist living in Portland, Oregon. In addition to illustrating four Hazy Dell Flap Books, Meg has illustrated picture books for Chronicle, Bloomsbury, and Hazy Dell Press. Meg has won a Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators and has had her illustrations featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, and Junior Scholastic Magazine.
Summary
★ 2021 Moonbeam Gold Award: Best Holiday Book
Open the flaps to follow Pumpkin Baby over the course of a not-so-spooky evening on Pumpkin Baby's favorite night of the year: Halloween!
Classical Halloween iconography abounds in a magical imagining of an early 20th century New England town. Young readers and pre-readers will discover the details of this non-threatening Halloween world alongside their Pumpkin Baby avatar, as every spread features a flap revealing a fun, unexpected character or Halloween surprise.
The durable, interactive flaps make this an ideal multisensory experience for hours of fun at schools, libraries, homeschool or stay-at-home activities.
"Eye-catching...especially effective and surreal.” —Kirkus Reviews
Foreword
- Print run: 10,000
- Co-op available
- Advanced reader copies available
- DRCs available by request on Edelweiss
- Participating in CBSD children's galley box
- National advertising plan likely to include Shelf Awareness and School Library Journal
- Booth presence and author/illustrator signings at major events including: San Diego Comic Con, WonderCon, ALA Midwinter, Seattle Children’s Book Festival, Portland Book Festival (formerly known as Wordstock), Emerald City Comic Con (Seattle), Rose City Comic Con (Portland)
- Online / social media campaign: Instagram paid ads, Facebook paid ads, and Amazon AdWords
- Promotion through illustrator's social media accounts (18K+ followers)
- Books will be aligned to Common Core Standards and Lexile Measured
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2021 Moonbeam Gold Award: Best Holiday Book
"Eye-catching...especially effective and surreal.” —Kirkus Reviews
”[W]ell-written rhymes and bright colors make [Pumpkin Baby] ideal for reading aloud to the littlest baby bats…its chunky shape allows babies to explore the story in their own way.”—GeekMom
