The Runaway Pumpkin: A Halloween Adventure Story

by Anne Margaret Lewis, Aaron Zenz (Illustrations)

A cute little Halloween pumpkin announces that he is ready for a Halloween adventure. So he prepares to set out on the exploration of a lifetime. However, his ever watchful and caring mother wants to make sure he’s prepared before he takes that first step outside.

The little pumpkin will begin his adventure on a witch’s broom, where he will fly through the skies. Next, he’ll dare to venture through the very spookiest haunted house. And to celebrate the night, he’ll dance to the “Monster Mash”! It’s scary out there on Halloween night, but his mother is packing a parachute just in case he falls, a blankie for reassurance, and his favorite monster shoes so he can boogie-woogie all night long. Whatever adventures he has, he is sure to be prepared. Halloween isn’t so scary when you have a mother pumpkin making sure you’re ready for whatever frights might come your way!

Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Genres: Picture Books, Halloween, Storytime, Childrens, Holiday, Adventure

40 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2015

Reviews

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's cute. I like the pirate costumes.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

The baby pumpkin wants to have lots of adventures. His mom encourages and supports him as he explores the world. She provides needed supplies. Encourage the readers to search for her on every adventure as she's hiding somewhere in the background watching over him as he explores. At the end, he asks her to come along so they can adventure together.
Halloween theme.

[Viviane Elbee]

A little pumpkin plans a Halloween adventure - with multiple activities including visiting other pumpkins in a pumpkin patch, a hayride, a party, trick-or-treating etc... and each time his mom offers to try and help him. It's a cute mom & kid pumpkin love story while also being a classic Halloween story.

[Sue · Rating 5 out of 5]

So Cute!

This is such a cute story about a little pumpkin telling his mother all the things he’ll do to celebrate Halloween. It talks about contest, hayride, trip to another pumpkin patch and trick or treating.

This is such a cute little pumpkin. I think anyone that enjoys Halloween will enjoy this. If you have little ones, this is for them.

[Valencia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute story.

[Molly Cluff (Library!) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Follows "The Runaway Bunny" format.

[Karla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Runaway bunny was my son's favorite

I wanted to like this more

Not appropriate for younger ones- it's length is best for five and up

Not bad, but not the original

[Sarah T. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute book! I'd read it at storytime.

[Lucca · Rating 4 out of 5]

7 min, 6 yo
This was a sweet Halloween themed story about a little pumpkin who wanted to do lots of exploring. Great illustrations!

[Dorothy Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Cute

I enjoyed reading this book, and I feel little ones would love how sweet it is. A fun read for Halloween.

[Jennifer Hoffman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very cute book

Easy to read and follow for young readers and illustrations keep even younger Children's attention. Perfect for this time of year!

[Cynthia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute enough....

[Kri O'Kellas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story about a parent being worried about their child growing up and adventuring by themselves, with lots of feelings on display. Toddler liked this feel-good story.

[Benny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Benny: 4 stars
Mom: 4 stars

A little pumpkin dreams about going away on a Halloween adventure, so his mother makes sure he packs what he needs to stay safe, secure, and to have lots of fun!

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

A simple but sweet book about a mom's love for her pumpkin

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a storyline obviously inspired by the Runaway Bunny. The illustrations are very cute and nicely-done.

[Rayan John · Rating 5 out of 5]

A perfect book for first grader readers.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book online. It had cute illustrations. The little pumpkin wanted to go explore Halloween all by himself. The mom asked where he was going, and with each new place, the mom told her little pumpkin the things she would have to get together for him to take. In the end the little pumpkin says, since his mom had showed so much interest, she should go with him. A cute book for small children.

[Shy Gawerecki · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such an adorable story about a little pumpkin who wants to go off on a Halloween adventure. He tells his mother about all the things he will see. It had fantastic illustrations and I enjoyed reading it to my baby.

[Erin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute story about a little pumpkin who wants to explore Halloween all by himself. His mother prepares him and watches him along the way.

Good for toddler or preschool storytimes.

[Jillian · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet story about a little pumpkin and all the Halloween shenanigans he wants to get into. His mom supports him and helps him get ready, and in the end he realizes he wants her to share the fun!

[Melaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute little book. My daughter liked spying the mommy pumpkin throughout.

[Caroline · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good Halloween book for the season and for showing how a mother takes care of her little one.

Probably best for one-on-one sharing.

[Katie Casey · Rating 5 out of 5]

love this one!

[Erin Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was such a fun seasonal read with my 2nd graders! We used this to work on Beginning, Middle, End/Retelling skills!