Pumpkin Island Illustrated by Ekaterina Trukhan

Pumpkin Island Illustrated by Ekaterina TrukhanDrawn from life, Arthur Geiserts Pumpkin Island is the fantastical story of a real life town brought to a halt by a profusion of pumpkins. Elkader, Iowa, is the perfect picture of small town lifethat is, until the pumpkins arrive. One pumpkin? Fine. Two pumpkins? Okay. But with pumpkins growing around every street corner, and over every building, whats a town to do? In these pages, Geisert imagines the town of Elkader overrun by the pumpkins that grow

Into the Snow is an exuberant story told in the child's own voice

is possessive

a legendary figure who might hold the key to stopping the devastating stench

inviting readers to indulge their senses and curate their own spaces

and all too overwhelming

the impossibly gorgeous and sweet groomsman who seems like the perfect distraction from reality—and might just be the one to sweep her off her feet

and the meaning of home

plant it and return in one year to show the flowers that each has grown

and midnight snacks in this unexpected story from acclaimed

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From the late 1950s to the early 1970s