Pumpkin Jack
By Will Hubbell
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About this ebook
When his beloved jack-o'-lantern starts to decompose, Tim puts it outside and watches it transform from pumpkin—to seed—to pumpkin again.
The first pumpkin Tim ever carved was fierce and funny, and he named it Jack. When Halloween was over and the pumpkin was beginning to rot, Tim set it out in the garden and throughout the weeks he watched it change. By spring, a plant began to grow! Will Hubbell's gentle story and beautifully detailed illustrations give an intimate look at the cycle of life.
Will Hubbell
Will Hubbell is a writer and visual artist with diverse interests that have led him in a number of different directions. He has written and illustrated books for children and young adults. He lives in New York.
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Tim carves his first pumpkin in this warmhearted and engaging seasonal picture-book, and creates a jack-o-lantern that is "fierce, funny, and just right." Naming this glowing figure Jack, Tim keeps the pumpkin with him for as long as he can, well past Halloween night itself. Finally, when the pumpkin begins to rot, he is forced to take it outside, leaving it in the backyard where it slowly disintegrates. Is this the end, or does Pumpkin Jack have a few more surprises in store...?Although Halloween is certainly the focal point of author/illustrator Will Hubbell's Pumpkin Jack - the story begins and ends with this autumn holiday, covering the events of one year - there is plenty of winter, spring and summer appeal as well. This makes sense, as the narrative developments emphasize the cyclical nature, not just of a pumpkin's life, but of the human calendar. Everything comes full circle here, as the seeds from the original Jack give rise to a new pumpkin plant, and eventually, to new pumpkins, just as Tim himself returns to the Halloween custom of carving a jack-o-lantern. Recommended to anyone looking for stories about pumpkins, Halloween, and the cycle of life.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is the perfect story to read in the fall when kindergartners and first graders are studying pumpkins and apples. Will Hubbell's explanation of the pumpkin's life cycle is engaging and easy for young students to understand. Through Tim's eyes, they can see Pumpkin Jack stand proudly at Halloween, slowly start to decay, get covered by snow in the winter, and re-emerge in the spring, first as a sprout that Tim cares for and ultimately as a thriving plant that produces pumpkins for Tim and all of his friends for the next Halloween. Wonderful curriculum tie-ins and a nice fall story to boot!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This one's a mildly interesting story about a boy who loves his Halloween pumpkin so much, that he keeps it in his room until it starts to rot. Then he takes it outside and puts it in the garden; over the passing seasons, the pumpkin keeps rotting until it's nothing but a pile of seeds and a stem. In spring, the seeds sprout a pumpkin patch and the boy harvests the pumpkins in fall for all of his friends. The illustrations are large format and the text is not too intensive. Would be good for a school age storytime - a not too Halloweeny Halloween storytime.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is a favorite of ours year after year. The story is a wonderful illustration of a pumpkin (as jack-o-lantern) gradually composting in a boy's backyard throughout the seasons of the year. In the Spring some leftover seeds inside, sprout from the muck, and the cycle continues. Very, very simple and short illustration of this cycle in the form of an enjoyable story. The illustrations are wonderful.