Stumpkin by Cummins, Lucy Ruth

From the critically acclaimed author and illustrator of A Hungry Lion comes a unique Halloween story about a stemless pumpkin who dreams of becoming a jack-o-lantern.

Stumpkin is the most handsome pumpkin on the block. He's as orange as a traffic cone! Twice as round as a basketball! He has no bad side! He's perfect choice for a Halloween jack-o-lantern.

There's just one problem--Stumpkin has a stump, not a stem. And no one seems to want a stemless jack-o-lantern for their window.

As Halloween night approaches, more and more of his fellow pumpkins leave, but poor Stumpkin remains. Will anyone give Stumpkin his chance to shine?

Author: Lucy Ruth Cummins
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 07/24/2018
Pages: 56
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 10.10h x 10.10w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781534413627
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 2.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 197804 / Stumpkin


Review Citation(s):
Shelf Awareness 07/20/2018
School Library Journal 07/01/2018 pg. 44
Publishers Weekly 07/02/2018
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

About the Author
Lucy Ruth Cummins is an author, illustrator, and art director of children's books. She was happily paired with Jean Reidy for both Truman, which was named a New York Times Best Children's Book of 2019, and Sylvie. She also is the author-illustrator of Stumpkin, Vampenguin, Our Pool, and A Hungry Lion, or A Dwindling Assortment of Animals. Lucy has swum in creeks, streams, gorges, rivers, swimming holes, pools (above- and in-ground), lakes (both Great and Finger), decorative fountains, and oceans. Her very favorite place to swim, however, is at her community pool in Brooklyn with her sons and her neighbors.