It's Halloween, the scariest night of the year, and Peter, the Paranoid Pumpkin, is afraid of everything! He must sit outside in the dark and deal with the scary sights and sounds like all of the other pumpkins. Throughout the night, Peter learns to accept his fear and not let his imagination frighten him.
Halloween is a special and exciting time for pumpkins. They play games, light fireworks, and eat lots of candy. But nothing beats trick-or-treating, and Peter Pumpkin is finally getting his chance to leave the pumpkin patch and join the other pumpkins for the festivities. He gets a surprise when his sister, Petrina, tells him that instead of trick-or-treating with the communal group, hell be joining her and her friends on the adventure of a lifetime. First, they must get prepared, and a primary order of business is deciding what theyll wear on their journey. They also need to be safe, because if they meet a witch, ghost or ghoul, they could be turned into pumpkin pies or worse. The pumpkins also know that Wanda--the evil ghoul--might invade the pumpkin patch if she figures out where the pumpkins keep their candy. In fact, if she had her way, shed exterminate all the pumpkins. Join the pumpkins as they enjoy a rite of passage and navigate an exciting but dangerous Halloween tradition that dates back hundreds and hundreds of years.
"The hero of this book is a pumpkin. And the story is about Halloween and Thanksgiving, the red and gold colors of fall and that magic time when the ... air gets crisper." - Dust jacket.
Danger and peril surround pumpkins everywhere and every day. They're unavoidable. They create such unlivable conditions that is all they can do but just to survive. And none of it is their fault. Yet, pumpkins must deal with these nasty uncertainties, as they arrive one after another. They were delivered from all creatures. From wretched creatures and vicious and destructive creatures. From the most unpleasant, malignant, and depraved creatures that have ever lived. The brutal beasts, who act without any care to others or their own environment, have only their own good fortune to consider. These fatal, unforgiving ghouls are relentless, never-ending. They're like the nightly stars reflecting out in the darkened sky. Oh, My bad, Such negative and distressing words to use to describe these enemies. But oh my gosh. What am I saying? The wicked witches are the bane of their existence. Its Wanda Witch and her loyalists who need to be stopped. Trapped dead in their tracks. But how. Pumpkins aren't big, nor fast. They don't possess any special powers. They would need to apply other inventive and useful tactics to protect themselves. There must be somebody out there in the world who is sympathetic. And can see the pumpkin inside the story. What evil have the witches planned for them? Will it crush the pumpkins? Would it destroy their morale, or would they use all the available resources to survive this latest insurmountable ordeal? What can Peter Pumpkin do to get them all of the dark and out of this mess?
When Peter's family moves into the city, everything is different for Peter. Now they are living in an apartment instead of a house, but at last he meets Emily, who lives in the same building. Emily has a magical garden on the rooftop but Peter has no idea how that garden is about to change his life!
Celebrating birthdays is an exciting time for pumpkins. They dance, sing, play games, and eat delicious birthday cake. And of course they enjoy a raucous party. Birthdays also mean they get older. And as they do, they must exercise, and eat healthy, to stay fit. To ensure they live long lives. And that also means avoiding alcohol and other drugs. And that also means avoiding Wanda Witch and her evil cast of friends, who would love to cause harm to the pumpkins healthy lifestyle. The pumpkins also make a visit to Squashland for their annual golf tournament, and have an adventure in the Amusement park. Join Peter Pumpkin and the rest of the pumpkins, as they prepare to enjoy a party of a lifetime.
Peter Pumpkin is now five-years-old, and that means he's off to school. A whole bunch of his pumpkin friends are joining him, and together, they study English, math, history, computers, and cell phones. It takes all the energy and determination they have to master the material. Peter and his friends also get the chance to engage in physical activity, including dangerous rolls down a hill. But the most important lesson they learn is how to protect themselves from other species that would like nothing more than to turn them into tasty pumpkin pie. They must also be weary of Wanda Witch, who is always plotting ways of getting rid of the pumpkins. If she had her way, she would get rid of all the ghouls, not just the pumpkins. The pumpkins realize she must be stopped. Join Peter and the rest of the pumpkins as they begin an educational journey that will last a lifetime.