Step-by-step instructions for carving Halloween pumpkins.

A little pumpkin dreams of the day when he will be a big, fierce, yellow pumpkin who frightens away the field mice as the scarecrow does.

Suggestions, and...a large section of full-color photographs followed by clear directions for decorating more than 80 pumpkins [with] valuable background information and general instructions....Even experienced carvers will pick up a tip or two....The ideas are creative....A seasonal craft book that’s sure to be popular.”—School Library Journal. “This colorful book can make your Halloween a treat.”—Country Almanac.

"One of the most loved Halloween traditions is visiting a pumpkin patch and picking out the perfect pumpkin! Once you bring your pumpkin home, invite your friends and family to form a carving crew and help you turn that perfect pumpkin into--a grinning, glowing jack-o'-lantern! With vibrant, joyful art and a rhythmic, read-aloud text filled with the spirit of community and the thrills of the season, here is a celebration of every fun-filled step in...

The Creeps are in trouble, again. When rule breaking during one of their investigations lands the detectives in "service detention," the four friends find themselves lugging pumpkins off a foreclosed pumpkin patch. To thank them for their service, Sheriff Obie allows each Creep to take home a pumpkin to carve into a jack-o-lantern. Bad idea. Once carved, the jack-o-lanterns come to life--and attack everyone within reach! It turns out the pumpkins...

"How far would you go to get back your favorite toy? In this heartwarming tale, a timid jack-o'-lantern finds its courage in the darkest of places."--