The Biggest Pumpkin Ever [Hardcover]

Steven Kroll (Author), Jeni Bassett (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1984 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Two mice, each without the other's knowledge, help a pumpkin grow into "the biggest pumpkin ever"--but for different purposes.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

STEVEN KROLL is the author of several books for children, including The Biggest Valentine Ever and, most recently, A Tale of Two Dogs (Marshall Cavendish Co.). Mr. Kroll lives with his wife, Kathleen Beckett, in New York City and Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Holiday House; 1st edition (September 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823405052
• ISBN-13: 978-0823405053
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,680,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Steven Kroll is the author of many beloved picture books for children, including "Pooch on the Loose: A Christmas Adventure", illustrated by Michael Garland; "The Biggest Pumpkin Ever", illustrated by Jeni Bassett; and "A Tale of Two Dogs", illustrated by Mike Reed. He lives with his wife in New York City and Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Growing Together, August 2, 2002

By 

Terrie (Little Chute, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Biggest Pumpkin Ever (Paperback)

This is a fun Halloween story that Kindergarten through 3rd grade kids will enjoy. It traces the growing season of one special pumpkin from its start as a very tiny green bump on a vine to a huge carved jack-o-lantern that wins the town pumpkin contest. The pumpkin becomes the biggest and best pumpkin in the whole town and wins the contest because two mouse friends, Clayton and Desmond, without realizing it, are both taking care of it. They both fertilize it and water it throughout the summer. They both protect it from frost in the autumn. The pumpkin gets a double helping of TLC. When the huge pumpkin is finally ready it is too big for one mouse to haul it the contest so the two mice (who have finally discovered each other) work together and share the prize and the fun. The characters are engaging, the illustrations are very cute and the story is about sharing, caring, nurturing and co-operating. This book has the wonderful added benefit of teaching exactly how to grow a really HUGE pumpkin that a real child can try in their own pumpkin patch with great success, including some secret tricks one might not know about that will surprise and amaze.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A SUPER GREAT BOOK TO READ WITH YOUR CHILD!, October 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Biggest Pumpkin Ever (Paperback)

What a fun book!! It has wonderful illustrations. It also shows children how pumpkins grow! If you love the fall season and pumpkins, don't miss this one!!!! I know it is a hit when my daughter wants to read it over and over again!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Story of Sharing and Caring, March 12, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: The Biggest Pumpkin Ever (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Read with Me Paperbacks) (School & Library Binding)

This story was is great to teach you how a little bit of team work can get you where you want to be. In this story, two mice work together to grow a huge pumpkin, although they didn't know they were helping eachother. Each mouse put everything he had into making the pumpkin grow and be the best. Clayton the house mouse wanted to grow the biggest pumpkin and to win the grand prize at the town pumpkin contest. Desmond the field mouse wants to grow a pumpkin to make into the biggest and best jack-o-lantern ever. They work together and grow a pumplin bigger than their houses.
This story teaches you more than one thing. The first is that if you are determined to do something, and put your heart and soal into it, you can do whatever you want to do. In this case, grow a huge pumpkin. The other is that with teamwork, your job gets done faster, and sometimes makes the project easier. This is a very good book , and I recomend it, not just to kids, but to people of every age.