Customer Reviews

The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin with CD

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I just went book shopping today and gave my 3 yr old 4 books, and she liked them all. But this is the one she kept talking about and ran to get for a bedtime read. It is about a square pumpkin who looks different from the other pumpkins and feels bad about it, but one day his squareness saves the other pumpkins by blocking a hole in the fence so pumpkins couldn't roll away in a bad storm. It was sweet, and not scary at all. Three pumpkins did roll into a bay, but it was to heighten the drama of what a hero Spookley was to save the rest.

I truly enjoyed the rhyming. It was nicely written, and the artwork is decent. Definitely worth the price! I won't mind reading this over and over, and it has a good message that we all can be great, even if we don't look like everyone else.

This book uses rhyming to create excellent tempo and rhythm. My 2 year old memorized it word for word and could "read" along turning each page appropriately. The story is good and illustrations captivating. Of all his books this is still my favorite to read and he enjoys still even 2 years later.

My son received this book/cd as a gift when he was 4. Each Halloween season, he wants to read the book/listen to the story daily. We've enjoyed the story so much, we shared it with my son's class. All the kids (and teachers too) love it!

A cute book that re-enforces how important it is that we recognizes the positive differences in each of us. As a parent of a bi-racial child, I used the book to open the discussion of how each of us are different and special in our own way.

I was introduced to SPOOKLEY by my kids who every Halloween, request to hear THE LEGEND OF THE SQUARE PUMPKIN year and year again. Teaching kids tolerance and being different can be great, this book is highly recommended also because it is beautifully written in verse and comes with a CD that his story can be sung and appreciated. Spookley is a square pumpkin and because he is not the usual round-shaped pumpkins, he has been made fun of terribly. It seems that his adversity prepares and strengthens Spookley's spirit for the great legendary role that he is going to undertake. Though it is hard for me to see Spookley go through so much teasing, the kids are thoroughly fascinated and focus on the right messages - they are intrigued by its unique shape and they want to know how this square pumpkin becomes the legend. First the story exerts sympathy from kids and later, their admiration. In the end, it has become our tradition to read about this colorful book and remember its lesson that is so splendidly told.

I teach at a Christian school, and this is one story that can be read to younger ones without conflict. Cute story of a pumpkin - not quite the right shape - that saves all the other pumpkins in a bad storm. Very sweet, and the illustrations are cute, too.

My book arrived in great condition and in a timely manner. I will continue to use amazon for all of my book purchases.

I use this book with my class every year. We talk about times when they feel like "square pumpkins." The CD has the book read aloud and the song. My kids sing the song and read the book to younger kids in our school. It's sweet, fun and has a great lesson. So worth the money. I'd love a class set.

I actually bought this book before I even had kids. Now that I have a son, every October we read it every day to celebrate the month of Halloween. I even bought the plush Spookley. This book is one of my favorites.

I found this book while looking for a Halloween book for my daughter. I thought it was so cute, and she loves it just the way I thought she would. The story is about being different and how you should never judge a book by its cover. Illustrations are cool, it's well written and the rhyming makes it one you won't get sick of reading. My daughter has asked me to read it about half a dozen times since last evening!