"When we were young and very small, our favorite season was the fall. Best of all was Halloween with cats, and bats, and ghosts unseen."
One autumn night, Father brings home a small square lantern and tells the children it can grow pumpkins overnight. They are not convinced. Then dawn arrives. The Magic Pumpkin Light follows one New England family through a single autumn night and the years that come after, as neighbors catch the story and a tradition takes root. Soft watercolor pictures, a Wright-style lantern, and four children who grow up and pass the tradition along. For families who love Halloween, and for anyone who still puts something glowing out on the lawn "just in case." In this picture bookA gentle rhyming autumn story for ages 3-8;Four siblings, two slightly skeptical pets, and a neighborhood that joins in;Halloween warmth cats, bats, and only the faintest hint of a ghost;A tradition that starts on one porch and spreads down the street.Inspired by a family tradition more than twenty-five years old. Written by Blaine J. Sutliff.