Seven Orange Pumpkins

by Stephen A. Savage

 "A spooky good time"- Kirkus Reviews

A rhyming Halloween counting board book sure to delight the youngest trick-or-treaters

Now in a board book edition for the youngest reader, join a sneaky spider, a wily witch, a silly scarecrow, and other favorite spooky creatures as seven orange pumpkins disappear in a countdown to a Halloween surprise. Bright, bold, and fun, Seven Orange Pumpkins is a perfect read-aloud and is sure to capture the imagination of the littlest trick-or-treaters.

Genres: Halloween, Counting, Picture Books, Childrens, Storytime, Holiday

30 pages, Board book

First published August 18, 2015

About the author

Brooklyn-based Stephen Savage is the New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of 15 books for children. He is the recipient of a New York Times Best Illustrated Book award, a Sendak Fellowship, and a Geisel Honor.

Reviews

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars -- Nicely presented, not-too-spooky counting book perfect for the Halloween season.

[Jacki · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seven orange pumpkins greet us in this book, but with each page flip, one pumpkin disappears. This Halloween-themed counting book uses rhyme to tell the story.

The colors in this book are very bright, and this makes it easier to count the pumpkins, as they are placed to stick out. Kids would enjoy trying to guess where each pumpkin went on the next page, as well as counting down using the rhyming pattern of the book. I also like that each number is represented as both the word and then the number on the next page.

[Megan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although it is not Halloween, M selected this off the library shelves and we've been reading it for the past month or so. It's a count-down book written in rhyme, with a cat that follows the pumpkins throughout the book.

[Katie · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable and slightly spooky counting book for the toddler set.

[Zoe Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very Cute kids book! Great for helping kids count and with a Halloween theme!

[TJE · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, age appropriate but T wasn't the most interested she's been.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Subtly excellent.

[raccoon reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Woods loved this book! He made me read it over and over and would get mad if I tried to switch it up on him :) Cute and fun little spooky board book! 4 stars.

2019- at five this is still a winner for Woods. We put his Halloween books up and only bring them down in the fall. We read this one several times this year too and even though it’s a board book the story is good and we both love it! upgrading it to five stars because of the longevity that this book has had in our family night time reading sessions 💙

[Meredith · Rating 4 out of 5]

These book goes two beyond Five Little Pumpkins. The illustrations are super cute.

[Jillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly spooky for a children's board book!
From the first rhyme, where a scarecrow assembles itself during the page turn and flashes a creepy smile, to the haunted gray pages of the ghost ship, to witches and mummies and spiders....well!
Most assuredly a spine-tingling time!

[Karin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple backwards counting book for Halloween. Nothing special.

[Janet · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sturdy board book, good illustrations and colors of nighttime Halloween adventures.

[Leah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simple and cute counting book with Halloween flare. Invites the question to the audience, "What happened to the pumpkin?"

[Rosa Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a nice counting storybook. Help your child learn to count backwards from 7 to 1. Using Halloween decorations and events to do it.

[Beckie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Halloween counting book with simple yet beautiful illustrations. Skye counted the pumpkins on each page and loves the jack-o-lantern at the end.

[Gail Gauthier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this over and over again with someone.

[Edward Sullivan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Counting down to Halloween.