King Pumpkin: A Celebration of Halloween In Verse

by Mark Zahn, Katie Aguado (Illustrator)

"The sun went down, the moon came up, and beggars roamed the streets. I went door to door performing my tricks, so I might earn my treats. A Hallowe’en cat crossed my path, its green eyes all I could see—I had a feeling as I walked home, something was waiting for me..." Enter the magical world of KING PUMPKIN - Mark Zahn's spookily charming collection of verses set on Halloween night! Learn how the jack-'o-lantern got its name; watch a macabre dance of the living dead clatter about a graveyard; witness a hungry creature that lives beneath a child's bed; try your hand at ghoulish recipes from a witch's kitchen; and see why zombies don't write poetry! With verses for trick-or-treaters young and old - and enhanced by haunting black-and-white illustrations from renowned artist, Katie Aguado - this delightfully devilish volume is sure to become a Halloween classic!

102 pages, Paperback

First published September 20, 2014

About the author

A native of Webster City, Iowa, Mark Zahn graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Art and Design. He currently resides in Minnesota where he works as a graphic designer. Mark spent much of his formative years reading The Three Investigators, and he still enjoys putting his personal vision of them to paper in both words and illustrations. To date he has written five Three Investigators fan-fiction e-books, and several short stories.