Night of the Pumpkinheads

 by Michael J. Rosen

Summary: Determined to make Halloween a frightening night of the pumpkinheads, the pumpkins transform themselves into a variety of scary monsters and then head for town hoping to terrify everyone they meet.

This is an excellent Halloween story. The illustrations are drawings and photographs of pumpkins the illustrator carved. It is most appropriate to read this story to young children, but older children may choose to look at the illustrations for carving ideas. This story is humorous because the characters are not frightened of the pumpkins. I thought some of the pictures were frightening!

Interest Level: ages 2-grade 6
Reading Level: grade 4