Big Pumpkin

By: Erica Silverman

Narrated by: John McDonough

The old witch wants a pumpkin pie. First she plants a pumpkin seed. She weeds and waters and waits. A tiny sprout pokes through the ground, and soon a small pumpkin appears. It grows, and it grows some more. When Halloween is only hours away, the witch decides it is finally time to bake the pie. But first she must somehow pull the huge pumpkin off the vine.

With her fun-filled tale, popular children’s author Erica Silverman teaches a gentle lesson in friendship and cooperation. Narrator John McDonough’s lively portrayal of the old witch and each of her spooky companions will have youngsters laughing out loud.

©1992 Erica Silverman (P)1998 Recorded Books, LLC

A seasonal kids' story

We are not big on Halloween where I live, but I think that children who are exposed to this occasion would appreciate this story.

I also enjoyed listening to it. It's refreshing for common gothic and villainous creatures to feast over a thing that they are not really associated with, if you know what I mean?

NOT THE NARRATION I WANTED

I used to have this as a scholastic book on tape. It was wonderful. This narrator is awful. It lacks the sing songy approach that was so wonderful in the other.

good

wish out was more like the audio that came with the book and was more musical

Not what I thought I was getting...

I thought this was the fun song version that I love so much. This narrator is okay, but pretty blah compared to the other version. The turn-the-page chime was nice.

Big Pumpkin

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is a delightful book for children. I read it to my second grade class and also to a kindergarten class. They were all wide eyed and all smiles through out the whole story. A great Halloween story for children. I also did a reading to a group of women as a program and they thought it was delightful too.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The witch was my favorite character, but all the characters were full of life and played a big role in the story.

Which character – as performed by John McDonough – was your favorite?

The bat was well done by the performer John McDonough, but the whole book was great.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

It's big and is mine and it is stuck on the vine.

Any additional comments?

Thank you for having the book and CD so I could purchase it and get it so quickly.