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ISBN 978-0-375-85813-0
eISBN: 978-0-375-98284-2
The illustrations in this book are rendered in oil paint.
v3.1
To Anne, who always points me in the right direction
Nice pumpkin, Thistle.
Yes, it is.
I want a pumpkin, too.
Let’s go find one.
Is our pumpkin in the log, Goose?
No.
Is our pumpkin in the leaf pile, Duck?
No.
Is our pumpkin up in the apple tree, Goose?
No.
Is our pumpkin under the water, Duck?
No.
Is our pumpkin on top of the stump, Goose?
No.
Have you tried the pumpkin patch?
The what?
We sure know how to find a pumpkin, Duck.
Yes, we do!
From School Library Journal
PreS—Duck and Goose are searching for a pumpkin like the one their friend Thistle has. They look unsuccessfully in a hollow log, in a pile of bright autumn leaves, and in an apple tree. They even look under the water and on top of a stump before Thistle suggests that they look in the pumpkin patch. On the final spread, they are shown carrying a large pumpkin between them, and Goose says, “We sure know how to find a pumpkin, Duck,” and Duck agrees. This appealing story is told in simple, well-chosen words and illustrated with uncluttered oil paintings done in autumn colors. Signs of the season are everywhere. Dark red apples have fallen to the ground, a lone acorn sits on a tree stump, and orange leaves lay lightly on the grass under a pellucid blue sky. Preschoolers on their annual pilgrimage to the local pumpkin patch will identify with Goose and Duck.—Mary Jean Smith, Southside Elementary School, Lebanon, TN
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Product Description
Duck and Goose, where is your pumpkin? Is it in the log? Is it under the leaves? Is it in the apple tree? Preschoolers will surely enjoy going on a pumpkin hunt with Duck and Goose . . . especially when they find the perfect pumpkin at the end!