About the Author

Anne Rockwell is an acclaimed creator of innumerable children's books, including Boats, Fire Engines, Things that Go, Our Earth, Here Comes the Night, and My Preschool. Anne died in April, 2018.

Megan Halsey has illustrated several children's books. School Library Journal said of Pumpkin Day, Pumpkin Night, Halsey's . . . paper sculptures . . . are full of striking color combinations and intriguing shadow play, [making it] the perfect book to capture and keep the attention of young readers. She collaborated with Anne Rockwell on Two Blue Jays; Becoming Butterflies; One Bean; and Pumpkin Day, Pumpkin Night for Walker & Company. Megan lives in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania.

Reviews

PreS-Gr 1-A girl describes the seasons on her family's farm in the northeastern United States: weather; development of vegetables, flowers, trees; birds' activities; chores; and her favorite pursuits. Beginning in the spring, she plants a sunflower seed and follows the plant's growth throughout the year. The clear and airy text appears on a narrow panel on each spread along with some spot art. The mixed-media illustrations reflect the simplicity of Rockwell's text. Faint collaged bits of The Old Farmer's Almanac behind the text add interest. Halsey uses an inventive device among her more conventional illustrations: she creates a visual flannel-board landscape that appears repeatedly bearing flat, felt-type images (farmhouse, tractor, trees, barn, and scarecrow) with appropriate seasonal details. A clear and general introduction to the cyclical formation of the calendar.-Liza Graybill, Worcester Public Library, MA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.