My Pumpkin

A bouncy Halloween rhyme and a friendly doglike monster guide readers through this board book, which is die-cut in the shape of a squat pumpkin and embellished with foil on its covers. The simplicity of Karr’s verse (“Pumpkin, pumpkin, orange and round./ Growing on the patchy ground”) means that Marts’s digital cartoons are responsible for establishing the sunny book’s mood and the sanguine personalities of the un-scary monsters, who are seen picking pumpkins and showing off their costumes while trick-or-treating. Ages 2–5. (July)