Pumpkin Day!

Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. Marshall Cavendish Corporation, $16.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-7614-5128-0

A rabbit family visits a farm and learns how the gourd grows, discovers its different varieties and uncovers a bit of jack-o'-lantern history (""In olden times, they hollowed out potatoes and turnips and beets for lanterns"") in Pumpkin Day! by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. Her signature collage spreads starring bunny characters feature factoids and pumpkin jokes throughout-plus recipes.

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