Cover of Pumpkins: A Story for a Field

Pumpkins: A Story for a Field

This is a story about a field and a man who loved it enough to do something to save it from development. Based on the author's personal efforts to protect the land, this story broadcasts a deliberate and timely environmental message that, like the intentionally nameless protagonist, anyone can make a difference. Aglow in harvest tones, Root's strong watercolor and gouache paintings heighten the story's magic.

Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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