內容簡介
內容簡介 從南瓜田裡挑選一顆南瓜——高而瘦的,還是矮而胖的?鮮豔的橙色、幽靈般的白色,或是帶有斑點的綠色,可能正合適……由2017年V&A最佳插畫書獲獎者繪製萬聖節來了!這意味著是時候把蜘蛛網和蝙蝠掛在窗邊,穿上服裝,最重要的是——去南瓜田挑選那顆完美的南瓜!然後把它搬回家,挖出裡面的東西,雕刻一張可怕的臉,最後放上一根蠟燭,將它變成一盞獨一無二、閃閃發光的南瓜燈……這本書配有溫暖的秋季插畫,搭配富有節奏感的朗讀文本,捕捉了萬聖節所有的興奮和家庭情感,是在一年中最詭異的夜晚,與家人一起在蠟燭閃爍的光線下分享的完美讀物。Pick a pumpkin from the patch - tall and lean or short and fat. Vivid orange, ghostly white, or speckled green, might be just right...Illustrated by the winner of the V&A Best Illustrated Book 2017It's Halloween! Which means it's time to dangle cobwebs and bats from the windows, put on costumes, and - most important of all - visit the pumpkin patch and pick out that perfect pumpkin! Then cart it home, scoop out the insides, carve a scary face, and finally light a candle inside, transforming it into a one-of-a-kind, glowing jack-o -lantern...With warm, autumnal art, and a rhythmic read-aloud text that captures all the excitement and familial feeling of Halloween, this is the perfect book to share by flickering candlelight on the spookiest night of the year."
作者介紹
作者介紹 Patricia TohtPatricia Toht once owned a children's bookshop called Never Never Land, before turning a love of books into a love of writing. She is the author of Pick a Pine Tree, illustrated by Jarvis, All Aboard the London Bus, illustrated by Sam Usher, and has contributed fiction, non-fiction and poetry to numerous children's magazines. She lives in Chicago, USA. Find her online at patriciatoht.com and on Twitter as @PatriciaToht.Jarvis Jarvis studied graphic design and previously worked as a record sleeve designer, website designer and an animation director before becoming a children's book maker. His books with Walker include Tropical Terry, Mrs Mole, I'm Home! and Alan's Big, Scary Teeth, which won the 2017 V&A Best Illustrated Book. Jarvis lives in Manchester with his wife and their dog and cat. Follow him on Twitter as @heyimjarvis, and on Instagram as @booksbyjarvis.