The main message behind this book was to introduce different types or styles of poetry about pumpkins and Halloween.
I thought this collection of poetry was nicely placed together but some of the poems I was not too fond of. A vast majority of the poems were fun and lighthearted, the word choice enhanced the poem, and the illustrations worked well to express the contents of the poem but on other poems, I was not impressed. Some of the poems, in my opinion, were worded poorly and lacked details that allowed the reader to understand what the author was attempting to express. Also for those poems, the illustrations did nothing to help express the content of the poem and they appear to be drawn hastily, again not helping the poem.
What I did like about this book was the main idea. I liked the different types of poems and the different topics (although they centered around pumpkins and Halloween). It was interesting to see all the different aspects that surround Halloween and how individuals might view pumpkins or the holiday. I also enjoyed how the poems were not too long, allowing young readers a chance to independently read the poems. ( )