The Lonely Pumpkin by Julia Zheng

 

A sweet pumpkin gets picked up from the farm and carved into a scary jack-o’-lantern for trick or treating. The night before Halloween, he comes alive and decides to look for a friend. However, everyone he meets along the way judges him by his appearance and refuses to be his friend. Will there be someone who will accept the way the pumpkin is and be willing to befriend him? Find out in the book The Lonely Pumpkin.

(A perfect Halloween bedtime story for reading ages 3-8)

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About the author:

I was born and grew up in a small town in southern China. My childhood was very different from the childhood of American children that I have seen in the past seven years. When I was little, I used to pick water chestnuts in the mud, roast sweet potatoes in the backyard, raise silkworms as pets, and jump rope with my neighbors.

Those memories are forever precious to me because they always remind me how caring my mother was and how close my bond was with my siblings.

At school, my favorite thing was to write. At the beginning I wrote in Chinese. Once I learned more English, especially after I went to University as an English major, I started to love to write in English too. I have always dreamed of being a writer, a storyteller, creating interesting stories.

After I graduated from University, I became an English teacher in a primary school in China. I loved teaching children, and my students loved me. They showed me their pure minds and beautiful souls. That was the first thing that inspired me to write children’s books. The second was my passion for traveling. I have travelled to five continents, and I hope to travel more. During my trips I have seen beautiful children, nature, animals, and adults. I have heard many interesting stories from different cultures. This, too, has been a big inspiration for me to write children’s books.

Last, but most importantly: I’m a proud aunt of my niece, Candy, and nephew, Leon. Their bubbly personalities always give me new ideas to create. I am the kind of aunt who loves to tell stories. Watching Candy and Leon growing up has inspired me to create stories for children.

I hope you enjoy my books. There is more to come!

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