The Great Pumpkin Contest
The Great Pumpkin Contest
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Publisher's Hardcover ©2019--
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HarperCollins
Annotation: Competing against each other in a local pumpkin contest, two adorable cat neighbors discover that their burgeoning friendship is more important than winning.
Genre: [Animal fiction]
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #183977
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: HarperCollins
Copyright Date: 2019
Edition Date: 2019 Release Date: 07/23/19
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: 0-06-274137-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-06-274137-0
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2018013962
Dimensions: 26 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)

In preparation for Cat County's Great Pumpkin Contest, cat Mimi produces one giant pumpkin, while cat Clara grows many beautiful little ones. Ultimately, this mellow autumn tale's straightforward text conveys that kindness and teamwork yield the best fruit of all. Playful pastel-toned, mixed-media illustrations reward viewers with literary and feline references ("I Want My Cat Back"; "The Power of Meow").

Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

Camaraderie eclipses rivalry in this mellow autumn tale that introduces -two cats as different as could be.- Mimi spends her time indoors, reading and sometimes wishing she had a friend; Clara prefers being outside, tending her garden, and hosting tea parties with her pals. Yet when Cat County-s Great Pumpkin Contest rolls around, these neighbors share a common goal: to win a blue ribbon. Rozelaar conveys each feline-s personality through her gardening approach: after Mimi reads up on pumpkin growing and methodically plants seeds, her garden yields a gigantic specimen, while Clara cheerfully sprinkles seeds willy-nilly around her yard, growing a bountiful crop of -beautiful little pumpkins.- After an accident renders one pumpkin into mush, both characters emerge as equally winning in Rozelaar-s winsome mixed-media pictures, which sweetly portray the blossoming of a friendship. Ages 4-8. (July)

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Horn Book (Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2019)
Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)
Reading Level: 2.0
Interest Level: K-3

When two cats compete in a pumpkin contest, they both win a new friend in this charming story about pumpkins, Halloween, and cats!

Mimi and Clara are neighbors. Both cats want to win this fall’s Great Pumpkin Contest. As the competition draws near, Mimi’s pumpkin grows larger...and larger...and LARGER. And soon the pumpkin—and her worries—are bigger than she imagined. Can Clara help Mimi find her way?

With adorable artwork from author and illustrator Angie Rozelaar of Planet Cat Studio, The Great Pumpkin Contest is a perfect Halloween story, and a reassuring reminder that even in a competition, friendship always comes first.


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