Rhyming text describes the various characteristics and uses of pumpkins.

Pumpkinhead sets out to see if the rest of the world is the same as Pumpkintown, but because of some tricky squirrels, neither he nor the rest of his town finds out.

The townspeople must decide what to do with thousands of pumpkins that roll down a hill and into their midst just before Halloween.

The Baxter brothers find a wonderful pumpkin for Halloween, but first they must catch up with it when it rolls down the hill.

Little Nell chooses an unusual pumpkin for her Halloween jack-o-lantern, despite her big sisters' criticisms.

Mama Bear's reminders about the true meaning of Thanksgiving are left in the dust as the spirit of competition takes over and Papa Bear and the cubs begin a campaign to win first prize in the Thanksgiving Pumpkin contest.

In a world where 'the only good pumpkins are round pumpkins,' Spookley the square pumpkin is shunned by the other pumpkins until a storm threatens the patch. As the storm rages, Spookley realizes there are times it's better to be a square!

By lifting the flaps, readers can help Baby as she looks all over the house for her special trick-or-treat pumpkin.

A sister and brother plant and tend their own pumpkin patch so they will have jack-o-lanterns for Halloween.