If you buy your pumpkin at a grocery store, it probably hails from Illinois, California, Ohio, or Pennsylvania. These states produced more than 9 million pounds of pumpkins in 2005! (Source: Real Simple magazine, October 2007)For more fascinating facts about cultivating, collecting, and carving these traditional October-time orbs, visit our YS Halloween book collection. We also have titles on costume-making, trick-or-treat baking, and skeleton-shaking!
Here are a couple of particularly tempting treats:
- Dracula and Frankenstein Are Friends, by Katherine Tegen (E TEGEN)
- Aliens Don’t Carve Jack-O-Lanterns, by Debbie Dadey (J-3 DADEY)
- 101 Costumes for All Ages, All Occasions, by Richard Cummings (J 792.02 CUMMI)
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