Review - Five Little Pumpkins

Five Little Pumpkins
by Anonymous
illustrated by Dan Yaccarino
Date: 1998
Publisher: HarperFestival
Reading level: C
Book type: picture book
Pages: 14
Format: e-book
Source: library

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The first one said, "Oh my, it's getting late."

Get ready for some wicked fun as these five pumpkins run and roll! Toddlers will want to chant along with this popular rhyme again and again. Dan Yaccarino's vibrant and bold illustrations bring these pumpkins to life with personality and style. Toddlers are sure to laugh out loud as these pumpkins roll out of sight!

(synopsis from Goodreads)

This is completely underwhelming. Taking the classic children's song and putting it with pictures should've worked. But the illustrations here are nothing special--they're basic and uninteresting--and the book itself is really short.

I doubt I'd recommend this one. I certainly wouldn't advocate spending money on it. Get it from the library if you really want to have a look.

Premise: 2/5
Meter: 3/5
Writing: 3/5
Illustrations: 2/5
Originality: 2/5

Enjoyment: 2/5

Overall: 2.14 out of 5