He has been working as a museum designer for the past 16 years but has always been a storyteller, whether as a child, filling sketchbooks with quirky characters, or as a designer displaying a collection of ancient artefacts. He worked for many years as a museum designer but has always been a storyteller whether, as a child, filling sketchbooks with quirky characters or, as a designer, displaying a collection of ancient artefacts. She spells up a couple of pumpkins and decided she needed one more the last pumpkin was a little different than the others.

This angers the witch who threatens to turn poor Christopher into pumpkin soup unless he can mend his ways and be spooky like the rest. Sue Hendra, Paul Linnet and Nick East create a story that, while perfect for Halloween (after all they are getting ready for a Halloween party) it can also be an anytime tale. The plot was short but really well executed - the being-true-to-yourself vs following-everyone's-expectations. The plan he comes up with is the icing on the cake of a sweet, funny book delivered in rhyming couplets. Sue and Paul live in Brighton with their daughter Wanda who inspired Sue’s picture book and TV series Wanda and the Alien.Nick East (Illustrator) Nick East is the illustrator of the bestselling Toto the Ninja Cat as well as the Goodnight Digger and Knock Knock series.

Also not a big fan of the font picked (I had a harder time reading it personally) but the book as a whole is a nice one about being yourself and being proud of who you are. But one pumpkin has gone wrong, instead of embracing and loving all things spooky and ghoulish he is a different kind of pumpkin, he is more into pink sparkles, cupcakes and glitter. There are Halloween colors and the details vary from page to page, but can be busy and there is a lot going on to see as well as read. Sue and Paul live with their daughter Wanda in a house in Brighton where Paul likes to fuss about with an old motorbike and still plays the guitar.But when the creepy clan starts planning the SCARIEST Halloween party ever, Christopher’s cheerful ideas for décor and treats cause a bit of a stir. The last pumpkin, however, is Christopher – who has very different ideas of what makes a good party.

Christopher is not like the other spooky pumpkins, and his contribution to the scary Halloween party shows that he is creative and true to his own pumpkin self. Equip yourself for the heavy lifting of autumn in the classroom with this bundle of engaging puzzle worksheets. Paul Linnet (Author) Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet have written a number of books together, including I Need a Wee! Puzzles make fun no prep activities for early finishers, bell ringers, morning work, handouts, homework, unit or lesson plan supplements, sponge activities , introductions to new topics, classroom themes, and sub files. Sue Hendra (Author) Sue Hendra is the author and illustrator of the hugely popular and hilarious Barry the Fish with Fingers and Dave.The reviews and comments posted on this site reflect the opinions of individual posters and do not reflect the views of Cannonball Read. These activities will help you target many common core standards while enjoying read aloud time in your classroom!

It has fantastic illustrations and the story has a good message, be yourself and it will all work out. Sue Hendra is the author and illustrator of the hugely popular and hilarious Barry the Fish with Fingers and Dave. Discussion; Encourage the children to talk about Fairy Godmothers and magic wishes, discuss what their magic wish would be? Christopher used his differences to really impress the other characters in the book with how scary he could be without change a single thing about himself. The individual sounds to identify are: mop splashing; broom sweeping; water running; crockery; washing machine; magic wand.But when the creepy clan starts planning the SCARIEST Halloween party ever, Christopher's cheerful ideas for décor and treats cause a bit of a stir. Chris just can't bring himself to hang cobwebs and cook curried slugs - he's much more into bunting and fairy cakes! A witch is busy getting ready for her ghastly party, so she conjures for pumpkin minions to help her. Christopher Pumpkin by Paul Linnet and Sue Hendra is a fun book about being different and embracing your unique self. This is a cracking little story, written in rhyme, which is perfect for young children especially at this time of year!