The Ugly Pumpkin

Halloween was coming. For all the pumpkins in the pumpkin patch this was the night they had been waiting for all year long. For Halloween meant they would become Jack-O-Lanterns and bring fun and joy to boys and girls everywhere. But not Pumpy the Pumpkin. He was not going to be a Jack-O-Lantern, even though it was his dream. You see, Pumpy was different. While all the other pumpkins where large and round, Pumpy was long and somewhat squished. The other pumpkins laughed and made fun of him. They said he didn't look like them. He looked more like an orange eggplant. He was an UGLY PUMPKIN...and could never be a Jack-O-Lantern. No, they said, he could never be one of them. Never. But on this Halloween night...everything was about to change...

Halloween was coming. For all the pumpkins in the pumpkin patch this was the night they had been waiting for all year long. For Halloween meant they would become Jack-O-Lanterns and bring fun and joy to boys and girls everywhere. But not Pumpy the Pumpkin. He was not going to be a Jack-O-Lantern, even though it was his dream. You see, Pumpy was different. While all the other pumpkins where large and round, Pumpy was long and somewhat squished. The other pumpkins laughed and made fun of him. They said he didn't look like them. He looked more like an orange eggplant. He was an UGLY PUMPKIN...and could never be a Jack-O-Lantern. No, they said, he could never be one of them. Never. But on this Halloween night...everything was about to change... The pumpkins in the pumpkin patch were about to learn that character was more important than looks A read along illustrated story for ages 3-6

I am an Emmy nominated and award winning Television and Feature Film writer with over 100 screen credits. Head writer of the award winning children's show "CAPTAIN KANGAROO" for seven years. Winner of the Western Heritage Wrangler Award for best western TV fiction 2000. Co-writer of the pilot film for the "KUNG FU" television series. Currently awaiting production of the new feature version of the original pilot film. I have written TV films, both comedy and dramatic TV episodes, pilots for series and theatrical features. I am currently at work on my first novel. "THE UGLY PUMPKIN" is my first children's book.