Keep this book around to read for autumn story hours-but you might want a piece of pumpkin pie when you’re done.”-ALA Booklist "Christelow’s jubilant illustrations in watercolor and pen and ink add to the general atmosphere of gaiety-everywhere readers look, families are interacting happily and having fun. Christelow’s good-natured watercolor-and-ink illustrations are filled with things to look at and laugh about, including a marching band in pumpkin suits. The young narrator is ecstatic to be at the local pumpkin fair, where pumpkins of every size are on display-and that’s not all! There’s pumpkin bowling, a pumpkin pull, and every sort of food you can imagine made from the orange stuff, from ice cream to stew. "A bouncy rhyme and delightful artwork bring this pumpkin fair to life. Kevin knows Stavros, red bag in hand, has something much bigger in mind, and it''s up to Kevin to save the day, and maybe even the world. Kevin is convinced Stavros isn''t a typical tourist, interested in the Great Salt Lake, the Grand Tetons, or even Yellowstone National Park. Together they watch the man''s every move. He carries a red bag with him wherever he goes-and even talks to it! Kevin confides his suspicions to Geneva, a girl he meets on the tour bus. He has a bushy black mustache and sinister eyebrows. But when Charles Stavros boards the Star Tours bus, twelve-year-old Kevin Saunders is sure this exotic-looking stranger is up to no good: He sits alone. Six months after 9/11, everyone wanted life to return to normal. And because my ears started tingling at the sight of him-an ancient warning of danger, not to be ignored. But mostly it was because of the way he looked. Maybe it was because he acted so strangely about the bag. Right from the beginning I was suspicious of the man.
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