"Based on a story by Thomas Tosi"--cover. Told through comic-book panel illustrations in Meaghan Tosi’s wonderfully evocative artwork, Squashed is a story about fear and difference but also empathy, shared desires, and common interests. When a brother and sister find a mysterious group of scarecrows in the woods the night before Halloween, they should know better than to touch anything. But they can’t resist touching the pumpkin they find nearby on the ground, and when it starts shuddering, they decide to take it home. They make it a warm and comfortable bed and wait to see what will happen. However, that night, out in the woods, something wakes up. It wants to know where the pumpkin has gone, and it knows just where to start looking… what will happen to the kids when it finds them?
Summary:
Can the mysterious pumpkin the three kids found in the forest be alive? They're going to find out when they lift it from its resting place and carry it home. But what happens if someone-or something-comes looking for it? -- Ingram.
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