Pumpkins

Ken Robbins

Square Fish, Aug 21, 2007 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 32 pages

From late summer to Thanksgiving, pumpkins are everywhere, a symbol of fall and a reminder of the holidays to come. In this handsome book, Ken Robbins—widely known for his sumptuous photo-essays on subjects ranging from trucks to tools to autumn leaves—portrays the pumpkin from seed, to sprout, to flower, to fully fledged fruit, and back again. Instructions are given to (safely) carve a jack-o’-lantern.

About the author

Ken Robbins was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1945. He graduated from Cornell University in 1967. He worked as a book editor at Doubleday before becoming a children's book author and photographer. He wrote and illustrated more than 20 children's books including Pumpkins, Apples, and Earth. He primarily took photographs of scenery and still lifes. His photographs were reproduced on book jackets, record album covers, and in magazines including the cover of Time. They were also collected in books including The Hamptons Suite. He died on March 9, 2017 at the age of 71.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Pumpkins
• Author: Ken Robbins
• Illustrated by: Ken Robbins
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Square Fish, 2007
• ISBN: 0312371411, 9780312371418
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Holidays & Celebrations / Halloween; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Flowers & Plants; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / General