This book is very cute and shows that not every person enjoys the same item. This picture book would be perfect for my nanny kids, who have a hard time understanding that the other doesn’t want to do something just because they do or say so. It’s a cute book with a good lesson.

A warm and sweet story about a happy, friendly pumpkin—perfect for little readers to enjoy with their favorite sibling or grownup.

I want to give it all the stars! What a delightful little halloween book! Prefect read aloud for preschool/kindergarten. It's always great to see a diverse family in picture books that are about diversity.

This is a cute, short story, appropriate for toddlers and early preschoolers. The illustrations are pretty, with a diverse cast of children picking out pumpkins. It would be a great introduction to a pumpkin patch trip with family or a class. Young ones will be enchanted by the dialogue between the pumpkins, and may have fun talking about which pumpkin they would choose. Some older children may like it, but they may also find it a tad too short.

I loved this one and can't wait to share it with the kids in my life come Halloween. It's ok to be different! It will be a great way to usher in the season.

I love this book. An adorable smiley pumpkin with glasses resides in a pumpkin patch awaiting the onset of kids that will arrive and scoop up and scoop out the scariest pumpkin ever. The pumpkins have been waiting all year for this epic event to take place. Hallowe'en is just around the corner and everyone is very excited.

The crowd swarms in and rushes to pick the scariest pumpkin in the patch to take home with them. All are snatched up quickly except for two... a semi-scary guy... and our loveable sweet pumpkin that everyone is passing over and ignoring. He begins to feel left out and sad. After all who wants a happy beaming pumpkin to shine in their window on the scariest night of the year! Oh my! Will this little pumpkin finally get picked and taken to a loving home too?

"The Happy Pumpkin" is a perfect read aloud allowing lots of room for discussion on being proud and valued for exactly who you are. The moral of the story is summed up perfectly on the last page: "We always shine our brightest when we are just who we are."

The illustrations are wonderful. I love the autumn colour pallet, the expressions of the pumpkins, the fine details exhibited, and the diversity of the people coming to choose their pumpkin. The scary pumpkins are not portrayed as evil scary but are fun to look at. The book teaches a valuable life lesson of being true to yourself and celebrating your uniqueness. I highly recommend this book.

This was a cute book with a sweet message about being yourself. It was short and would keep a young child’s attention span, but still told a good and all-encompassing story.

It's pumpkin season, and we follow a pumpkin who dares to be themselves and hopes someone will pick them just the way they are - even when the other pumpkins tauntingly tell them they won't.

MacKenzie Haley did an excellent job capturing the Fall vibes. It is one of my favourite seasons, and each year I look forward to picking up pumpkins with my son. I loved how each pumpkin was different and almost had a personality. Not to mention it was fun experiencing this activity from the pumpkin's point of view!

The Happy Pumpkin is an excellent and heartwarming book to read with children in the fall and plan some open-ended activities around. But more than anything, I love the message that we are all beautiful in our own way; it's a great and memorable story to reference when talking to children and introducing the concept of using uplifting words when talking to others.

Disclaimer: I first read it as an ARC. In exchange for an honest review, I am thankful to DK Children and NetGalley for providing me with a copy of The Happy Pumpkin.

This is a cute, short, board book about a happy pumpkin on Halloween. The pumpkin patch is filled with tons of scary pumpkins waiting to be picked and taken home. The happy pumpkin is one of the last pumpkins at the patch but he never loses his spirit, he stays happy. Eventually, the happy pumpkin gets picked and realizes it’s best to be themselves.

While the story was cute I wasn’t the biggest fan of the writing. Some of it seemed disjointed and words didn’t make sense. I’m not sure if a child would notice but, being an adult I noticed

I think my favorite thing about the book was the illustrations. The colors blended well together and I liked how each of the pumpkins in the patch was different and you could see their personalities. Definitely, pictures that would pique a child's interest.

While this book is short I thought it was cute. I think it would be great for those in pre-k or kindergarten. A book to add to the shelf for Halloween.

Unfortunately, I asked for an ARC of this book and gratefully received a copy. However, it was not an option for a Kindle download so I didn't get to read it. #Bummer

Halloween is my favorite holiday so I may be biased when I say this book was super cute! Who doesn't love jack-o-lanterns, costumes, and candy, it is the best holiday ever.

This was a cute book with bright colorful illustrations and a great message. A fun read to add to your Halloween inspired bedtime stories.

A clever picture for children for the fall season. Everyone likes pumpkins. There are scary pumpkins, funny pumpkins but the best one of all is the Happy Pumpkin. A little boy search for a pumpkin leads him to learn about how unique he is and that it is ok not to celebrate Halloween like everyone else does.

A special thank you to DK Publishing and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

This is a cute Halloween/ autumn book about being yourself as well as the value in each and everyone of us

DK Books are always top notch and the Happy Pumpkin. Children are visiting a pumpkin patch. Each child wants a scary pumpkin for the holiday. At the end of the day only two pumpkins are left one of them a happy pumpkin. The last child is very shy and so happy to find a cheerful pumpkin. This a terrific book, As a librarian, finding books about shy children and children with fears is often difficult. This book is perfect for children who find Halloween a challenge. Thank you to Net Galley and DK for providing this copy in exchange for an honest review.

MacKenzie Haley’s illustrations in DK’s new book, The Happy Pumpkin, are what are driving the stars here. My young co-reviewer thought all of the pictures were cute and said that toddlers and preschoolers would like the book based off the illustrations alone. I would agree with that, and if you want some cute illustrations to narrate a fun book about a pumpkin with your young children, this could fit the needs. However, the actual writing was a big miss for both of us. It wasn’t entertaining. It felt disjointed and forced, and the end came off preachy rather than helping children.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a free e-arc to review.

This is a cute, simple book. The illustrations are adorable. I could have done without the white word bubbles, they really distracted from the images to me. It is a little bit overly simplistic, but would be a great read aloud for parents with their toddlers.

The Happy Pumpkin was cute, but reminded me of so many other pumpkin books that have flooded thee market for Halloween. There wasn't really a standout quality for me.
Children who don't like scary will be delighted by this book.

Yes! The message here is all about being exactly who you are, and I LOVE that! I didn't love, love, love the illustrations inside the book (I loved the cover illustration), but I love the book a LOT!

This was a sweet story about pumpkin who didn't want to be the scariest pumpkin in the patch but the happiest pumpkin.
I loved the soft illustrations in this book, but most importantly I loved the message. I think that children will be able to connect with this story because there are lots of little ones that don't like the scary parts of Halloween. They definitely prefer the happy pumpkin to the scary pumpkin and they will be able to connect to the little boy in the story that is frightened at the patch.
I would certainly read this aloud to my students and they would enjoy this story.

Thank you netgalley for the opportunity and read and review this book!

This is a cute story about being yourself to be happy using pumpkins. All the pumpkins are in the pumpkin patch waiting to be selected for Hallowe'en. Now they keep saying they are pumpkins but my granddaughter pointed out that they already had faces and people do that. It wasn't a big deal, we just changed our perspective a bit. All the pumpkins have scary faces (not too scary) and are sure they will be chosen first. One little pumpkin is not scary, her is a happy pumpkin, but is still confident that someone will choose him. All the other pumpkins are gone and there are only two left. A family with two children come to the pumpkin patch to pick their pumpkins. The little boy is scared and hides behind his mother, but his older sister runs off and chooses the last scary pumpkin left. When he sees the happy pumpkin, he is not scared and takes him home. Both the little boy and the pumpkin shine bright with happiness. The moral of the story is stated on the last page, "We always shine our brightest when we are just who we are." A cute story but she didn't really get grasp the message. The illustrations are wonderful. The faces of the pumpkins are not really scary, but they were fun to look at. We talked about the happy pumpkin and that it is okay to be scary, happy, silly etc. We also talked about some people like dancing, some like swimming, or playing sports and it all okay. Not sure if she understood the connection I was trying to make, but it did give me a jumping off point. For her this was just a story about pumpkins and that they all got picked.