Big Pumpkin

Listener Reviews

1. 5.0(1)

   Big Pumpkin

   Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

   This is a delightful book for children. I read it to my second grade class and also to a kindergarten class. They were all wide eyed and all smiles through out the whole story. A great Halloween story for children. I also did a reading to a group of women as a program and they thought it was delightful too.

   Who was your favorite character and why?

   The witch was my favorite character, but all the characters were full of life and played a big role in the story.

   Which character – as performed by John McDonough – was your favorite?

   The bat was well done by the performer John McDonough, but the whole book was great.

   If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

   It's big and is mine and it is stuck on the vine.

   Any additional comments?

   Thank you for having the book and CD so I could purchase it and get it so quickly.

   Stephany Conner · November 13, 2024

2. 1.0(1)

   Not the song!!

   Would you try another book from Erica Silverman and/or John McDonough?

   Big Pumpkin is one of my favorite Halloween Books of all time, but not this version!

   What didn’t you like about John McDonough’s performance?

   A cure for insomnia. This book is one of my favorites and I love the flow. This was read word by word, obviously so a child could follow along, but all of the joy of the story was left behind by the slow drone of the narrator's voice.

   What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

   I am extremely disappointed in this recording of the book. I wish that it was available on raksBooks in the original format sold by Scholastic books years ago!

   Alicia Calderon · October 10, 2024

3. 1.0(1)

   Narration for this version is horrible.

   How could the performance have been better?

   He was monotone and drab. No child will ever listen to this. I made it through a few lines of the sample and had to turn it off.

   Any additional comments?

   Amazing book, horrible voice narration.

   Monica French · October 8, 2021

4. 2.0(1)

   Not what I thought I was getting...

   I thought this was the fun song version that I love so much. This narrator is okay, but pretty blah compared to the other version. The turn-the-page chime was nice.

   Cindy H · November 11, 2020

5. 1.0(1)

   Not the original recoding!

   This is not the original narration that is sung!!! I am very disappointed! The narration is spoken and dull!!

   marlando · October 19, 2020

6. 1.0(1)

   Will put you to sleep

   This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

   I've heard an audio version of this book that was great, it was a catchy song. However in this particular version the man prnounces every word so slowly that if you try to play it for your child they will probably fall asleep before the end of the secound page, maybe the first sentance if they're actually tired to begin with

   What did you like best about this story?

   I LOVE the story, I bought the adio to go along with the book that I already had. I like the teamwork.

   whitney payne · October 31, 2019

7. 2.0(1)

   NOT THE NARRATION I WANTED

   I used to have this as a scholastic book on tape. It was wonderful. This narrator is awful. It lacks the sing songy approach that was so wonderful in the other.

   Malia Atkinson · October 29, 2019

8. 4.0(1)

   good

   wish out was more like the audio that came with the book and was more musical

   Ashley Cano · October 24, 2018