Pumpkin A La Mode

"Then on the day of Halloween

and not one day before,
Fiona gathers all her pumpkins
and begins her yearly chore."

She's a chef after my own heart and, like all master craftsmen, she's been ploughing her dough for years (rumor has it at 400!).  You can't judge a pie by its aroma but there's something totally amiss with  Miss Fiona's Stupendous Pumpkin Pies.

First published in 2001, Miss Fiona's Stupendous Pumpkin Pies is that rare "trick AND treat" read that's just perfect for Halloween.  Double dip and you'll enter the wonderful, "fairest of the fair" world of noted children's author, Mark Kimball Moulton. There's an upbeat, rhythmic rhyme to his prose that makes reading Miss Fiona and other Moulton books (Twisted Sistahs is another Halloween fave!!!) fun and memorable.  And the current, whimsical illustrations by Karen Hillard Good take you back to a time when fairy tale books were just a joy to behold!

So what's the secret to Miss Fiona's wonderful, sumptuous pies?   I'm not blogging!!!  Maybe Miss Fiona's more than the butcher, baker, or pumpkin collector.  Remember, you mustn't judge her just 'cuz she's a stringy-haired, green-skinned spinster. Maybe she knows there are things best left unsaid.  But what can I say?  It's Halloween!  Time to eat, drink, and be scary.  And ghouls, well, Tudyghouls just wanna have fun!

Best Witches!!!