Every autumn around Kentville, Nova Scotia the Pumpkin People start to appear. Made of cornstalks, straw,
and, of course, pumpkins, these folkloric figures celebrate the harvest in a most creative way. Now in a
new softcover format, Pumpkin People tells the magical secrets of Kentville’s famous residents. Sandra Lightburn’s verse reveals the nighttime revelry of the half-funny, half-spooky figures; Ron Lightburn’s colourful illustrations bring their wild ceilidhs to life. And a special section in the back teaches
pumpkin fans young and old how to build their own pumpkin person!
Sandra Lightburn’s first book, Driftwood Cove, won the Sheila A. Egoff Children’s Literature Prize for text and illustration and was shortlisted for the Ann Connor Brimer Award for Children’s Literature.
Ron Lightburn’s Waiting for the Whales won the Governor General’s Award. Since then he has illustrated
numerous other bestselling picture books and has become internationally renowned. Sandra and Ron live in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia.