title: The Pumpkin Dream: A Cautionary Tale from the Library of Mr. Bumble Bindlegrim
author:  Robert Aaron Wiley 
description: This book is a tale of Halloween adventure, a tongue-in-cheek illustrated poem expressing the energy of youth and the warnings of adults, and tells what happens when a bored plastic pumpkin escapes and sends his trick-or-treat mouse on a scary chase through the world of haints and witches. As author, I've also illustrated the book with thirty-seven orange and black images, borders, and dingbats inspired by vintage animation and vintage Halloween images. <br /><br />Regarding the history of the book... In the summer of 2005, as July 4th revelries swarmed about our tiny cottage near Lake Union, Seattle, I sat near a fan with my clunky laptop, dreaming myself into the coolness of Autumn - typing out a small collection of short Halloween poems that over time would merge into one long narrative. During the Halloween seasons that followed, the story that developed was part of my personal holiday tradition... to fire up the old laptop and tinker with the characters and imagery, looking for that perfect balance of a youthful exuberant experience despite the darkly-humorous cynicism of adulthood. <br /><br />In early 2011, I made a final push to have the poem ready for a larger Halloween audience for the coming holiday season. This was quite a juggling act - as the poem editing was happening on one hand, the other task was to create thirty-seven illustrations, one for every eight lines of poetry. I jumped into creating images for the book, and had a great time turning years of word-play into images... (also inspired by plenty of 1930's cartoons and vintage Halloween ephemera).<br /><br />I believe the result, The Pumpkin Dream, is a fun, nostalgic romp through our best memories of this October holiday, something that can be enjoyed at any age.
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  Sunsets and Stables
  A Pumpkins and Proposals Novel
  
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