{"product_id":"pumpkin-smash-michelle-schaub-rilla-alexander","title":"PREORDER: Pumpkin Smash! by Michelle Schaub + Rilla Alexander | OUT August 25, 2026","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis exuberant, kinetic picture book gleefully celebrates smashing and composting your Halloween jack-o-lantern instead of throwing it away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTee it up and take a swing . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaunch it from a sling . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClimb up high and let it drop . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTurn it into pumpkin slop!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of dumping rotting jack-o-lanterns in the trash, award-winning picture book author Michelle Schaub invites readers to take them to a pumpkin smash! Stomping and squashing pumpkins into compost helps them to decompose―providing nutrients for the soil, seeds for next year’s harvest, and plenty of post-Halloween fun. With lively, lyrical text and Rilla Alexander’s bright, beguiling illustrations, Pumpkin Smash is an upbeat and playful celebration of Halloween―and a call to action to reduce landfill waste and support local ecosystems.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efull color throughout\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton Young Readers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45188080468038,"sku":"9781324083085","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0126\/8596\/7418\/files\/9781324083085.jpg?v=1781629881","url":"https:\/\/www.braveandkindbooks.com\/products\/pumpkin-smash-michelle-schaub-rilla-alexander","provider":"Brave + Kind Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}