Old MacPumpkin Had a Farm

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Author(s)

Katrina Charman

Co-Authors / Illustrators

Georgie Birkett

Publisher

Nosy Crow

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Release Date

July 08, 2025

ISBN

979-8887771687

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A sweet and spooky Halloween twist on a favorite rhyme, with a full gatefold trick-or-treat party ending!

Old MacPumpkin had a farm. Eek! Ahh! Eek! Ahh! Ohhh! And on that farm she had . . . a cat, a bat, a spider, a skeleton, a witch, a ghost, and a MONSTER! Old MacPumpkin is too busy taking care of the farm animals to notice, until - Knock! Knock! Who's that at the door . . . ? With a playful text from Katrina Charman and quirky illustrations from award-winning Georgie Birkett, this is the perfect Halloween picture book!

Listen to the free Stories Aloud audiobook- just scan the QR code on the back cover to read along with the story!

Editor review

1 review

delightful Halloween twist on a classic

June 12, 2025 (Updated: June 30, 2026)

Overall rating

4.8

Plot

4.0

Characters

5.0

Writing Style

5.0

Illustrations/Photos (if applicable)

5.0

OLD MACPUMPKIN HAD A FARM is an entertaining Halloween version of the classic, "Old MacDonald Had a Farm." In this book, Old MacPumpkin has a cat, bat, witch, ghost, monster, and more Halloween creatures on her farm.

What I loved: This is a delightful twist on the classic song for young readers who love the original and/or Halloween. The creatures and their sounds are quite creative and fun. The illustrations are really fantastic with lots of color, details, and importantly, very friendly Halloween creatures. The end of the book includes a fold-out page to bring them all together for trick-or-treat and is a charming and satisfying way to conclude the song.

The book is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers who will love the melody and the Halloween twist. This book can be a bit long to sing (especially if you have a little reader who wants to hear it again and again back-to-back), so I particularly loved the QR code of the song. This allowed for rereads while listening to the song and helping to turn the pages and point out the creatures while giving tired voices a break. Listening also helps to understand the intention of the pronunciation for the refrains.

Final verdict: A new favorite for little Halloween lovers, OLD MACPUMPKIN HAD A FARM brings new life to the classic song with a delightful twist.