Life in the pumpkin patch is great, until the night Little Pumpkin hears a spooky bedtime story about a creature named Cold Bones. Wanting to protect the pumpkin patch, Little Pumpkin goes on an adventure to stop Cold Bones from stealing everyone's candles, and makes an unexpected new friend along the way. *** About the book Little Pumpkin and the Cold Bones is a beautifully illustrated (light) horror children's book perfect to introduce your kiddo to the genre. A little scary and a very cute, it's the perfect blend to spook, but not traumatize. Clocking in at 985 words, Little Pumpkin and the Cold Bones can be read in approximately 10 minutes, making it the perfect length for a bedtime story.