Tumshie The Forgotten Halloween Turnip

This is Glasgow journalist Cliff Hanley's sparkling, unsentimental and uproariously funny account of growing up in the Gallowgate and then Shettleston in the 1920s and 1930s and his working life as a radio broadcaster and journalist in the 1940s and 1950s. A natural-born raconteur with a marvellous ear for dialect, Hanley has an extraordinary ability to bring alive the people and places to give a vibrant snapshot of Scotland's largest city. These razor-sharp observations of times log past cover a huge range of themes, from family life, art and showbiz to more weightier topics such as politics, sex, TB and what it was like to be a conscientious objector during the Second World when Hanley's brothers and friends were all overseas serving in the armed forces. But the grittier episodes are always leavened with irrepressible humour, and the true Glasgow spirit shines through.

Hamish the Hairy Haggis lives in the highlands of Scotland. Once a year, it is hairy haggis hunting season and the Bashers and Mashers are out to catch him!

Henry is the smallest pumpkin in the largest pumpkin patch in town. Henry and his pumpkin friends, Gordie and Amberlin, are excited about celebrating the Harvest Festival with the town's children, but Henry's joy is disrupted by a mischievous scarecrow. The Last Pumpkin is classic in its design, stirring the imaginations of young children, all the while learning lessons about good and bad behavior with a soft approach to braving a bully.

'Glasgow Caledonian University and Waverley Books are delighted to announce the publication of a new edition of the world famous Glasgow Cookery Book. This much sought-after book is finally available again, revised and updated for 2010, the centenary year of its first publication, and this new edition has lost none of its homely charm.

The creators of Pick a Pine Tree are back with a joyful, energetic celebration of a Halloween tradition. Pick a pumpkin from the patch. Tall and lean or short and fat. Vivid orange, ghostly white, or speckled green, might be just right. Pairing a wonderfully rhythmic read-aloud text with expressive retro illustrations, author Patricia Toht and illustrator Jarvis capture all the excitement and familial feeling of a favorite holiday tradition. Readers will be happy to follow along with each step, from picking out the perfect specimen at the pumpkin patch (be sure to stop for cider and toffee apples) to carting it home, scooping out the insides, carving a scary face, and finally lighting a candle inside — savoring the familiar ritual of transforming an ordinary pumpkin into a one-of-a-kind glowing jack-o’-lantern.

Join The Very Hungry Caterpillar on his creepiest adventure yet as he explores the woods by the light of the moon for Halloween! Lift the flap on every spread to discover which creepy-crawly creatures are hiding in the forest. A simple, engaging new seasonal lift-the-flap adventure with big flaps that are perfect for little hands!