The Tiny Pumpkin and 7 More Stories for Children & Young Adults

Mike Hurley writing as Pamula Allus-Jones, Gitana Gansevoort, and Janos Hunyedi, for Children and Young Adults. “The Tiny Pumpkin,” a tale of Halloween about a very small pumpkin who doesn’t fit in. Great for reading to your youngsters. “The Day They Ran Out of Numbers,” about girl who’s always counting things, until her exasperated mother tells her to stop or she’ll wear them out and run out of numbers...and it starts to come true! “The Stringless Guitar,” a short tale of a child learning to handle being told she’s wrong, when she’s not. “Patchwork,” or a lesson for both the young and their parents of how prejudice or acceptance is a learned behavior, passed on from parent to child, not something one is born with. “Room for All,” a story of learning to respect the religious beliefs of others. “Tomorrow, the Sun!” three children in post-war Korea take to begging on the streets, each for a different reason. “The Lights of the City,” the tale of a newborn, left behind when his parents emigrated to America, and how he finally came to a tragic reunion with his father. “Hollow Ducks, Empty Dreams,” an admonition to never give up your hopes and dreams, as a young man trades his dream for a quick buck. EIGHT stories of humanity, of family and personal values.