Gregory Maguire is the author of several best-selling adult novels, including "Wicked", which was turned into a Broadway musical. His books for younger readers include the picture book "Crabby Cratchitt", the novel "The Good Liar", and the popular Hamlet Chronicles series. While writing "Leaping Beauty", Mr. Maguire sadly became allergic to all creatures great and small. Now he lives in a house without pets, though he is the father of three happy, noisy small children to whom, at this writing, he has not yet developed allergies.
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The old witch wants a pumpkin pie. First she plants a pumpkin seed. She weeds and waters and waits. A tiny sprout pokes through the ground, and soon a small pumpkin appears. It grows, and it grows some more. When Halloween is only hours away, the witch de... SEE MORE