Sam, The First Christmas Pumpkin relates the tale of a talking pumpkin, and how he ventures to outlast his traditional role for Halloween, to become a symbol for Christmas. Sam, narrates the story. In his first days on his owner's porch, he contemplates his eventual fate as pumpkin pie. Not long after, costumed children, hoping for candy, visit his home. With the arrival of Thanksgiving, Sam's thoughts again return to what he believes to be his destiny as a dessert to follow turkey dinner Luckily he is spared and allowed to spend more time on the porch, where it gradually gets colder and...