Brandon and the Pumpkin of Pearls — Alan Taylor

Brandon and the Pumpkin of Pearls is a story about a young boy who is too small to work on the family farm after his father is sent away to fight for the kings army. Brandon's mother is pregnant and struggles to keep up the farms maintenance, so she sends Brandon to sell their animals at the market for money to support the family but instead of listening to his mother he decides to do what he feels is best. Along the way Brandon is repeatedly tricked, cheated and hustled out of their animals by a sneaky, evil old gypsy lady. Brandon is left with no money and the family is nearly homeless. Can this young boy's crafty thinking out smart the evil old gypsy lady and save their farm? Find out inside this magical, glorious tale. . .