G.G. McQUEEN has been a TV writer for The Great American Baking Show, Secret Guide to Fabulous, and MTV's VMAs. She has also performed improv and sketch comedy around New York City. Squash and Pumpkin: #SquashGoals is her first children's book.

MICHAEL SLACK is an artist, illustrator, character designer, and award-winning app designer. He has illustrated many funny picture books, including Kitties On Dinosaurs, which he also authored, and Nugget & Fang by Tammi Sauer. He lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay Area.

"This lively fall story about friendship and collaboration will boost children's feelings of empathy. . . . The cheery, dynamic illustrations, bursting with bright autumnal colors and personable, googly-eyed characters, are delightful. . . . A charming story to fall into in autumn or any season; it might even tempt kids to try acorn squash."--Kirkus

"A clever fall read. Readers will enjoy Acorn Squash's ingenuity when he tries to sell ­people on squash jerky or Squilk, a new squash milk. Children will recognize feelings of jealousy when Pumpkin takes center stage but also appreciate how the two main characters recognize that friendship is more important than fame. This fall-themed story of friendship is bursting with puns and ­adorable, big-eyed vegetables."--School Library Journal

Publisher: Bound to Stay Bound Books

Pub date: 2025-08-26

Length: 25 pages