<p><strong>Spike is a young boy in 1950s Australia surrounded by sprawling landscapes and a menagerie of animals. Together with his friends Leany and Riddy they do what all young boys in the bush do: make their own fun.</strong></p><p>From chooks in outhouses exploding trees and rats at the flicks to standing up to backyard bullies farewelling dear friends and making unexpected new ones <em>Dickie Larsen's Pumpkin &amp; Other Stories</em> traverses the passing of time documenting a life well lived and fondly remembered. </p><p>Laced with dry humour and typical understated Australian cadence <em>Dickie Larsen's Pumpkin &amp; Other Stories</em> invites readers to look back at life in a time gone by and delight in the charming stories of author Geoff Carr.</p>