Part of the Pumpkin Queen Series

Long Live the Pumpkin Queen

Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas

Paperback

Grades Grade 7 & Up
Ages 12 and up

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Find out what happens after Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas in the first book of the hit series that’s told from the perspective of Sally, the determined rag doll and love of Jack Skellington!

And don’t miss the sequel, Hour of the Pumpkin Queen, available now!

Jack and Sally are “truly meant to be” . . . or are they?

Following a whirlwind courtship with her true love, Jack Skellington, Sally the rag doll has officially stepped into the role of Pumpkin Queen. But while she adores Jack with every inch of her fabric seams, she can’t quite say the same for her new job. Cast into the spotlight and tasked with all sorts of royal duties, she starts to wonder if all she’s done is trade her captivity under Dr. Finkelstein for a different cage.

Then, while exploring the Hinterlands beyond the holiday doors, Sally stumbles upon a long-hidden entrance to another ancient realm called Dream Town—and unknowingly sets a chain of sinister events into motion. Before she knows it, both her future as Pumpkin Queen and the future of Halloween Town itself have been thrust into jeopardy.

Can Sally discover what it means to be true to herself and save the town she’s learned to call home? Or will her future turn into her worst . . . well, nightmare?

Bestseller

ISBN 9781368115988 (Paperback)
Published on Jul 8, 2025
Published by Random House/Disney
Pages 336
Dimensions 5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Age Range 12 and up
Grade Grade 7 & Up

ISBN 9781368069601 (Hardcover)
Published on Aug 2, 2022
Published by Random House/Disney
Pages 320
Dimensions 5-1/2 x 8-1/4
Age Range 12 and up
Grade Grade 7 & Up

ISBN 9781368082099 (Ebook)
Published on Aug 2, 2022
Published by Random House/Disney
Pages 320
Age Range 12 and up
Grade Grade 7 & Up

ISBN 9781368082327 (Audiobook Download)
Published on Aug 2, 2022
Published by Listening Library
Age Range 12 and up
Grade Grade 7 & Up

Shea Ernshaw

Shea Ernshaw is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestselling author. Her books have been published in over twenty countries and repeatedly chosen as Indie Next Picks, and she is the winner of the Oregon Book Award. She lives in a small mountain town in Oregon and is happiest when lost in a good book, lost in the woods, or writing her next novel.

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