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Title: The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss, Crockett Johnson ISBN: 0-694-00492-8 Publisher: HarperFestival Pub. Date: May, 1993 Format: Board book Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (18 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: simple book about perseverance
Comment: This simple, short book is about a boy who plants a carrot seed. Everyone tells him it will not grow, but he perseveres and in the end is vindicated. A nice (and important) lesson for children. Illustrations are by Crockett Johnson, the author's husband, who gave us the Harold and the Purple Crayon books.
Rating: 4
Summary: my first book from the library
Comment: About 55 years ago, The Carrot Seed was the first book that I checked out from the local library. I loved it then and I still respect it for its clarity and simplicity. Every child should read it or have it read to him or her--many times. Then the child should proceed onto others by the same author and on to a life of loving books and the library.
Rating: 4
Summary: Sweet without being overwhelming
Comment: When the New York Public Library announced its "100 Children's Picture Books Everyone Should Know" for 2003, I had never heard of "The Carrot Seed". It isn't as if the author and illustrator are unknown. After all, illustrator Crockett Johnson welded the pen that created "Harold's Purple Crayon". Yet the book recommended on this list is certainly one of his lesser known titles.
"The Carrot Seed" is a simple story of a boy and his burgeoning carrot. Informed by his family members, one by one, that his carrot will not grow and that any actions to help it are useless, he ignores them bravely. Initially when I looked at this book I was certain that its protagonist sported a yarmulke. This is not the case. I believe it is more of a jaunty cap. The book itself is very straightforward, with accompanying pictures of relative simplicity. Additionally, the payoff at the end is sweet and funny, but not particularly unexpected. You're not going to find any real surprises in this book and, admittedly, I'm a little amazed that it's so well remembered. Much of its popularity stems, I'm sure, from the lesson learned. This is a book about the benefits of perseverance. If that's your cup of tea, so be it. But if you'd like to delve into some of Crockett's better works, check out "Harold's Purple Crayon" or his little known (but lovely) comic strip "Barnaby".
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Title: Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business by Esphyr Slobodkina ISBN: 0064431436 Publisher: HarperTrophy Pub. Date: 31 October, 1987 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats ISBN: 0670867330 Publisher: Viking Childrens Books Pub. Date: January, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Harold and the Purple Crayon 50th Anniversary Edition by Crockett Johnson ISBN: 0064430227 Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books Pub. Date: 20 May, 1981 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey ISBN: 014050169X Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: September, 1976 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Ask Mr. Bear by Marjorie Flack ISBN: 0020430906 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 August, 1971 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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