Download The Carrot Seed 75th Anniversary Rise and Shine Ruth Krauss Crockett Johnson 9780064432108 Books

Product details Age Range 4 - 8 years Grade Level Preschool - 3 Lexile Measure AD400L (What's this?) Series Rise and Shine Paperback 32 pages Publisher HarperCollins; 1 edition (December 28, 2004) Language English ISBN-10 9780064432108 ISBN-13 978-0064432108 ASIN 0064432106

The Carrot Seed 75th Anniversary Rise and Shine Ruth Krauss Crockett Johnson 9780064432108 Books Reviews

• I love this book. I am a big fan of Crocket Johnson's Harold and the Purple Crayon books. This one is much simpler and shorter, but has a great moral to it. My daughter likes the book. It is quite short and simple though, so definitely more appropriate for younger children.
• Contains an excellent message that speaks to the subconscious that all desires are possible if you hold the faith and ignore or dispel doubts of others. I first heard of this book from a Neville Goddard channel and gift it to friends who have babies or toddlers. Also this book is short for the caretaker who may be tired lol
• I remember this in song form from when I was a child, many many years ago. It's a great book to teach persistence in the face of doubt and discouragement. If you can find the tune for the song it is catchy and a good one for children to learn. The words are different than the book but they are a great companion. You can hear a part of the song at The Kiddie Rekord King. Click on Music Library. You will see several record covers in the middle of the page. Find #6 and click on it. It has a speaker to click on to hear about a minute of the song. I highly recommend this book as well.
• This is an adorable book with the sweetest story. I don't think I read this one as a kid but the drawings are done by the same illustrator as Harold and The Purple Crayon, which I loved as a kid. This book has simple graphics and bold colors, great for little ones. My 18 month old loves it and asks to read it many times a day.
• We were asked to include a children's book that meant a lot to us for a baby shower to be held next month. I asked my son what book he loved as a child and he said the only book he had that made an impact on him was The Carrot Seed. A timeless story of the virtue of patience with sweet, simple illustrations.
• I like that this simple tale teaches patience, faith and trust.
  I did not care for the doubt the parents raised and the lack of faith they display
  I retell the story to my prereaders as ‘they asked the boy, ‘When will your carrot grow?’” and the boy replies, ‘I don’t know, but I will wait and see’.
• This was used as illustration in a sermon & I can see why because it shows a child's trust and faith. Parents should read with child for teaching lesson.
• In his essay "Ruth Krauss and Me," author Maurice Sendak says "that perfect picture book, The Carrot Seed, the granddaddy of all picture books in America, a small revolution of a book that permanently transformed the face of children's book publishing. The Carrot Seed, with not a word or a picture out of place, is dramatic, vivid, precise, concise in every detail. It springs fresh from the real world of children."
  This is a timeless classic that has been known and loved by children and parents for years.
  A young boy is told by his parents, competition and his big brother that his carrot will not grow. After a long time of pulling weeds, watering and patience the carrot finally grows, and it is huge.
  The author Ruth Krauss was born in 1901 is also the author of A Hole Is To Dig; I'll Be You and You Be Me; Charlotte and the White Horse; and many other childrens classics.