Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #100900 in Books
• Published on: 1993-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Board book
• 12 pages

Customer Reviews

Very Entertaining
This is an excellent book for young children illustrated by Crockett Johnson who is responsible for the brilliant (although much more sophisticated) Harold and the Purple Crayon books.

It is a wonderfully simple story about a young boy who plants a carrot seed and looks after it despite his mother, father and older brother telling him that it will not grow.

I have two boys aged 4 & 1 and my family love reading it together. The older boy loves playing his part, while the younger boy loves being part of the reading experience.

Excellent

Recommended for kids of all ages
"The Carrot Seed" is a highly recommended book and if your kids don't read it in school, then ask the teacher why? With the same magic as "Harold and the Purple Crayon", this book is a great way to start kids thinking and using their imagination. You can also use it to start a science experiment and let them watch their own carrot seed grow. If you have an older child at home as well as a younger child, the kids can do this together and they will have something to share.

...and don't forget the message!
For some reason, I forgot about this book... Lots of water under the bridge, a few grey hairs and a daughter later, this book comes back to me in the form of an Amazon recommendation. Something about the cover says to me I remember reading this book in the school library some 30+ years ago. "OK, let's try it out on my 4 year old", I think to myself... and a few days later I am reading a story with one of the most positive messages you can give a child to my own offspring. Upon finishing, I have a lump in my throat and my daughter a look of concentration in her eyes. I close the book, and I hear the magic words "Daddy, again..." - to which I gladly oblige. And I think, wouldn't it be nice if this message was given to all those stuck in a mid-life crises or in a routine they wish to flee. Believe it, nurture your dream, and show the world you can do it if you desire to do so - no matter what they say.

And, give the message to your children.