It is a cute book about importance of teamwork. It is based on Russian folktale called " The Turnip". In this story, bunnies Daisy and Floyd are trying to harvest a huge carrot that grew in their garden. Without much success, they seek help from their friends and neighbors. But even after five more animals join in, the carrot will not leave the ground. Until a tiny mouse Lester offers to help. Others think he is too little; however, Lester's extra help does the trick and the enormous carrot finally gets pulled out! The illustrations to this book are bright and engaging, leaving a long-last memory of importance of helping others and importance of every member in a team effort. ( )

Kids love the idea of this super big carrot! ( )

This book has wonderful pictures and is all about teamwork. I really think children 3-10 would enjoy this.

This familiar folktale is depicted in detailed and vibrant illustrations. It is the timeless story of the last and smallest changing the outcome dramatically (like Jan Brett's The Mitten). The writing is repetitive and includes patterns which will draw young readers into a successful shared reading experience.

Two rabbits plant a garden and a giant carrot appears one day. They can't get it out alone and learn that through collaboration the carrot can be cultivated.

Reading this book I thought of my own garden and all the work that I put into it. It is not a lone effort however, my parents, niece, and I all work together to keep the garden in tip-top shape. This book uses repetition and the illustrations are amazing.

Because of the use of repetition this would be a good book for shared reading within my classroom. I would share the book with the students a few times and as they began to memorize it they would be able to read along with me. This would increase their confidence as readers and allow them to have fun as well. It would also be a good book to discuss the value of team work and what we as a class could do to be more helpful to one another. ( )