LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
Although absolutely nothing to do with Easter; featuring bunnies, carrots and growing things makes this the perfect book for Spring projects at home or at school! But it is actually a beautiful fable about friendship.
Whilst we cannot literally grow our friends like Mr Rabbbit unwittingly and then deliberately does, his advice about the need to prepare your ground and show love patience, care and warmth is absolutely spot on.
The multiple award-winning author illustrator has created Mr Rabbit’s world in luscious watercolours, with the most delicate inked lines adding the quirky characterisation that she does so well. We see him settling down to a long, dark and boring winter with ‘a book and a cup of tea’ but ‘sometimes even Mr Rabbit started to feel lonely’. We see his excitement when it is finally time to plant the seeds of his favourite of all things – carrots. We follow his careful process 240 times but then he finds another, ‘ sorry I forgot you little friend’ and he tries to make up for that with extra loving attention. But he gets more than he bargained for when he pulls up a giant talking and walking carrot!
I love that Mr Rabbit uses ‘Oh, Carrots!’ as an increasingly panicky, but polite, expletive. The energy and disruption that carrot hilariously brings to Mr Rabbit’s life is just what he needs, and he is never bored and lonely again. A gentle and positive message wrapped up in a beautifully humorous story that will, I am sure, be a big hit with young readers.
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Oh, Carrots! Synopsis
From the award-winning creator of Flooded, Lost and I Love Books comes a humorous and heartfelt tale about how to grow a friend - the perfect purchase for young children as they navigate their first friendships.
Mr Rabbit lives alone. He enjoys reading, cups of tea and gardening. He doesn't mind his quiet life, but sometimes it gets a bit too quiet, which leaves him feeling lonely . . .
Luckily, spring has arrived, which means Mr Rabbit can plant his favourite vegetable: carrots! 240 seeds later, he's ready for a sit down and a hot drink - until he spots a forgotten seed in the bag. '"Where have you been hiding?!" He carefully plants it, vowing to give this tiny seed a little extra care, so it doesn't feel forgotten again. With love, water, singing and sunshine, the carrots start to grow . . . until, one day, Mr Rabbit spots a wiggling carrot top. He pulls and pulls - and out pops a walking, talking carrot. "Oh, Carrots!"
It soon emerges that all Carrot wants is to be Mr Rabbit's friend - but all Mr Rabbit wants is for Carrot to leave him in peace. From jumping on the sofa to rummaging through books, Carrot's mischievous antics leave Mr Rabbit feeling rather irritated. Yet, as the day progresses, he starts to enjoy himself a little more. He's been so used to being alone, he's never thought about having someone around - perhaps he could do with a friend.
This strikingly illustrated, engaging picture book celebrates the magic of making new friends and shows children how the best friends help us learn more about ourselves.
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9781836004998 |
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3rd April 2025 |
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Mariajo Ilustrajo |
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Mariajo Ilustrajo |
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Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
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Hardback |
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40 pages |
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About Mariajo Ilustrajo
Mariajo Ilustrajo is a multi-award-winning author-illustrator based in the UK. Her debut Flooded published in 2022 to widespread global acclaim: it was sold into 22 languages, won a score of prestigious literary prizes and received glowing international reviews. Her second book Lost (2023) was published to the same fanfare, with the brand new I Hate Love Books available now.
After 15 years working as an illustrator, she earned her master’s degree in Children's Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin University and chose to focus her career as a children's book illustrator/author.
Mariajo loves to cook and to draw, and fills dozens of sketchbooks with her daily scribbles. She lives with her partner, young daughter and their new puppy
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