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.
Joy Court
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Oh, Carrots! Synopsis
From the award-winning creator of I Love Books comes a humorous and heartfelt tale about the value of kindness and the magic of making new friends. Oh, Carrots! is the perfect choice for young children as they begin to navigate their first friendships. Mr Rabbit lives alone, and do you know what? He likes it! He enjoys peaceful moments spent reading, drinking cups of tea, and gardening - but sometimes it can get a little too quiet . . .Luckily, Spring has arrived, and that means Mr Rabbit can plant his favourite vegetable - carrots! With some love, sunshine, and a little bit of singing, the carrots begin to grow. But one day, Mr Rabbit spots something unusual - a wiggling carrot top! He pulls and pulls, and out pops a walking, talking carrot. Carrot only wants to be Mr Rabbit's friend, but Mr Rabbit just wants to be left alone! From leaving soil all over the sofa to rummaging through Mr Rabbit's books, Carrot's mischievous antics leave the solitary rabbit feeling a bit irritated. Yet, as the day unfolds, Mr Rabbit finds himself starting to enjoy the company. He's so used to being all alone that he's never even considered having a friend. Maybe now is the perfect time for that to change.
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9781836005018 |
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5th March 2026 |
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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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Paperback |
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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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