The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

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The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

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The Carrot Seed by Ruth Krauss

Celebrating its 75th anniversary, the beloved classic from legendary children's book creators Ruth Krauss and Crockett Johnson, now in a board book that's perfect for little hands

When a little boy plants a carrot seed, everyone tells him it won't grow. But when you are very young, there are some things that you just know, and the little boy knows that one day a carrot will come up. So he waters his seed, and pulls the weeds, and he waits.

This beloved classic celebrates patience, determination, and believing in yourself. First published in 1945 and never out of print, the timeless combination of Ruth Krauss's simple text and Crockett Johnson's eloquent illustrations creates a triumphant and deeply satisfying story for readers of all ages.

The sturdy board book pages make this edition of the beloved story perfect for babies and toddlers.

Ruth Krauss (1901-1993), a member of the experimental Writer's Laboratory at the Bank Street School in New York City in the 1940s, imaginatively used humor and invented words to create some of the very first books for children that highlighted a child's inner life. She collaborated with some of the greatest illustrators in children's literature, including Maurice Sendak and her husband, Crockett Johnson.


Marc Simont (1915-2013) illustrated nearly a hundred books. He won a Caldecott Honor in 1950 for illustrating Ruth Krauss's The Happy Day, and in 1957 he was awarded the Caldecott Medal for his pictures in A Tree Is Nice by Janice May Udry. He is the illustrator for The New York Review Children's Collection books The Wonderful O and The 13 Clocks.

SKU CIN0064432106A
ISBN 13 9780064432108
ISBN 10 0064432106
Title The Carrot Seed
Author Ruth Krauss
Condition Well Read
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published 2020-05-19
Number of pages 32
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note This is a used book. We do our best to provide good quality books for you to read, but there is no escaping the fact that it has been owned and read by someone else previously. Therefore it will show signs of wear and may be an ex library book