The Giant Carrot

This is the story of how hard work and effort pays off for Jack the gardener. Its repeated phrases will appeal to younger readers, as will the memorable characters and simple, pleasurable storyline.

Jack grows vegetables in his garden that are the biggest and best around. One day he decides to make carrot soup. But as he pulls at the biggest carrot, he finds that it just won’t move! Jack will need the assistance of all of his friends and neighbours if he’s going to get the carrot out.

This is a good book for sharing - young readers can follow the progress of Jack and his unruly carrot, and discover that sometimes, we all need a little help from our friends!