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Creepy Carrots!
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Nominee for Readers' Favorite Picture Books (2012)The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch in this clever picture book parable about a rabbit who fears his favorite treats are out to get him. Jasper Rabbit loves carrots—especially Crackenhopper Field carrots.
He eats them on the way to school.
He eats them going to Little League.
He eats them walking home.
Until the day the carrots start following him...or are they?
Celebrated artist Peter Brown’s stylish illustrations pair perfectly with Aaron Reynold’s text in this hilarious eBook with audio that shows it’s all fun and games…until you get too greedy.
He eats them on the way to school.
He eats them going to Little League.
He eats them walking home.
Until the day the carrots start following him...or are they?
Celebrated artist Peter Brown’s stylish illustrations pair perfectly with Aaron Reynold’s text in this hilarious eBook with audio that shows it’s all fun and games…until you get too greedy.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published August 21, 2012
About the author
Aaron Reynolds
66 books183 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.
Aaron Reynolds is a New York Times Bestselling Author of many highly acclaimed books for kids, including Dude!, Creepy Carrots!, Creepy Pair of Underwear!, Nerdy Birdy, and tons more. He frequently visits schools and his highly participatory presentations are a blast for kids and teachers alike. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife, two kids, four cats, and between three and ten fish, depending on the day.
(source: Amazon)
Aaron Reynolds is a New York Times Bestselling Author of many highly acclaimed books for kids, including Dude!, Creepy Carrots!, Creepy Pair of Underwear!, Nerdy Birdy, and tons more. He frequently visits schools and his highly participatory presentations are a blast for kids and teachers alike. He lives in the Chicago area with his wife, two kids, four cats, and between three and ten fish, depending on the day.
(source: Amazon)
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September 20, 2012
A children's librarian is half media specialist, half psychic. It isn't enough to have to know the books in your collection. You have to know what that pint-sized patron standing before you REALLY wants when they say they want "a scary book". For a while there I had this very persistent three-year-old who would beg me for scary fare and wait as I dutifully pulled picture book after picture book for him. After a while I'd begin to wonder what would happen if I actually gave him what he said he wanted. What if I'd handed him Alan Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark)? Would it have scarred him for life? Fortunately the shelves of your average children's room abound with titles that are "scary" enough for a small fry. The trick is to find something that manages to balance the funny and the frightening in equal measures, never overplaying its hand. Had Creepy Carrots! by Aaron Reynolds been available when I met that kid, it would have been the first thing I'd have pulled from the shelf. With pitch perfect illustration by the increasingly talented Peter Brown, this beautifully shaded creation is a great example of how to get the tone of a picture book exactly right. Strange and wonderful and weird in all the right places.
Jasper Rabbit. You average everyday hare. Jasper has a penchant for carrots. Stands to reason. He's a rabbit. Every day he plucks them from the Crackenhopper Field. Never has a care in the world either. But one day Jasper has a suspicion. Carrots in his tummy he understands, but carrots in his bathtub? In his bedroom? In the tool shed? Seems that Jasper is being stalked by vegetation. Without realizing it, Jasper Rabbit is crossed out of his everyday existence and into . . . the carrot zone.
Before we get into anything else, let's talk text. As difficult as it may be, I tried reading this book without paying attention to the accompanying illustrations (no small feat) to get a sense of what author Aaron Reynolds is doing here. What I discovered when I went through it on a word alone basis was that Reynolds has penned a really good readaloud. There's a great inherent drama to lines like, "Jasper was about to help himself to a victory snack.. when he heard it. The soft... sinister.. tunktunktunk of carrots creeping. He turned... but there was nothing there." This passage is just begging to be read aloud with Vincent Price-esque cadences. The inherent ridiculousness of creeping carrots being scary is paired with the rather effective "tunktunktunk" sound. It reminded me of the sound of the dead son in that old short story The Monkey's Paw. It speaks of unnatural slowness, always creepy to kids who move at lightning speeds themselves. Reading this book you hit that dichotomy of potentially frightening and potentially funny over and over until, at last, you reach the end. The book's finale is one of those twist endings that some kids will get while others just enjoy the visuals. I love a picture book with a good twist, and so do child audiences. Particularly when they don't see where the story is going.
It's interesting that though Reynolds has specialized in child lit noir for years (his Joey Fly Private Eye comic books practically typify the genre) there's nothing ostensibly noir-ish about the text for Creepy Carrots! Just the same, Peter Brown saw something atmospheric there to be plundered. The decision was the right one and Brown cleverly culled from not a single noir source but from many. There are hints of Hitchcock, Wells, Twilight Zone, and other influences (Vertigo being the most direct reference of them all). The result is a picture of psychosis running rampant. Kids are naturally afraid that there might be monsters under their beds, so they understand paranoia. Only a few books think to take advantage of that fact. Meet one of the few.
Atmospheric black and white, when done right, yields picture book gold. Think about the Caldecott Honor winner The Spider and the Fly as illustrated in a 1920s movie house style by Tony DiTerlizzi. Brown's work isn't wholly black and white, of course. He allows himself a single color: orange. This is a deep dark orange though. One that goes rather well with the man's copious shading. Previous Brown books like The Curious Garden had fun with the borders, filling them with creeping smog around the edges. In Creepy Carrots! the borders now teem with encroaching darkness. Each picture is enclosed in a black border that seeps a foglike substance into the images. It's like watching a television show or a movie where you know something's gonna get the hero sometime. You just don't know when.
Fair play to Brown with his carrots too. As you can see from the cover alone, he takes care to make them funny and scary all at once. They have a random smattering of gappy teeth like jack-o-lanterns, crossed eyes, and a variety of tops. They're like The Three Stooges in vegetable form, only more intimidating. Brown also makes the rather interesting decision to give much of this book a cutout feel. His style consists of drawing in pencil on paper and then digitally composing and coloring his images. The result is that he can give his scenes some real depth. That first shot of Jasper sitting merrily amongst the carrots really makes it look as if he's cut out from the scene, nearer the audience, much like the tufts of the trees behind him. And finally there's Jasper himself. You'd think the book would just feature the regular emotions like happy and frightened, but Brown does a lot more than that. The scene where Jasper laughs at himself for being so ridiculous to think that the carrots were following him is a triumph of mixed emotions. Worried eyes, smiling mouth, uncertain eyebrows, and hubris-filled ears. Beautiful stuff.
Though it has absolutely nothing to do with Halloween, thanks to its black, white, and orange palette (to say nothing of its subject matter) expect to see this book read aloud in many a Halloween storytime for years and years to come. There are worse fates. I would simply remind everybody that scary books aren't seasonal. That kid who requested them of me asked me for them month after month, never tiring of what I put before him. Kids love to be scared within the safety of their parents' arms. Happy endings and gorgeous art are just a nice plus at that point. More fun than it deserves to be and thrilling to the core, expect to be asked to read this one over and over again and to willingly acquiesce so that you can pick out more details on a second, third, fortieth reading. A masterpiece of the scary/funny balance.
For ages 4-8.
Jasper Rabbit. You average everyday hare. Jasper has a penchant for carrots. Stands to reason. He's a rabbit. Every day he plucks them from the Crackenhopper Field. Never has a care in the world either. But one day Jasper has a suspicion. Carrots in his tummy he understands, but carrots in his bathtub? In his bedroom? In the tool shed? Seems that Jasper is being stalked by vegetation. Without realizing it, Jasper Rabbit is crossed out of his everyday existence and into . . . the carrot zone.
Before we get into anything else, let's talk text. As difficult as it may be, I tried reading this book without paying attention to the accompanying illustrations (no small feat) to get a sense of what author Aaron Reynolds is doing here. What I discovered when I went through it on a word alone basis was that Reynolds has penned a really good readaloud. There's a great inherent drama to lines like, "Jasper was about to help himself to a victory snack.. when he heard it. The soft... sinister.. tunktunktunk of carrots creeping. He turned... but there was nothing there." This passage is just begging to be read aloud with Vincent Price-esque cadences. The inherent ridiculousness of creeping carrots being scary is paired with the rather effective "tunktunktunk" sound. It reminded me of the sound of the dead son in that old short story The Monkey's Paw. It speaks of unnatural slowness, always creepy to kids who move at lightning speeds themselves. Reading this book you hit that dichotomy of potentially frightening and potentially funny over and over until, at last, you reach the end. The book's finale is one of those twist endings that some kids will get while others just enjoy the visuals. I love a picture book with a good twist, and so do child audiences. Particularly when they don't see where the story is going.
It's interesting that though Reynolds has specialized in child lit noir for years (his Joey Fly Private Eye comic books practically typify the genre) there's nothing ostensibly noir-ish about the text for Creepy Carrots! Just the same, Peter Brown saw something atmospheric there to be plundered. The decision was the right one and Brown cleverly culled from not a single noir source but from many. There are hints of Hitchcock, Wells, Twilight Zone, and other influences (Vertigo being the most direct reference of them all). The result is a picture of psychosis running rampant. Kids are naturally afraid that there might be monsters under their beds, so they understand paranoia. Only a few books think to take advantage of that fact. Meet one of the few.
Atmospheric black and white, when done right, yields picture book gold. Think about the Caldecott Honor winner The Spider and the Fly as illustrated in a 1920s movie house style by Tony DiTerlizzi. Brown's work isn't wholly black and white, of course. He allows himself a single color: orange. This is a deep dark orange though. One that goes rather well with the man's copious shading. Previous Brown books like The Curious Garden had fun with the borders, filling them with creeping smog around the edges. In Creepy Carrots! the borders now teem with encroaching darkness. Each picture is enclosed in a black border that seeps a foglike substance into the images. It's like watching a television show or a movie where you know something's gonna get the hero sometime. You just don't know when.
Fair play to Brown with his carrots too. As you can see from the cover alone, he takes care to make them funny and scary all at once. They have a random smattering of gappy teeth like jack-o-lanterns, crossed eyes, and a variety of tops. They're like The Three Stooges in vegetable form, only more intimidating. Brown also makes the rather interesting decision to give much of this book a cutout feel. His style consists of drawing in pencil on paper and then digitally composing and coloring his images. The result is that he can give his scenes some real depth. That first shot of Jasper sitting merrily amongst the carrots really makes it look as if he's cut out from the scene, nearer the audience, much like the tufts of the trees behind him. And finally there's Jasper himself. You'd think the book would just feature the regular emotions like happy and frightened, but Brown does a lot more than that. The scene where Jasper laughs at himself for being so ridiculous to think that the carrots were following him is a triumph of mixed emotions. Worried eyes, smiling mouth, uncertain eyebrows, and hubris-filled ears. Beautiful stuff.
Though it has absolutely nothing to do with Halloween, thanks to its black, white, and orange palette (to say nothing of its subject matter) expect to see this book read aloud in many a Halloween storytime for years and years to come. There are worse fates. I would simply remind everybody that scary books aren't seasonal. That kid who requested them of me asked me for them month after month, never tiring of what I put before him. Kids love to be scared within the safety of their parents' arms. Happy endings and gorgeous art are just a nice plus at that point. More fun than it deserves to be and thrilling to the core, expect to be asked to read this one over and over again and to willingly acquiesce so that you can pick out more details on a second, third, fortieth reading. A masterpiece of the scary/funny balance.
For ages 4-8.
December 10, 2019
Sometimes too much of a good thing can be a bad thing: carrots in this case. Jasper gets creative and finds a way to put the situation of the creepy carrots back in his control. Just scary enough for younger children, the illustrations really help make this story. Has potential to be a lesson in not letting fear get the best of you.
November 13, 2015
Plot : To be honest, my pupils weren't completely engrossed by the story : Jasper the rabbit, who looooves eating carrots, starts noticing that he is stalked by... creepy carrots. Of course as usual with this kind of storyline, nobody believes him and his stalkers disappear as soon as he turns...
MWAHAHAHAHAHA. Quite fun, but not that original. This being said, the twist in the end is really funny^^
Art : I have to agree with my pupils on this : the pictures are wonderful and earn some good points. More of this, please!
PS. Apparently, to repeat CREEPY CARROTS! CREEPY CARROTS! is something children loves doing. *shrugs*
May 27, 2024
اگه هویجها رو بخوری، شاید بیان دنبالت که ازت انتقام بگیرن
جسپر که یک خرگوشه، هر روز تو راه مدرسه میره و هویجها رو از زمین در میاره و میخوره. حالا هرجا رو نگاه میکنه، هویجهای ترسناکی دنبالش هستند
ترکیب رنگی تصویرها که سیاه و سفید و نارنجیه رو خیلی دوست داشتم. اینکه هویجها همزمان هم بامزن و هم ترسناکن هم خیلی جالبه
کتاب رو میتونید از اینجا دانلود کنید
Maede's Books
۱۴۰۳/۳/۷
جسپر که یک خرگوشه، هر روز تو راه مدرسه میره و هویجها رو از زمین در میاره و میخوره. حالا هرجا رو نگاه میکنه، هویجهای ترسناکی دنبالش هستند
ترکیب رنگی تصویرها که سیاه و سفید و نارنجیه رو خیلی دوست داشتم. اینکه هویجها همزمان هم بامزن و هم ترسناکن هم خیلی جالبه
کتاب رو میتونید از اینجا دانلود کنید
Maede's Books
۱۴۰۳/۳/۷
October 30, 2017
Much Joy and Fun was had with this book. Don't overeat your carrots. They will come after you.
The kids enjoyed this book. The art is fantastic and there is a little bit of creepy.
Works well in the Holiday Season.
The kids enjoyed this book. The art is fantastic and there is a little bit of creepy.
Works well in the Holiday Season.
May 2, 2022
Jasper loves carrots and he always pulls some carrots out of their patch on the way to school and the practice and everywhere else. Until he starts to get followed by the carrots everywhere but his parents reassure him that there's no such thing as creepy carrots but Jasper knew that the creepy carrots were real as he could see them everywhere. He comes up with a plan and makes a patch for the carrots in the hope that the carrots will stay in the patch and not follow him everywhere. Little did he know that it was the carrots' plan all along.
A fun and spooky read that also teaches about planting and looking after the plants.
4 stars
A fun and spooky read that also teaches about planting and looking after the plants.
4 stars
June 2, 2024
منکه ترسیدم و دیگه لب به هویج نمیزنم :/
May 31, 2023
Although I usually do not tend to all that much appreciate creepily illustrated picture books, I have quite enjoyed if not even loved Aaron Reynolds' Creepy Carrots, as both the author's presented narrative and Peter Brown's accompanying illustrations are just potentially uncanny enough to be a tiny bit but not overly and exaggeratingly frightening. And yes, indeed, for those of us who tend to like irony and also have a rather warped and perverse sense of humour, Creepy Carrots is truly absolutely delicious (and yes, a pun is most definitely intended here), as I for one totally howled with laughter at the ending, at how the carrots have actively gotten ultra consumer Jasper Rabbit to build an enclosure, not only sealing the carrots off from being able to leave Crackenhopper Field (and stalking Jasper), but more importantly and necessary for the carrots, to keep Jasper Rabbit and his grasping hands and chomping teeth away from them on a permanent basis.
Now as to Peter Brown's Caldecott Honour winning accompanying illustrations, I really have ended up very much and massively enjoying them, and no, I did not really ever find the illustrations all that potentially uncanny (for instead of finding Brown's pictures problematic in any manner, I have found them both expressive and fun, and I was and remain pleasantly in awe at how much minute detail can be so gloriously expressed with just shades of black, white, grey and of course, carrot orange). And with regard to a potential creep-out factor, in many ways, Jasper Rabbit with his buck toothed open mouth and constant grasping and consumption of carrots, carrots and ever more carrots actually and indeed has felt considerably more uncanny and weird to and for me than the carrots, than the "creepy and stalking" carrots (for considering how often Jasper consumes carrots and how regularly he overindulges in carrots, how often he basically ransacks Crackenhopper Field, I certainly have found myself generally and heartily cheering for the carrots).
Creepy Carrots is perfect for Halloween (especially as a read aloud for sensitive children who might find more intensely gruesome picture books a bit too much to handle), but it is also, in my opinion, a fun and entertaining cautionary tale against overconsumption (with the necessary caveat, of course, that some children might well and slyly attempt to use Creepy Carrots as a readymade excuse to refuse to eat their vegetables).
Now as to Peter Brown's Caldecott Honour winning accompanying illustrations, I really have ended up very much and massively enjoying them, and no, I did not really ever find the illustrations all that potentially uncanny (for instead of finding Brown's pictures problematic in any manner, I have found them both expressive and fun, and I was and remain pleasantly in awe at how much minute detail can be so gloriously expressed with just shades of black, white, grey and of course, carrot orange). And with regard to a potential creep-out factor, in many ways, Jasper Rabbit with his buck toothed open mouth and constant grasping and consumption of carrots, carrots and ever more carrots actually and indeed has felt considerably more uncanny and weird to and for me than the carrots, than the "creepy and stalking" carrots (for considering how often Jasper consumes carrots and how regularly he overindulges in carrots, how often he basically ransacks Crackenhopper Field, I certainly have found myself generally and heartily cheering for the carrots).
Creepy Carrots is perfect for Halloween (especially as a read aloud for sensitive children who might find more intensely gruesome picture books a bit too much to handle), but it is also, in my opinion, a fun and entertaining cautionary tale against overconsumption (with the necessary caveat, of course, that some children might well and slyly attempt to use Creepy Carrots as a readymade excuse to refuse to eat their vegetables).
November 22, 2020
Falling squarely in the "vegetables have feelings" camp is this twisted tale of (mild) horror about a rabbit and his veggie victims. Jasper Rabbit loves to eat carrots... but do those carrots love to be eaten? Apparently not, because one day he starts to notice that they're... well, stalking him. But those carrots are wily, and nobody believes Jasper when he says they're out to get him. What's a hungry rabbit to do?
This is a cute book that would be fun at any time of year, but especially at Halloween when readers are looking for something a bit creepy. The black-and-white illustrations with just a few touches of orange give the book an old-fashioned feel that's reminiscent of a particular old TV show.
Overall, this is an amusing story. Check it out if you're looking for something fun and a bit creepy (but not too scary).
Quotable moment:
This is a cute book that would be fun at any time of year, but especially at Halloween when readers are looking for something a bit creepy. The black-and-white illustrations with just a few touches of orange give the book an old-fashioned feel that's reminiscent of a particular old TV show.
Overall, this is an amusing story. Check it out if you're looking for something fun and a bit creepy (but not too scary).
Quotable moment:
November 25, 2020
Jasper loves carrots and he always pulls some carrots out of their patch on the way to school and the practice and everywhere else. Until he starts to get followed by the carrots everywhere but his parents reassure him that there's no such thing as creepy carrots but Jasper knew that the creepy carrots were real as he could see them everywhere. He comes up with a plan and makes a patch for the carrots in the hope that the carrots will stay in the patch and not follow him everywhere. Little did he know that it was the carrots' plan all along.
This was a super fun way to get kids to plant things and look after the plants I guess.
4 stars
This was a super fun way to get kids to plant things and look after the plants I guess.
4 stars
July 27, 2024
بابا این چه طرز تصویر و داستان سازیه؟
بعد میگن کتابهای کودک عجیب نشدن برا سطح خودشونن.
بعد میگن کتابهای کودک عجیب نشدن برا سطح خودشونن.
August 18, 2012
Creepy Carrots! are a tasty treat
What is the scariest vegetable of all time? Broccoli? Rutabaga? Black olives, perhaps? Kids have been debating this question for centuries. If you asked Jasper Rabbit, however, he would tell you that you’re barking up the wrong produce aisle. Everyone knows that the scariest vegetable of all time is any vegetable that follows you home.
At least everyone knows this who has read Creepy Carrots!, a brilliant new picture book by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown.
Creepy Carrots! chronicles the harrowing journey of Jasper Rabbit, a young bunny whose greed for carrots proves to be his own undoing. Jasper loves carrots. He can’t get enough of them, especially the ones from Crackenhopper field. But one day, as Jasper is about to help himself to another snack, he hears it – “The soft . . . sinister . . . tunktunktunk of carrots creeping.”
From there it goes from bad to worse. Paranoid Jasper sees the creeping carrots everywhere: in his bathtub, in the garden shed and even in his bedroom at night. Or does he? Every time a grown up enters the picture it seems that Jasper is just suffering from an overactive imagination. There’s nothing to be worried about or so it seems.
Is Jasper crazy or are the vegetables really out to get him? That is the sheer joy of reading Creepy Carrots! It keeps you guessing until the very satisfying end.
Reynolds’ tight text coupled with Brown’s ominous black and white (and orange) drawings strike the perfect almost spooky tone for 4-8 year olds. It’s sure to entertain any kids who love a little moody mystery in their picture books.
Brown’s illustrations of the carrots are certainly creepy, but probably not genuinely scary except to the most sensitive of younger kids. The exaggerated camera angles and shadowy drawings contrast nicely with the soft, cuddly images of Jasper, creating what feels like a tongue-in-cheek Twilight Zone for kids.
Speaking of which, fans of this book will also want to check out Peter Brown’s Vimeo video, the Creepy Carrots Zone, which chronicles the old movies and TV shows Brown watched to nail the right look for Jasper’s tale.
Guess what, Peter? It worked. Not only is this book a blast, but it would make a great read for parents who want an entertaining excuse to talk about their child’s fears, greed or even the impact we have on the environment.
But for those who are simply looking for a playful story with cool visuals, Creepy Carrots! does not disappoint.
What is the scariest vegetable of all time? Broccoli? Rutabaga? Black olives, perhaps? Kids have been debating this question for centuries. If you asked Jasper Rabbit, however, he would tell you that you’re barking up the wrong produce aisle. Everyone knows that the scariest vegetable of all time is any vegetable that follows you home.
At least everyone knows this who has read Creepy Carrots!, a brilliant new picture book by Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown.
Creepy Carrots! chronicles the harrowing journey of Jasper Rabbit, a young bunny whose greed for carrots proves to be his own undoing. Jasper loves carrots. He can’t get enough of them, especially the ones from Crackenhopper field. But one day, as Jasper is about to help himself to another snack, he hears it – “The soft . . . sinister . . . tunktunktunk of carrots creeping.”
From there it goes from bad to worse. Paranoid Jasper sees the creeping carrots everywhere: in his bathtub, in the garden shed and even in his bedroom at night. Or does he? Every time a grown up enters the picture it seems that Jasper is just suffering from an overactive imagination. There’s nothing to be worried about or so it seems.
Is Jasper crazy or are the vegetables really out to get him? That is the sheer joy of reading Creepy Carrots! It keeps you guessing until the very satisfying end.
Reynolds’ tight text coupled with Brown’s ominous black and white (and orange) drawings strike the perfect almost spooky tone for 4-8 year olds. It’s sure to entertain any kids who love a little moody mystery in their picture books.
Brown’s illustrations of the carrots are certainly creepy, but probably not genuinely scary except to the most sensitive of younger kids. The exaggerated camera angles and shadowy drawings contrast nicely with the soft, cuddly images of Jasper, creating what feels like a tongue-in-cheek Twilight Zone for kids.
Speaking of which, fans of this book will also want to check out Peter Brown’s Vimeo video, the Creepy Carrots Zone, which chronicles the old movies and TV shows Brown watched to nail the right look for Jasper’s tale.
Guess what, Peter? It worked. Not only is this book a blast, but it would make a great read for parents who want an entertaining excuse to talk about their child’s fears, greed or even the impact we have on the environment.
But for those who are simply looking for a playful story with cool visuals, Creepy Carrots! does not disappoint.
August 22, 2023
This is a super cute story with just enough creepiness to it for tiny humans.
The illustrations are phenomenal!
I look forward to grabbing the other books in this series.
The illustrations are phenomenal!
I look forward to grabbing the other books in this series.
September 23, 2013
I read this library book to little 5 year old Abby. I thought it was hilarious but she didn't like it. Some of the ideas were way beyond a young child's level of knowledge and the creepy carrots kind of creeped her out. I don't know, perhaps this may be a book better suited for young boys or girls who like scary stories.
October 30, 2021
Featured in a grandma reads session.
Hilarious! Can't say much but will say coupla things about this kids picture book most like a Wes Anderson movie of any I've ever read. . .
1. Ending. . .both sides think they win
2. Carrots aren't wicked evil
3. Rolling with laughter happen
4. Kids wished for a soundtrack
Hilarious! Can't say much but will say coupla things about this kids picture book most like a Wes Anderson movie of any I've ever read. . .
1. Ending. . .both sides think they win
2. Carrots aren't wicked evil
3. Rolling with laughter happen
4. Kids wished for a soundtrack
October 18, 2018
The illustrations are the star of this book for me. I love the black/white with only the color orange making an appearance on each page. The story was okay--things aren't what they seem and there is nothing to be afraid of, etc.
December 28, 2023
بامزه بود. ولی پایانبندی من رو به این نتیجه میرسوند که:
ما از این داستان یاد میگیریم که انسان باید از گرسنگی بمیرد.
ما از این داستان یاد میگیریم که انسان باید از گرسنگی بمیرد.
April 20, 2020
I'm not really sure what the message to kids would be for this book: manipulate your enemies properly and you'll get what you want? Carrots don't like to be eaten? You need variety in your diet?
No matter, this book was so much fun! It's well-written, smart, ominous, and engaging. It's especially fun to read out loud, though I can't really put my finger on why.
I've only got it checked out from the library for 7 days, so I'm going to make the most of it, reading it to everyone trapped in the house with me. MWAH HA HA HA HA
No matter, this book was so much fun! It's well-written, smart, ominous, and engaging. It's especially fun to read out loud, though I can't really put my finger on why.
I've only got it checked out from the library for 7 days, so I'm going to make the most of it, reading it to everyone trapped in the house with me. MWAH HA HA HA HA
October 1, 2018
Hm. I hope the youngsters reading this know that it's satire, that there really aren't monsters in closet, that carrots are a good food.... But those concerns don't lower my rating. I think it's rather brilliant in its way, and I love the lesson about two sides to every story. I'm rounding down from 3.5 stars because I wanted just a bit more, maybe more details in the pictures, maybe a second small story in the pictures that doesn't show in the text, maybe more characters, maybe foreshadowing. Still, I bet this is popular, and deservedly so.
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Second read Dec. '17 So, psychological horror a la' The Yellow Wallpaper . In *almost* every picture, there's something innocent that is making Jasper think he's seeing creepy carrots... are they real, or not?
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Third read, for group, Oct '18. Still not crazy about it. But apparently it is popular; I had to wait on a hold for this!
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Second read Dec. '17 So, psychological horror a la' The Yellow Wallpaper . In *almost* every picture, there's something innocent that is making Jasper think he's seeing creepy carrots... are they real, or not?
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Third read, for group, Oct '18. Still not crazy about it. But apparently it is popular; I had to wait on a hold for this!
May 30, 2020
When carrots gang up to keep a boy from eating them, you get this book. I liked how it portrayed so well the feelings of a child having fears.
January 24, 2021
2.5 out of 5
Creepy Carrots! is a spooky and entertaining picturebook about a rabbit who may or may not be stalked by his favorite snack.
It's a cute story, but for some reason it failed to charm me. I don’t know, maybe the rabbits were too human for my liking...
Anyhow, the authors did a great job portraying childhood fears.
Also, I liked some interesting phrases:
And the twist at the end surprised me :)
The artwork in Creepy Carrots! is cute and clever, and it fits the story perfectly. I loved the pop of orange in the otherwise black-and-white illustrations, and the use of light is spectacular. Way to create a creepy atmosphere!
P.S. Check out this cool short video about Peter Brown's creative process.
Creepy Carrots! is a spooky and entertaining picturebook about a rabbit who may or may not be stalked by his favorite snack.
It's a cute story, but for some reason it failed to charm me. I don’t know, maybe the rabbits were too human for my liking...
Anyhow, the authors did a great job portraying childhood fears.
Also, I liked some interesting phrases:
“Later that night, as Jasper lay in bed, he heard it.
Breathing.
Terrible, carroty breathing.”
And the twist at the end surprised me :)
The artwork in Creepy Carrots! is cute and clever, and it fits the story perfectly. I loved the pop of orange in the otherwise black-and-white illustrations, and the use of light is spectacular. Way to create a creepy atmosphere!
P.S. Check out this cool short video about Peter Brown's creative process.
September 21, 2022
Omgsh these books. Creepy Carrots is the first book of three. All them have a quickly turned into a hit for both of my kids. We read each right now every night.
This is perfect for the spooky season. The premise is a tad bit scary but it's mostly just fun. The rabbit in this book keeps eating carrots in the carrot patch. Until.... he starts thinks he sees carrots everywhere following him. Everytime he calls his parents, it turns into an ordinary object. Like orange curtains or orange bottle. Finally he fences the carrot patch up, you find out that the carrots were haunting him to leave them alone and stop eating them.
The illustrations in this book is really well done. Everything is in black and white except for the color orange. My kids absolutely love it.
This is perfect for the spooky season. The premise is a tad bit scary but it's mostly just fun. The rabbit in this book keeps eating carrots in the carrot patch. Until.... he starts thinks he sees carrots everywhere following him. Everytime he calls his parents, it turns into an ordinary object. Like orange curtains or orange bottle. Finally he fences the carrot patch up, you find out that the carrots were haunting him to leave them alone and stop eating them.
The illustrations in this book is really well done. Everything is in black and white except for the color orange. My kids absolutely love it.
June 19, 2015
Alright class, I know all of you have a favorite snack. Who would like to share?
Great answers! Those sound yummy!
Today we are going to read Creepy Carrots. In this story Jasper Rabbit finds something scary about his favorite snack! I would like you guys to pay attention to the pictures and see if you can spot any of those creepy carrots that are hiding in the shadows from Jasper.
*turns off lights*
I want you all to notice our illustrator did not use much color in his illustrations, did he? That is because when it is dark out we don't see as much color. While I read the story I want you to think about how this may make Jasper see things differently.
-Prompt brief sharing of personal experience (favorite snack)
-Prompt the listeners to notice detail (hiding carrots)
-Draw attention to setting (turning off lights to make it a little darker)
-Draw attention to the illustrator's craft (use of color)
I thought that turning the lights down would be a fun add on, since this is supposed to be a sort of spooky story. Also, the illustrator's use of very few colors is pretty neat. I don't know if a a lot of young students would notice that on their own. I think that having the children keep an eye out for the carrots would help to keep their eyes glued to the book.
Great answers! Those sound yummy!
Today we are going to read Creepy Carrots. In this story Jasper Rabbit finds something scary about his favorite snack! I would like you guys to pay attention to the pictures and see if you can spot any of those creepy carrots that are hiding in the shadows from Jasper.
*turns off lights*
I want you all to notice our illustrator did not use much color in his illustrations, did he? That is because when it is dark out we don't see as much color. While I read the story I want you to think about how this may make Jasper see things differently.
-Prompt brief sharing of personal experience (favorite snack)
-Prompt the listeners to notice detail (hiding carrots)
-Draw attention to setting (turning off lights to make it a little darker)
-Draw attention to the illustrator's craft (use of color)
I thought that turning the lights down would be a fun add on, since this is supposed to be a sort of spooky story. Also, the illustrator's use of very few colors is pretty neat. I don't know if a a lot of young students would notice that on their own. I think that having the children keep an eye out for the carrots would help to keep their eyes glued to the book.
October 31, 2012
Creepy Carrots by Arron Reynolds, illustrated by Peter Brown
I am a person who has always avoided carrots. Not because I didn't like them, but because they are orange. I refused to eat orange food as a kid and it just became a habit. Recently I have started to eat carrots and actually enjoy them. But not as much as Jasper Rabbit in Creepy Carrots. Japser loves carrots so much that everything he passes through Crackenhpper Field he helps himself to carrots - big fat, crisp, free for the taking carrots. Then one day Jasper began to think the carrots were following (perhaps stalking?) him. Carrots???? Although this delightful picture book isn't a Halloween story per se, it is creepy and spooky enough to be read for a holiday filled with ghosts, goblins and other sinister creatures. Added to this mix are some excellent pencil and digitally colored mood-creating black, white, grey illustrations with a touch of orange for the carrots by Peter Brown and you have the perfect not-too-scary-I-didn't-see-that-ending-coming story for young readers age 4 to 8.
I am a person who has always avoided carrots. Not because I didn't like them, but because they are orange. I refused to eat orange food as a kid and it just became a habit. Recently I have started to eat carrots and actually enjoy them. But not as much as Jasper Rabbit in Creepy Carrots. Japser loves carrots so much that everything he passes through Crackenhpper Field he helps himself to carrots - big fat, crisp, free for the taking carrots. Then one day Jasper began to think the carrots were following (perhaps stalking?) him. Carrots???? Although this delightful picture book isn't a Halloween story per se, it is creepy and spooky enough to be read for a holiday filled with ghosts, goblins and other sinister creatures. Added to this mix are some excellent pencil and digitally colored mood-creating black, white, grey illustrations with a touch of orange for the carrots by Peter Brown and you have the perfect not-too-scary-I-didn't-see-that-ending-coming story for young readers age 4 to 8.
February 11, 2015
As a story, Creepy Carrots, is nothing spectacular but as a picture book it is phenomenal. If it weren't for the incredible illustrations this book would not be one to review. The colorful, yet dark and eerie images add so much depth and creativity to the story. The illustrator uses only the colors gray, black, white and orange to create his images. He also uses a lot of shading and shadows to set a certain tone and mood to the story.
Jasper rabbit feels that he is being followed by a bunch of unruly carrots and devises a plan to keep them contained. Much to his surprise, the carrots actually were manipulating him for their own protection. Creepy Carrots is a perfect book to read to young children in the Fall especially around Halloween. It was published in 2012 is a Caldecott Honor Book.
Jasper rabbit feels that he is being followed by a bunch of unruly carrots and devises a plan to keep them contained. Much to his surprise, the carrots actually were manipulating him for their own protection. Creepy Carrots is a perfect book to read to young children in the Fall especially around Halloween. It was published in 2012 is a Caldecott Honor Book.
February 6, 2013
The gag ending also involves a rapid shift in perspective. A whole pile of hints were stacked up to convince me that the boy was hallucinating, but... Glad Reynolds didn't go that direction. Just because the kid [has the munchies and] is paranoid doesn't mean no carrots are out to get him [a Colorado reading].
It was nice to see someone using value in b/w as such a clear tool in the illustrations. Each page punctuates the black with some orange, which is an unusual choice and interesting to look at.
It was nice to see someone using value in b/w as such a clear tool in the illustrations. Each page punctuates the black with some orange, which is an unusual choice and interesting to look at.
August 7, 2014
This was a huge hit at storytime. The kids were riveted and even talked about it for a couple of weeks afterwards. This was a little bit scary and pretty funny. The images were vivid and easy to understand and fi the story very well. There was a great twist at the end that had everyone laughing.
May 4, 2012
The ultimate rabbit nightmare! Great goofy fun.
December 18, 2014
What a fun kids book. My son and I have read this about 15 times each.
May 29, 2015
REVENGE OF THE HARASSED CARROTS.
RABBITS BEWARE.
RABBITS BEWARE.
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