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The Carrot Seed 60th Anniversary Edition

by Ruth Krauss

Paperback, 32 pages

Published by HarperCollins (1989-03-24)

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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 ...

First published in 1945 and never out of print, this 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.

One Potato Review

In which the establishment is represented by an entire family of naysayers, leaning diagonally onto the page with their respective discouragements. Still: “Every day the little boy pulled up the weeds around the seed and sprinkled the ground with water.” Originally published in 1945, this book remains a manual for original thinkers. 

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