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.
$6.99
Ruth Krauss, 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.