Book Description
for The Gigantic Turnip by Alexei Tolstoy and Niamh Sharkey
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
When the farmer grows a turnip that’s so big, he’s not strong enough to pull it out of the ground, he has to enlist all of the farm animals to help. One by one, they add their might to an ever-growing conga line of harvesters until a tiny mouse who joins in provides just the right amount of needed muscle. Niamh Sharkey’s stylized drawings add zesty humor to the tale, a favorite for dramatic play among the preschool set. (Ages 3-6)
CCBC Choices 2000. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2000. Used with permission.