Teaching Mood and Tone with Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds
After scavenging the library and finding only mediocre food books, I approached the librarian and told her my assignment. She thought for a minute and then recommended Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds, a Caldecott honor award winner. As soon as I saw it, I knew it was the one I had so eagerly been looking for.
I was not at all disappointed. This book from cover to cover is filled with everything a good book should be.
"Jasper Rabbit had a passion for carrots" (Reynolds 1) as the first page states. He eats them all the time, but one day these carrots begin to follow him. Everywhere he turns, he sees carrots--creepy carrots.
"Jasper Rabbit had a passion for carrots" (Reynolds 1) as the first page states. He eats them all the time, but one day these carrots begin to follow him. Everywhere he turns, he sees carrots--creepy carrots.
The pictures beautifully convey the story and add so much more meaning to the text. The only color, besides black and white, throughout the whole book is orange. This color palette immediately sets the tone.
Though the first page talks about how much Jasper enjoys his free carrots, the color scheme has the foreboding feel that something creepy very soon is about to happen.
In another instance, when Jasper sees carrots, he turns around but then only sees other orange things like a dishcloth or a flower leading one to really think if these carrots are real or imaginary. The words say that Jasper was fine, but the picture shows he clearly is still very nervous.
Though the first page talks about how much Jasper enjoys his free carrots, the color scheme has the foreboding feel that something creepy very soon is about to happen.
In another instance, when Jasper sees carrots, he turns around but then only sees other orange things like a dishcloth or a flower leading one to really think if these carrots are real or imaginary. The words say that Jasper was fine, but the picture shows he clearly is still very nervous.
As much as I loved the book, the group of third graders that I read this too loved this book even more. They sat on the edge of their seats soaking in every word that I said, waiting eagerly for the next page.
I read it to my two apartmentmates, and they too really enjoyed the experience. I read it to my mom and she loved it.
I even read it to my carrots in the fridge, and they were so excited to see their cousins featured in a book. (Okay so the last one is completely and totally false, but you get the idea). So for these reasons and more (I could go on about this book), I would highly recommend this book for anyone who wants a good and funny story.
I read it to my two apartmentmates, and they too really enjoyed the experience. I read it to my mom and she loved it.
I even read it to my carrots in the fridge, and they were so excited to see their cousins featured in a book. (Okay so the last one is completely and totally false, but you get the idea). So for these reasons and more (I could go on about this book), I would highly recommend this book for anyone who wants a good and funny story.
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