Rooter Remembers: A Carrotville Adventure

by Joanne Oppenheim

When Rooter Rabbit lies to his family about eating a carrot pot pie, he learns an important lesson about telling the truth

32 pages, Hardcover

First published July 1, 1991

Reviews

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poor Rooter--he is suspected of having eaten one of the carrot pies Mama baked for the family's planned picnic. He's guilty, but tries to lie his way out of it. Mama brilliantly comes up with consequences for each of his stories that are much worse than just admitting to eating the pie. When he says a pig stole it, she says he has to be scrubbed with a nasty soap to get the pig's dirt off him. When he changes the thief to a dog, she says she'll have to dust him with flea powder. Then he comes up with a fox, which Mama counters by saying that since there's a fox in the neighborhood, the picnic will have to be cancelled. Finally Rooter feels so bad he admits his deed, and, when the picnic plans resume, ends up nibbling clover while the rest of the family enjoys the remaining pies. Perfect! Lynn Munsinger's illustrations show all the characters' feelings beautifully, too, extending the text nicely. If you're reading it aloud, just skip the last page and start your own discussion of the lesson.