Carrot Tops and Cottontails

by Jan Mark, Tony Ross (Illustrator)

This is a tale of long ago, in the days when vegetables could talk. The story explains why nobody has ever heard a vegetable talk. The author has previously published "A Can of Worms" and "Finders, Losers". She has won many awards for her work, including the Library Association Carnegie in 1976.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Janet Marjorie Mark (1943-2006) was a British children's author and two time winner of the Carnegie Medal. She also taught art and English in Gravesend, Kent, was part of the faculty of Education at Oxford Polytechnic in the early 1980s and was a tutor and mentor to other writers before her death from meningitis-related septicaemia.

Meet the author:

What is your favourite animal?
The noble rat

What is your favourite boy’s name?
George

What is your favourite girl’s name?
Marjorie

What is your favourite food?
Pickled herring

What is your favourite music?
Klezmer

What is your favourite hobby?
Listening to music

Reviews

[Guilherme Semionato · Rating 3 out of 5]

Open Library.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

A story about when vegetables could talk. Some rude carrots offend their neighbours the rabbits and do not live to tell the tale. This is why vegetable don’t dare to speak anymore.

[Lprecht · Rating 5 out of 5]

The American title is "Silly Tales." Perfect for a quirky story time.

[Marc Travé · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Caleb]

“But no one speaks to vegetables, and vegetables do not speak at all. They dare not.”