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A Coney Tale
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SOLVED: Children's/YA > SOLVED. Children's Picture book about rabbits discovering that their giant tree is actually a carrot [s]

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message 1: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth | 13 comments I loved this book as a kid, but I can not for the life of me think of the title.
In the book, this town of rabbits (the book calls them conies) have this huge old tree in the middle of a park. One day, they chip some of the "tree" off and find out that it's orange and edible. The rabbits chip away at the "tree" and the book ends with the "tree" getting yanked up out of the ground completely, revelaing that it was actually a giant carrot.
I read this a lot as a kid, so around the early 2000's, probably around 2005ish.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!


message 2: by Kris (last edited Sep 29, 2020 01:32PM) (new)

Kris | 54944 comments Mod
Elizabeth, can you describe the illustrations - e.g., simple or detailed, realistic or cartoon-like, painted watercolors or bold graphics, bright or dark colors? Do they remind you of a similar illustrator or picture book author?


message 3: by Rainbowheart (new)

Rainbowheart | 28668 comments The Very Big Carrot sounds similar, but was pubbed too late.

I've never heard rabbits called "conies," but Google says it's a British term. Was the book British?


message 4: by Ayshe (new)

Ayshe | 4721 comments A Coney Tale seems likely?


message 5: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth | 13 comments A Coney Tale looks like it might be it... I'll double check and let you know!
As for the other questions, I'm not sure if the book was british, it might have been but I don't really remember.
The illustrations were fairly simple, but not really cartoony? I'm not really sure, my memory is kinda fuzzy, sorry!


message 6: by Elizabeth (new)

Elizabeth | 13 comments Yep! It was A Coney Tale! Thank you 😊😊


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