![]() ![]() A masterpiece of the scary/funny balance. Strange and wonderful and weird in all the right places. “With pitch perfect illustration by the increasingly talented Peter Brown, this beautifully shaded creation is a great example of how to get the tone of a picture book exactly right. This age-appropriate horror story takes children’s fears seriously and then offers them an escape through genuine comic relief.”- School Library Journal “Brown’s panels–bordered in black, drawn in pencil, and digitally composed and colored–cleverly combine the mood of film noir with the low-tech look of early children’s television staging for an aesthetic that is atmospheric, but not overwhelming … Panels in varying sizes and multiple perspectives keep pace with Reynolds’s tongue-in-cheek narrative. ![]() “A spot-on parody of a paranoid thriller …”- Publishers Weekly, starred review I know some people don't like their vegetables but what if your vegetables didn't like you Jasper loves to eat his carrots but something. “Serve this superbly designed title to all who relish slightly scary stories.”- Kirkus Reviews, starred review Until the day the carrots start following him…or are they? Jasper Rabbit loves carrots-especially Crackenhopper Field carrots. ![]() The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch in this clever picture book parable about a rabbit who fears his favorite treats are out to get him. ![]()
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