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Too Many Carrots
The bestselling picture book that Publisher's Weekly calls "simultaneously sassy and sweet." Rabbit loves carrots and that's a big problem! In this phenomenal bestseller, Rabbit loves carrots a little too much. In fact, his carrots are crowding him out of his cozy burrow. When his friends offer to help, they're just asking for trouble, a lot of trouble! This charming and lovingly illustrated children's book, by acclaimed author Katy Hudson (A Loud Winter's Nap and Bear and Duck), shows how friendships get us over the rough spots in life, even if the going gets a little bumpy. Too Many Carrots is the perfect springtime, Eastertime, and anytime gift.
32 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 2016
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April 6, 2017
My latest gift for my two-year-0ld budding bookworm grandson passed the kid test when he wanted me to read it over and over, several times a day. It is a charming story with colorful illustrations and some important messages, most especially about friendship and sharing. Rabbit is a great hoarder of carrots and soon his collection fills his home to the brim and he has nowhere to sleep. His friends offer their homes but Rabbit always wants to bring his carrots along and creates havoc for everyone until he finally gets the message. Already at two, my grandson knows, "There's no place like home!"
February 14, 2018
Two five star reads in one night :) These types of books are great, they hold a youngster's attention, they have a moral message, told with a funny story.
Little Rabbit loves his carrots so much that he had way too many and had nowhere to sleep! He was overrun with carrots! His friends came along and tried to help, but the carrots kept getting in the way.
Rabbit and friends have to solve this problem, and be patient with funny old Rabbit along the way!
Dorine, my friend here on GR has added a lot of kids books, I'm enjoying this cross-continent book idea exchange - especially when I can find them at my public library very easily!
Little Rabbit loves his carrots so much that he had way too many and had nowhere to sleep! He was overrun with carrots! His friends came along and tried to help, but the carrots kept getting in the way.
Rabbit and friends have to solve this problem, and be patient with funny old Rabbit along the way!
Dorine, my friend here on GR has added a lot of kids books, I'm enjoying this cross-continent book idea exchange - especially when I can find them at my public library very easily!
December 29, 2017
My youngest granddaughter loves this book. We read it every time she comes to visit and often take it with us in the car. Gorgeous illustrations. This book is well loved.
February 22, 2025
Това е първата книжка, която прочетох сама и съм много горда!
October 18, 2020
Rabbit and I have a lot in common. The only problem is that we can't eat all my books.
February 16, 2023
belle histoire sur le partage et sur l’ouverture aux autres, bien drôle et j’ai hâte hâte hâte de la lire à mon Mini!
August 10, 2021
Too Many Carrots
This cubby bunny is adorable!
Cute book, love the illustrations!
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This cubby bunny is adorable!
Cute book, love the illustrations!
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November 20, 2021
Read for my toddler's bedtime. The bunny hoarded too many carrots and his house became full. No place to sleep. Along came a tortoise. He offered his place but both couldn't fit in his shell so they went to the bird. The three of them and some carrots tried to sleep on the nest on the branch but it broke. A beaver offered his home but the four of them and carrots couldn't fit in the house either... in the end rabbit realized what he had to do. Cute illustrations.
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July 12, 2020
An already rich monopolist continues accumulating wealth and destroying the natural world.
You can tell it's a children's book because the monopolist becomes a socialist, not because of regulation, or taxes, or law suits but by his own conscience. Charming despite the fantasy plot.
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You can tell it's a children's book because the monopolist becomes a socialist, not because of regulation, or taxes, or law suits but by his own conscience. Charming despite the fantasy plot.
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March 4, 2019
«Забагато моркви» - так не скаже жоден пристойний кролик, а герой книжки-картинки Кеті Гадсон саме такий!
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Тому, коли в його норі кількість соковитих коренеплодів перевищила здатність житла їх вмістити, Кролик вирішує скористатись пропозицією друга пожити у нього. А потім - ще однією. І ще. А все через те, що без моркви Кролик жити не звик - він тягне її до кожного друга додому, що, зрештою, обертається на катастрофу.
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У цій книзі є все, що потрібно малюкам: соковиті ілюстрації, кумедні тваринки, загострення сюжету і щасливий кінець. А ще - корисні життєві уроки без зайвого моралізаторства. Дитина легко зможе зрозуміти, де Кролик «дав маху», і як це може перегукуватись із її, дитини, повсякденням.
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Трохи старшим дітям та дорослим однозначно сподобається деталізація ілюстрацій. Так, наприклад, у норі Кролика є полиці з тематичними книжками, серед яких «Повне керівництво з вирощування моркви», «Смачні страви з моркви», «Ода моркві», «Поети про моркву», «Хроніки моркви», «Війна & морква». Також тут є місце нагородам «За найбільшу морквину світу», «Найкращому морквохруму», «Чемпіон з поїдання моркви» і крутий плакат «Зберігай спокій і їж моркву»!
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Навесні нам усім так не вистачає вітамінів і позитивних емоцій, а ця книжка здатна дати нам їх сповна! Ще й виявилось, що вона має продовження – «A Loud Winter’s Nap». Лишилось тільки дочекатись, коли вона вийде друком українською.
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Тому, коли в його норі кількість соковитих коренеплодів перевищила здатність житла їх вмістити, Кролик вирішує скористатись пропозицією друга пожити у нього. А потім - ще однією. І ще. А все через те, що без моркви Кролик жити не звик - він тягне її до кожного друга додому, що, зрештою, обертається на катастрофу.
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У цій книзі є все, що потрібно малюкам: соковиті ілюстрації, кумедні тваринки, загострення сюжету і щасливий кінець. А ще - корисні життєві уроки без зайвого моралізаторства. Дитина легко зможе зрозуміти, де Кролик «дав маху», і як це може перегукуватись із її, дитини, повсякденням.
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Трохи старшим дітям та дорослим однозначно сподобається деталізація ілюстрацій. Так, наприклад, у норі Кролика є полиці з тематичними книжками, серед яких «Повне керівництво з вирощування моркви», «Смачні страви з моркви», «Ода моркві», «Поети про моркву», «Хроніки моркви», «Війна & морква». Також тут є місце нагородам «За найбільшу морквину світу», «Найкращому морквохруму», «Чемпіон з поїдання моркви» і крутий плакат «Зберігай спокій і їж моркву»!
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Навесні нам усім так не вистачає вітамінів і позитивних емоцій, а ця книжка здатна дати нам їх сповна! Ще й виявилось, що вона має продовження – «A Loud Winter’s Nap». Лишилось тільки дочекатись, коли вона вийде друком українською.
December 23, 2015
Rabbit is a hoarder. He can't help himself. He hides carrots in his burrow until there's no more room for a rabbit to live there. Thankfully he has very good friends who offer to share their homes with him, but one by one their homes are destroyed in catastrophes related to Rabbit's absurd amount of carrots...
Only when all of them are homeless and frozen under the rain, Rabbit realizes that maybe he has the solution just in front of his eyes. Sharing his carrots and his burrow feels so good!
The story is really sweet and the illustrations are incredibly beautiful. All the characters are so cute you feel like touching the page.
I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
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Only when all of them are homeless and frozen under the rain, Rabbit realizes that maybe he has the solution just in front of his eyes. Sharing his carrots and his burrow feels so good!
The story is really sweet and the illustrations are incredibly beautiful. All the characters are so cute you feel like touching the page.
I received this copy from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Check out more children's book reviews in my Reviews in Chalk Blog!
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June 8, 2020“Too Many Carrots” is a stirring tale of class tension and systematic oppression of the masses; it takes this age-old archetype of literature, complete with all the standard symbolism, and gives it new life by disguising itself as a children’s picture book. In “Too Many Carrots,” Katy Hudson, (whose previous works include “Bear and Duck” and “A Loud Winter’s Nap”) has blended Marxist influences into an Orwellian setting.
The story begins with Rabbit, who has amassed so much wealth (carrots) he has run out of room in his mansion (multi-level burrow). The carrots are sprawled throughout his considerable land, they’re even piled onto his private rooftop botanical garden. “Me and all my terrible problems,” he thinks, and off he goes to find a solution.
Where did he get all these carrots? *How* did he get all these carrots? Why does one creature even need so many carrots? Such questions are never directly answered, but they loom large over the remainder of the book.
Rabbit approaches Tortoise first, with the idea to repurpose Tortoise’s home (shell) as a storage mechanism for his surplus carrots. Tortoise can do nothing to resist as more and more carrots are shoved inside with him, until finally the excess weight forces both animals and the vegetables to tumble down a hill. Tortoise, his shell now badly damaged, moves slower than ever before. Rabbit moves on, in search of a new plan.
He sees Bird. Rabbit’s mind is set on implementing what he claims is a unique disruption of the tree industry, and he drags himself and Tortoise and the carrots up to Bird’s nest, ignoring the tiny creature’s desperate protests. The branch snaps immediately. Rabbit pivots as if nothing has gone wrong, using the two others whose homes he has destroyed with his recklessness to guilt Squirrel into offering the inside of the tree as shelter for the three animals and the carotene-laden cargo. The animals all warn Rabbit about the possible consequences, but again he pushes forward. The tree implodes.
The group then notices Beaver. Rabbit hops at the chance to profit for himself through the exploitation of someone else’s innovation. Beaver lives in a spacious, elaborate dam made of many trees, but, as the skies open up and a storm begins, Rabbit soon ruins that home as well. Even the self-sufficient working class, those who are often immune to many of the problems of living on land, cannot escape Rabbit’s reign of destruction.
The animals trudge through the torrential downpour. Trees have been shattered, the river’s course has been forever altered, entire ecosystems are now devastated. The scope of the environmental catastrophe that lays in Rabbit’s wake is matched only by the ravaged lives of Tortoise, Bird, Squirrel, and Beaver. As they all near the end of the trail leading to the only remaining intact home in the area, Rabbit’s frustration is merely that he is back to square one -- with an ostentatious residence still not capable of holding his copious carrots.
The others stop, a glimmer of realization practically shining off the page. “Eat carrots?” they think. “Sure, but also eat the rich.”
The penultimate scene depicts the animals sitting in the burrow, with plenty of room for them to spread out following their nourishing indulgence. A look of satisfaction is on their faces. All except for Rabbit, who adept observers will notice has panic frozen into his unblinking eyes. He is propped against the inside wall of the den, a carrot cake partially obscuring his neck from the reader’s view. A closer look reveals a carrot made of icing decorated into the top of the cake, its orange tip pointed like an arrow at an area between Rabbit’s chin and his chest. This artistic choice makes clear that the publisher’s desire for this book to be shelved in the ‘Babies & Toddlers’ section of bookstores is the only thing keeping us from seeing the grisly effects of the guillotine.
The final page features all the animals, including Rabbit, asleep, nestled in a large bed. What is at first glance a bizarre, brutal conclusion is actually the author challenging the reader with a powerful reminder: one does not need to approve of each and every individual action of the revolutionaries in order to support their overall uprising against the forces of tyranny.
The allegories at the heart of this book, while plain to see, are necessary because billionaires -- the intended audience of this board book recommended for readers ages 3-5 -- need such overtness in order to grasp the story’s message.
The story begins with Rabbit, who has amassed so much wealth (carrots) he has run out of room in his mansion (multi-level burrow). The carrots are sprawled throughout his considerable land, they’re even piled onto his private rooftop botanical garden. “Me and all my terrible problems,” he thinks, and off he goes to find a solution.
Where did he get all these carrots? *How* did he get all these carrots? Why does one creature even need so many carrots? Such questions are never directly answered, but they loom large over the remainder of the book.
Rabbit approaches Tortoise first, with the idea to repurpose Tortoise’s home (shell) as a storage mechanism for his surplus carrots. Tortoise can do nothing to resist as more and more carrots are shoved inside with him, until finally the excess weight forces both animals and the vegetables to tumble down a hill. Tortoise, his shell now badly damaged, moves slower than ever before. Rabbit moves on, in search of a new plan.
He sees Bird. Rabbit’s mind is set on implementing what he claims is a unique disruption of the tree industry, and he drags himself and Tortoise and the carrots up to Bird’s nest, ignoring the tiny creature’s desperate protests. The branch snaps immediately. Rabbit pivots as if nothing has gone wrong, using the two others whose homes he has destroyed with his recklessness to guilt Squirrel into offering the inside of the tree as shelter for the three animals and the carotene-laden cargo. The animals all warn Rabbit about the possible consequences, but again he pushes forward. The tree implodes.
The group then notices Beaver. Rabbit hops at the chance to profit for himself through the exploitation of someone else’s innovation. Beaver lives in a spacious, elaborate dam made of many trees, but, as the skies open up and a storm begins, Rabbit soon ruins that home as well. Even the self-sufficient working class, those who are often immune to many of the problems of living on land, cannot escape Rabbit’s reign of destruction.
The animals trudge through the torrential downpour. Trees have been shattered, the river’s course has been forever altered, entire ecosystems are now devastated. The scope of the environmental catastrophe that lays in Rabbit’s wake is matched only by the ravaged lives of Tortoise, Bird, Squirrel, and Beaver. As they all near the end of the trail leading to the only remaining intact home in the area, Rabbit’s frustration is merely that he is back to square one -- with an ostentatious residence still not capable of holding his copious carrots.
The others stop, a glimmer of realization practically shining off the page. “Eat carrots?” they think. “Sure, but also eat the rich.”
The penultimate scene depicts the animals sitting in the burrow, with plenty of room for them to spread out following their nourishing indulgence. A look of satisfaction is on their faces. All except for Rabbit, who adept observers will notice has panic frozen into his unblinking eyes. He is propped against the inside wall of the den, a carrot cake partially obscuring his neck from the reader’s view. A closer look reveals a carrot made of icing decorated into the top of the cake, its orange tip pointed like an arrow at an area between Rabbit’s chin and his chest. This artistic choice makes clear that the publisher’s desire for this book to be shelved in the ‘Babies & Toddlers’ section of bookstores is the only thing keeping us from seeing the grisly effects of the guillotine.
The final page features all the animals, including Rabbit, asleep, nestled in a large bed. What is at first glance a bizarre, brutal conclusion is actually the author challenging the reader with a powerful reminder: one does not need to approve of each and every individual action of the revolutionaries in order to support their overall uprising against the forces of tyranny.
The allegories at the heart of this book, while plain to see, are necessary because billionaires -- the intended audience of this board book recommended for readers ages 3-5 -- need such overtness in order to grasp the story’s message.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 31, 2017
The artistry is great. The fact that this rabbit is an asshole who keeps destroying his home... it'll be an interesting lesson for kids and a good way to keep parents flabbergasted. Still cute though.
May 16, 2017
A solid and interesting picture book that my son liked just enough to keep the full three weeks from the library, but not want to read every night. I think I was a little too upset by the image of the busted turtle shell so I was glad to get it back to the library lol
February 25, 2021
Приятелството е безценно! Да споделяш с приятели е щастие!
February 18, 2021
Rabbit has so many carrots! He stores them in his burrow, but that means he has nowhere to sleep. So he goes in search of a new house. Unfortunately, he takes his carrots with him, and those veggies end up destroying the homes of all of his friends until, finally, everybody is homeless... except for Rabbit. Will he find a way to make up for his carrot-hoarding selfishness?
The pictures are quite cute, but I wasn't really a fan of the story. Rabbit's obsession with his carrots grew grating after a while. I also didn't like how Rabbit was shown climbing into Tortoise's shell. That's not how it works.
If you're a fan of Hudson's artwork, check this one out for the illustrations. But if you're looking for books about friendship and overcoming selfish tendencies, you might want to look elsewhere.
The pictures are quite cute, but I wasn't really a fan of the story. Rabbit's obsession with his carrots grew grating after a while. I also didn't like how Rabbit was shown climbing into Tortoise's shell. That's not how it works.
If you're a fan of Hudson's artwork, check this one out for the illustrations. But if you're looking for books about friendship and overcoming selfish tendencies, you might want to look elsewhere.
March 2, 2021
Мама ми каза да внимавам какво иска да каже автора. Ами приятелството е много ценно!
May 15, 2016
2.5 stars. I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
This was a really adorable, and colourful picture book, however I didn’t particularly like the rabbit (even though he looked really cute!).
I found the rabbit to have a big ego, only care about him and his carrots, not realizing until things really go wrong that what he does isn’t good. It took really long for him to finally realize it, and I just wanted to kick the rabbit and tell him to look around. That searching for a house is one thing, but to push all your “precious belongings” isn’t what you would want to do.
Sure, he gets better, but again, it took a long time. Too long for me.
The other animals were fun, though I don’t get why they didn’t get angry. I know Rabbit is their friend, but sorry, if my friend did all that to me? I wouldn’t be happy or amused or wanting to be with him for long.
The ending, luckily, has a good message and I was happy that it was added.
The illustrations are really colourful and they look really pretty. I like how the characters were drawn.
All in all, would I recommend this book? I am not entirely sure. It was a pretty nice book, had good moments, but the Rabbit really spoiled most of it.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
This was a really adorable, and colourful picture book, however I didn’t particularly like the rabbit (even though he looked really cute!).
I found the rabbit to have a big ego, only care about him and his carrots, not realizing until things really go wrong that what he does isn’t good. It took really long for him to finally realize it, and I just wanted to kick the rabbit and tell him to look around. That searching for a house is one thing, but to push all your “precious belongings” isn’t what you would want to do.
Sure, he gets better, but again, it took a long time. Too long for me.
The other animals were fun, though I don’t get why they didn’t get angry. I know Rabbit is their friend, but sorry, if my friend did all that to me? I wouldn’t be happy or amused or wanting to be with him for long.
The ending, luckily, has a good message and I was happy that it was added.
The illustrations are really colourful and they look really pretty. I like how the characters were drawn.
All in all, would I recommend this book? I am not entirely sure. It was a pretty nice book, had good moments, but the Rabbit really spoiled most of it.
Review first posted at http://twirlingbookprincess.com/
March 8, 2016
The illustrations in this book are gorgeous. That in itself is a huge reason to buy this book for your favorite children. On our first trip to the bookstore with our grandchildren, we each bought a book for reading time and this is the one I chose. One look at the illustrations and I was sold.
The story is very cute and our almost 6 year old and 7.5 year old granddaughters were animated by the story. Their mom was drawn to it when she came to pick them up and they read it again. It has a sweet sharing message.
I'm anxious to see how many times they want to read it next time they visit as this one is staying in grandma's reading box for when the grands are here again. :)
The story is very cute and our almost 6 year old and 7.5 year old granddaughters were animated by the story. Their mom was drawn to it when she came to pick them up and they read it again. It has a sweet sharing message.
I'm anxious to see how many times they want to read it next time they visit as this one is staying in grandma's reading box for when the grands are here again. :)
September 25, 2022
Read this today to a group of PreK thru Middle School students at my library. The children loved the illustrations and the story. The pacing was so fun and made it easy to keep their attention. The story problem and resolution were so fun. I heard the kids quoting the book afterwards as they wandered the library.
February 16, 2017
Terrific illustrations and the story has a nice message of sharing - a sweet book to read to a little one.
June 23, 2019
Hoarding is bad, kiddos, especially if it causes you to have to change living situations.
December 3, 2021
It was ok. It could've been better.
September 2, 2020
„Аз и другите” е нова поредица от картинни книги за деца на изд. „Клевър Бук”, която започва с хитовото заглавие „Ах, колко много моркови!” на илюстраторката Кейти Хъдсън. Чудните рисунки грабват малки и големи още от пръв поглед, но едва след като прочетете историята ще осъзнаете, че истинската сила на книжката е в нейното послание. Това, което започва като низ от шеговити ситуации, в които един луд по морковите заек не може да си намери място, скоро се превръща в поучителен сюжет за изкореняването на егоизма и щастието от споделянето. Прочетете ревюто на "Книжни Криле": https://knijnikrile.wordpress.com/202...
April 4, 2020
What a beautiful book! So colorful and amazing illustrations. Carrots are great, unless you have too many.. teaching sharing to young children.
Pretty, pretty, pretty!
Happy Reading
Pretty, pretty, pretty!
Happy Reading
July 24, 2021
This book was delightful and the artwork was wonderful!
I love the lesson told here about hoarding vs. sharing.
I love the lesson told here about hoarding vs. sharing.
December 12, 2023
Our current favourite, the kids love this one. Man that rabbit gets on my goat tho... I'm starting to get really pissed off by his attitude lol
October 10, 2025
Read this to my granddaughter.
January 9, 2023
Гарні ілюстрації і в принципі сюжет наводить на думку дітей, що треба думати про інших, а не тільки про себе, хоч і не зразу, бо бурхливі емоції відводяться не найважливіші змістовні моменти
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