The Turnip

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In a rollicking, cumulative tale, a badger family and their friends Hedgie, Mr Ram and Vanya, the horse struggle to pull up a giant turnip A cocky rooster steps in and pulls, sending him into the air, holding onto the turnip No one knows that a mother bear in her underground den has kicked the turnip up through the soil to give the family room to sleep through the winter Once again Jan Brett brings an original twist to a favorite folktale Snow covers the farm in rural Russia as badgers and friends in old fashioned clothes, and bears marching through bright colored borders, send young readers laughing from page to page. New Download [ The Turnip ] Author [ Jan Brett ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr i just read the synopsis of this book posted above and oh my god why are you so spoilertown that s just crazy and it is NOT what is printed on the cover flap of the book i own so ignore that, unless you want the mystery of the giant turnip ROONED for you this is the first jan brett book i have read, but i m already kind of charmed i love the folksy quality of her artwork, which is appropriate as this is an adaptation of a russian folktale, but it seems to be her style in her other works as i just read the synopsis of this book posted above and oh my god why are you so spoilertown that s just crazy and it is NOT what is printed on the cover flap of the book i own so ignore that, unless you want the mystery of the giant turnip ROONED for you this is the first jan brett book i have read, but i m already kind of charmed i love the folksy quality of her artwork, which is appropriate as this is an adaptation of a russian folktale, but it seems to be her style in her other works as well the story is pretty simple and it has a familiar shape even if you ve never heard this particular tale before a seemingly impossible task is presented in this case, the removal of a gigantic turnip from underground , one by one, animals arrive bristling with confidence that they know how to solve the problem until one tiny creature manages what the strongest and b...This book is beautiful like you expect from Jan Brett Her art work has so many details and such beauty I felt the story in this one wasn t all that much too it A community spends the story trying to pull a giant turnip out of the ground It wasn t bad, there just wasn ...In a twist on this traditional Russian tale, Neo and I were able to end the day by reading this funny story about a giant turnip turning up in a vegetable garden When it is time to harvest, a young badger is unable to remove it, no matter how hard she tries Other family members, friends, and eventually passing folk try, unsuccessfully to uproot this giant vegetable It is only when a rooster tries that things seem to take a turn, but was there a bit of magic in his beak Read the book to find In a twist on this traditional Russian tale, Neo and I were able to end the day by reading this funny story about a giant turnip turning up in a vegetable garden When it is time to harvest, a young badger is unable to remove it, no matter how hard she tries Other family members, frien...I m still finishing up a few of the picture books I checked out at Christmas time This put a great big smile in my soul The artwork is bright and beautiful, and the animals are delightful in their old world costumes I loved the simultaneous story in the side panels I loved the sly, unstated moral Nephew will be getting a copy of this when he s big enough not to destroy it In the meantime, I may have to buy it for me But, yeah Don t read the blurb on Goodreads orit is totally spo I m still finishing up a few of the picture bo...On the way to the library, Veronica and I were talking about those fabulous Freymanm Elffers books, and the conversation morphed into foods we don t like, and turnip was raised So, yeah, when I saw a book on display that was actually named Turnip I had to chec...Too cuteI know I am supposed to LOOOVE everything Jan Brett does, but while I find her art beautiful, I ve always found it too fussy for children But we don t have many versions of this classic story, so I was glad she d decided to do it.Unfortunately, she s changed it from the classic story where a family works together to pick the giant turnip, to a cutesy thing where different animals try different methods The punchline, so to speak, where a tiny mouse or ant in some versions is the final creatur I know I am supposed to LOOOVE everything Jan Brett does, but while I find her art beautiful, I ve always found it too fussy for children But we don t have many versions of this classic story, so I was glad she d decided to do it.Unfortunately, she s changed it from the classic story where a family works together to pick the giant turnip, to a cutesy thing where different animals try different methods The punchline, so to speak, where a tiny mouse or ant in some versions is the final creature that helps harv...Story 5 starsIllustrations 4 starsPicture book re telling of the Russian folktale, with a couple additional layers added This is my favorite adaptation in terms of the text The enhancements serve to flesh out and invigorate this old tale.The illustrations are beautiful, but are embellished to the point of distraction The bears get lost in the side panels, and the rooster isn t prominent enough either, considering the importance of his role in the story The art is classic Jan Brett style, b Story 5 starsIllustrations 4 starsPicture book re telling of the Russian folktale, with a couple additional layers added This is my favorite adaptation in terms of the text The enhancements serve to flesh out and invigorate this old tale.The...Jan Brett is back with her classically beautiful illustrations with the retelling of the classic Russian folktale, The Turnip When a young badger finds an enormous turnip in her garden and cannot pull it up on her own, she enlists her family for help, plus oth...A retelling of the Russian folktale in which readers are introduced to what is occurring both above and below the surface and how each uniquely impacts the outcome of the story.Watercolor and gouache artwork The write up on the inside back flap of the book is well worth the read and...

The Turnip
  • English
  • 16 November 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 32 pages
  • 0399170707
  • Jan Brett
  • The Turnip