The Turnip

by Walter de la Mare

Book Overview

A kind but poor farmer gains a fortune and his rich brother's envy when he grows an enormous turnip.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879239344
• ISBN13: 9780879239343
• Release Date: June 1992
• Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.0" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4

Customer Reviews

Highly recommended!

How many adults like Grimm brothers fairy tales? I got great enjoyment out of this retelling of an old favorite. This is the story of two brothers, one greedy and sneaky, and the other kind and penniless. As always in fairy tales, good triumphs over evil. Ages 8 and up.

Great story - great illustrations!

The story of The Turnip , or Giant Turnip, is a fun, classic fairytale. This version, as told by the poet Walter De la Mare, has an entertaining use of language. The story is about two brothers, one a "mean and merciless greedyguts" the other "as different from this as chalk from cheese." The two brothers, each in their own way, present a gift to the king. What shall be the outcome? Kevin Hawkes illustrations are humorous and cheerfully colorful. The the expressions on the faces of the brothers capture their personalites completely. The text is also interspersed with small pen and ink drawings. This book deserves a place in the library of every children's book reader and collector.