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Creepy Carrots!
Creepy Carrots!: with audio recording | Aaron Reynolds
178 posts | 122 read | 18 to read
In this Caldecott Honorwinning picture book, The Twilight Zone comes to the carrot patch as a rabbit fears his favorite treats are out to get him. Includes audio! Jasper Rabbit loves carrotsespecially Crackenhopper Field carrots. He eats them on the way to school. He eats them going to Little League. He eats them walking home. Until the day the carrots start following him...or are they? Celebrated artist Peter Browns stylish illustrations pair perfectly with Aaron Reynolds text in this hilarious picture book that shows its all fun and gamesuntil you get too greedy.
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quirkyreader
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All of the different rainbow mixes I hope to put in.

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ellarebee
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Definitely Sikh literature, Goodreads. Definitely.

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BeckyWithTheGoodBooks
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Adorable spooky picture book that my kids love - especially since I‘ve perfected my rendering of “terrible, carroty breathing.” 😂 #scarathlondailyprompt #orange #teamslaughter

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WineAuntKK

Their creepy plan had worked. They were sure of it.

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WineAuntKK

Overall, hilarious book about a bunch of creepy carrot. Prefect to read in the fall for a little spooky fun.

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WineAuntKK
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Pickpick

2013 Caldecott Honor book published in 2012. Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds is a hilarious book about a bunny who has a passion for carrots and love to eat them all the time. Until something unfortunate happens. This is a great book to read for the fun and laughs that it provides.

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analesemarrison

This story would be a great piece to incorporate in the fall setting due to the ominous tone set throughout the book. This would also help the students work and improve on their predictability skills as well.

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analesemarrison

“Jasper was about to help himself to a victory snack... when he heard it. The soft... sinister... tunktunktunk of carrots creeping.“

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analesemarrison
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Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds was published in 2012. This book won the Caldecott Medal in 2013 as well. The author set an ominous tone that kept the reader guessing on if the carrots were really going after him and why the carrots would be flowing. Throughout the book, the reader tries to pinpoint where the carrots are. The illustrator uses the color grey to set the spooky tone and uses bright orange on a variety of objects as well.

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KamrynWaites

“The soft sinister…tunktunktunk of carrots creeping”

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KamrynWaites
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Creepy!

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KamrynWaites
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This book is was published in 2017 and won the Caldecott award. It‘s a fun story that is full of suspense! The images use dark coloring to creat an eerie effect. I think this book would be great around Halloween time and it also talks about problem solving.

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kierstenkaplan
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I thought this book was a great children‘s book! It had suspense, individuality, and lots of learning lessons. It looks very strange by the cover and title but it is one of those that you cannot judge by the cover! This is a fiction, award winning Caldecott in 2013, and it was published in 2012.

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kierstenkaplan

“As the sun finally set across Crackenhopper Field, Jasper Rabbit smiled”

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kierstenkaplan

Very suspenseful and great for Halloween time! Also, a very great book for learning about handling hard things

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Linsy
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102 picture books with my boys for #scarathlon2021! It's hard to pick a fav, but our new favorite of the year has to be Creepy Carrots! My 4-year-old is obsessed and now even my 2-year-old knows all the places to *gasp* by heart. It was a hit! Creepy Underpants is good as well, but doesn't quite capture my boys like the franken-carrots. 🥕😋

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quirkyreader
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Part of yesterday‘s harvest. Kaleidoscope Carrots.

GondorGirl Those are so cool! 2y
DivineDiana Beautiful! 2y
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quirkyreader
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Part of my Saturday fun. I put in 7 types of carrots.

Darklunarose You‘re going to have a lot of Yums in a few months 3y
Come-read-with-me Yummy!!! 3y
Freespirit Wow that‘s amazing..👏🏼 3y
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PatriciaS
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This Caldecott Honor book about Jasper the rabbit who loves his carrots, maybe too much because he gets greedy and the carrots somehow come to live in this quirky story about greed. A great book for teaching children a lesson in greed.
UDL #2.4 to promote understanding across languages for language learners using vocabulary words in a fun way.
ESOL #15 Using read aloud content & text to reinforce key ideas presented again & again.
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PatriciaS A great resource for this read aloud Caldecott Honor book is https://teachingwithhaley.com 3y
PatriciaS Great resource for teachers with activities to enhance learning for this book 3y
PatriciaS MF, RA, Picture Book 📖 3y
DrSpalding Reading aloud Caldecott award winners truly helps students comprehend the meaning of the story not only through the writing but through the award-winning images. Continue to add Caldecott award winners to your classroom library. 3y
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acassatta
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Creepy Carrots! 🥕 This MF, RA, Caldecott Honor Book was my TeachLive Read Aloud choice. I love this book! Creepy Carrots is about a little rabbit named Jasper Rabbit who LOVES his carrots. It seems he becomes a little greedy and takes them whenever he likes. Somehow the carrots have come to life, and now he‘s frightened of them. The reoccurring theme in this MF story is greed. We see this because Jasper Rabbit just can‘t get enough! The UDL...

acassatta Principle 2.1- clarify vocabulary and symbols works well with this book because of the various vocabulary words used in the text. ESOL strategy #5- teach technical vocabulary supporting key concepts goes hand-in-hand with the chosen UDL principle. The following link takes you to a YouTube video read aloud of the story “Creepy Carrots” that can be used in the classroom. https://youtu.be/NJnIEbVLq90 #ucflae3414sp21 3y
PatriciaS I loved this book, the illustrations are great and the stories lesson even better. Great book for teaching children a wonderfully quirky story about greed. 3y
DrSpalding I am glad you fell in love with this particular title when you selected it for your read aloud. Take a look at the author website and publisher website for even more resources about utilizing this book in your future classroom. 3y
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olivia_danko
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This entertaining book about a rabbit named Jasper who loves eating carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field. The carrots start following Jasper everywhere. This book would be a read aloud to kindergarten-2nd grade students. The lesson plan that I provided below would be beneficial to do after the read aloud. There‘s a worksheet that allows readers to make connections through drawings. A UDL strategy I would use would be 2.1 vocabulary journal.

olivia_danko The EL strategy I'd use for this book would be 5 (check frequently for understanding) #ucflae3414sp21

Here's the link for my lesson plan: https://mrswillskindergarten.com/creepy-carrots-lesson-plans/
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olivia_danko Also, I ould consider Creepy Carrots as animal fantasy because Jasper the rabbit behaves like a human and there's a simple plot.
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PatriciaS Cute book 📖 3y
DrSpalding You and several of your peers fell in love with creepy carrots… Excellent author. Your posts include the required information. 3y
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emilypalkovich
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Creepy Carrots by Aaron Reynolds with illustrations by Peter Brown is a New York Times Best Seller animal fantasy story about a bunny named Jasper. Jasper loved eating the carrots that grew in Crackenhopper Field until one day he believed them to have started following him. I think this book would be great for a class read-aloud because it is suspenseful and can be told with a lot of enthusiasm.

emilypalkovich This link contains a great activity to use in the classroom during a read-aloud. The worksheet under “making predictions“ can evoke thought and ensure comprehension of the story by having students draw a picture about what might happen later in the story. https://deannajump.com/creepy-carrots-read-aloud-lessons/. A good UDL guideline for Creepy Carrots is Recruiting Interest. 3y
emilypalkovich Since it is aimed toward younger students, it becomes extra important to minimize distractions. An EL strategy for this book would be number 14: “simplify your speech”, since it would most likely be done as a read-aloud. This is a quick and easy way to strengthen EL understanding without making them feel called out in front of their peers. #ucflae3414sp21
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Adodd1
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This MF, Caldecott silver medal and New York Times Bestseller book, Creepy Carrots, is one that would be great for your classroom library. Jasper Rabbit can‘t seem to get enough of the carrots in Crackenhopper field, until one day he notices something creepy! The carrots were following him! This is a great book for a RA, where teachers can set objectives like making predictions, or being able to tell the parts of the story. #ucflae3414sp21

Adodd1 In addition, this website gives great examples of how to use this book in a RA while practicing making predictions with students! https://deannajump.com/creepy-carrots-read-aloud-lessons/ The UDL strategy that can be used would be 3.1 and 3.2 which both provide options for comprehension. The EL strategies that would apply best would be 44 and 14, which would be best during the RA. 3y
DrSpalding All 10 required posts are noted! You made wonderful book selections! Many award winners included along with high quality resources. Make sure that you include the verbiage that goes along with the English learner strategy and UDL principle. Remember you only need to have one of each that way you have room to include the verbiage and how they align to your resource/strategy. 3y
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Chaseb
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This MF book by Aaron Reynolds is a Caldecott Honor book and would be great for a read aloud RA. This book tells a chilling story of a bunny being haunted by carrots with a humorous ending. Would be a great opportunity to teach genre: fantasy and the idea of imagination to young kiddos. This books makes for an exciting read aloud, using UDL principals 2.1 & 7.3 and EL strategies 14 simplifying speech and 17 #ucflae3414sp21

Chaseb ... 17 provide contextual support through body language and facial expressions. http://www.peterbrownstudio.com/ 3y
Chaseb Also a New York Times best seller!! 3y
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Karissacurrier
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This MF, RA Caldecott award winning book would be a wonderful addition to your classroom library that your children will love! The theme of this book is to not be too greedy, and to work towards finding a solution if you‘re facing a problem. Jasper rabbit frequently snacks on carrots, but soon becomes scared of them as he is convinced they‘re following him. In the end, he uses his problem solving skills to find a solution.

Karissacurrier https://www.readingrockets.org/article/reading-aloud-build-comprehension

This would be best as a RA, using the recommending comprehension strategies from Reading Rockets. The UDL principles 3.1 and 3.3 regarding the activation of background knowledge and information processing, and the EL 15 and 17 reiterating important text information and using props or GAP will aid in students comprehension.
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faithcella19 Really cute! I love it 3y
MFlowers Nice post! This is a great example of what future teachers are looking for. I‘m excited to see what else you have in store for us :) 3y
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DrSpalding Thank you for allowing me to use this as an example. This is exactly what you need to do for your additional posts. The reading rockets article is a high-quality article and you easily aligned universal design principles and English learner strategies that go with the article and strategy. Great start! 3y
jinfanzon1988 I think that your post is very appropriate. Especially when you mentioned that props or GAP will aid in student comprehension. I think it‘s important to have as many resources as possible to help students and their comprehension. 3y
Chaseb I think the UDL principles you chose work very well with the book! 3y
Betrinag Thank you for creating such a model post! Both readers and teachers would find this useful; as teachers, these will make choosing books to add to our classroom libraries seamless. 3y
Vanvlieta I would love to read this book at some point. At first glance it seems like an awesome book to use as a RA in the classroom! Thanks for sharing (: 3y
tclivio This is a great post! I've read the first few pages and I definitely agree that GAP would aid in student comprehension. 3y
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