Creepy Carrots

Huge Peter Brown fan. Love all of his books! I couldn't find Creepy Carrots in the school library when I went looking and then noticed that one of our students had borrowed it during Book Exchange. Someone has good taste! I snatched it up in time for Halloween. 

Although not a traditional Halloween story, it has elements of suspense and the creepy factor is high. I love the unexpected twist at the end. Jasper, the main character, is satisfied he's solved his problem with the creepy carrots but we also see the carrots perspective and they feel equally accomplished and celebratory with the outcome too. It challenges the reader to rethink the events from the carrots point of view. 

It's also uber fun to create creepy carrots of your own, which is exactly what we did next. Paper, scissors and glue and we were good to go. The expressions are pretty priceless! Some creepy, some happy, some downright hilarious.