About the Author

Ruth Krauss's beloved picture books include two Caldecott Honor Books, The Happy Day, illustrated by Marc Simont, and A Very Special House, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, as well as the perennial favourite A Hole Is to Dig, also illustrated by Mr. Sendak. Crockett Johnson first came to national prominence as the author and illustrator of the popular comic strip "Barnaby." Along with illustrating Ruth Krauss's The Carrot Seed and The Happy Egg, Crockett Johnson also created Harold and the Purple Crayon as well as six other adventures about the little boy and his magical crayon.

Reviews

The patience he displays is worthy, even mature, but what gives The Carrot Seed its backbone, and a bit of edge, is the boy's old-soul doggedness, his insouciant assurance that something, in the end, will come of his efforts. - The Atlantic 65 Essential Children's Books, 2025