How Carrot and Cookie Saved Christmas

by Erica S. Perl, Jonathan Fenske (Illustrator)

Overview

A festive pun-filled story perfect for the holidays!

In this follow-up to When Carrot Met Cookie, Christmas is fast approaching, and Carrot and Cookie are both worried—they can't find the right present for each other! But when they hear a crash on Christmas Eve and find a sick Santa too ill to keep flying his sleigh, they know there are more important matters at hand. Can these friends conjure up enough Christmas magic to step into Santa's shoes, deliver the presents themselves, and save the day?

Hilarious and heartwarming, this is the perfect gift for future foodies or anyone looking for some special holiday cheer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593662366
Publisher:	Penguin Young Readers Group
Publication date:	10/08/2024
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	10.38(w) x 10.25(h) x 0.41(d)
Lexile:	520L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Erica S. Perl is the author of more than forty popular and critically acclaimed books for children. She has also collaborated on books with Dolly Parton and R.J. Palacio. Erica teaches writing in the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program and lives in Washington, DC, with her family. She is fond of cookies and carrots, but especially cookies (don’t tell Carrot!). Her website is ericaperl.com.

Jonathan Fenske is the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning author-illustrator of A Pig, a Fox, and a Box; I Will Race You Through This Book!; After Squidnight; Something Stinks!; and more. He lives in Simpsonville, South Carolina.

Editorial Reviews

2024-07-04
Carrot and Cookie unexpectedly fill Santa’s shoes in a grand adventure.

It’s Christmas Eve, and Carrot still doesn’t have a present for bestie Cookie. Pickle points out that getting a gift should be “no big dill,” but Carrot needs something “EXTRA special.” Cookie’s “also in a jam.” What should Cookie get Carrot? Cupcake’s idea—adding sprinkles to every problem—is “a little half-baked.” Ultimately, neither Carrot nor Cookie gets anything for the other. Anxiety gets the best of them both. The pair eventually decide to “spill the beans” at their annual Christmas Eve sleepover. But their confessions are interrupted by a “Ho-ho-ho…achoo!” as a gingerbread Santa bursts onto the scene. Bad news: Santa is sick and going to have to cancel Christmas. Good news: Cookie and Carrot volunteer to save the day. They recruit various vegetables to replace the broken reindeer (including “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Radish”) and put Santa to bed. Can they get everything delivered in time? This follow-up toWhen Carrot Met Cookie (2021) is as wholesome as it is funny. The dialogue-driven story (with speech bubbles) asks readers to suspend disbelief and trust in “veggie power”—they’ll willingly do so. Perl and Fenske’s commitment to the punny, perishable world makes for some delectable details—even the moon is made of cheese!

A sweet treat for the holiday shelves.(Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews