Creepy Carrots!: questions to ask and activities to try
Jasper Rabbit loves the carrots from Crackenhopper Field, until he starts to think they are following him. A funny, spooky story with a twist ending.
What age is Creepy Carrots! for?
Creepy Carrots! is best for ages 4–8.
Creepy Carrots! (Aaron Reynolds and Peter Brown)
- Age
- 4-8
- Best for
- Spooky-but-funny fun about fears
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Read it in a creepy whisper and pause on each page to look for carrots in the pictures. Talk about how our imagination can make things feel scarier.
Is this book right for your child?
- Age
- 4–8 (Reception to Year 3)
- What they'll enjoy
- Jasper Rabbit loves the carrots from Crackenhopper Field, until he starts to think they are following him. A funny, spooky story with a twist ending.
- Helps with
- Spooky-but-funny fun about fears
- Buy or borrow?
- Borrow it from the library first if you can. If your child asks for it again and again, it’s one worth owning, and the questions and activities on this page work best with the book open next to you.
What it helps with
- Fears and imagination
- Respecting others
- Noticing details in pictures
- Halloween fun
Comprehension and discussion questions for Creepy Carrots!
Pick two or three, not all of them. “I don’t know” is a fine answer, and you can always come back to it another day.
- “What did Jasper Rabbit love to eat?”
- “Where did he think he saw the creepy carrots?”
- “Were the carrots really following him?”
- “What did Jasper build to keep them out?”
- “Why did the carrots want Jasper to stay away?”
- “Has your imagination ever made something seem scary?”
For the full list of questions and more, download the PDF below.
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5-minute activities to try together
Carrot spotter
Read it again and count every place a carrot shape appears in the pictures.
Fears in a box
Draw something that feels a bit scary, then draw it again looking silly. Which one is easier to look at?
Creepy Carrots! activity sheet: printable worksheet and questions
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- Page 1, talk about it: questions about the story, each tagged with the reading skill it practises, with space to answer or tick
- Page 2, my favourite part: a drawing box, a sentence starter and a “how did I do?” self-check
- Page 3, notes for the adult: curriculum links, a 20-minute session plan, extension activities, and support and challenge ideas
- Read it togetherEnjoy the story first.
- Ask 2 or 3 questionsFrom the list above, while everyone is calm.
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Use it as a lesson plan
Children can listen to Creepy Carrots!, answer questions about it and give a reason for their ideas, and talk about fears and imagination.
A 20-minute session for ages 4–8 (Reception to Year 3), for a class, a small group or one child at home.
- Warm up (2 minutes). Show the cover and read the title. Ask: “What do you think this story will be about?”
- Read aloud (6 minutes). Read it all the way through. Tip: Read it in a creepy whisper and pause on each page to look for carrots in the pictures. Talk about how our imagination can make things feel scarier.
- Talk about it (4 minutes). Pick two or three of the comprehension and discussion questions above. “What did Jasper Rabbit love to eat?” works well to start.
- Activity (6 minutes). Do Carrot spotter. Read it again and count every place a carrot shape appears in the pictures. Children who finish early can try Fears in a box.
- Wrap up (2 minutes). Ask each child for one thing they will remember from the story, and why.
Want to go further? The Creepy Carrots! activity sheet has these questions with space to answer, a drawing and writing page, and notes for the adult.
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- Age
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- Age
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By the Growing Wise team · Last reviewed: 29 October 2026
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