In "The Great Big Enormous Turnip," a delightful tale by Helen Oxenbury, a farmer discovers a gigantic turnip growing in his garden. Eager to harvest it, he pulls with all his might but soon realizes it's too big to yield alone. He enlists the help of his wife, then their children, and even the farm animals, but the turnip remains stubbornly stuck. With teamwork and determination, they finally succeed in pulling out the enormous vegetable, leading to a joyful celebration. This charming story emphasizes the importance of cooperation and persistence, beautifully illustrated to captivate young readers. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is part of a book series called Picture Lions .

There are 32 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2012 by Egmont UK Ltd .

Aleksei Tolstoy (1883-1945) was born and lived in Russia. During his four-decade literary career, he witnessed milestone historic events, both in his home country of Russia and abroad. He was a master storyteller, and wrote several children's tales as well as poems, plays and stories for adults. Niamh Sharkey, an award-winning Irish illustrator, graduated from the College of Marketing and Design, Ireland, in 1994 with First Class Honours. She works in oils on a gessoed textured background to create the richness in colour that has already established her as a world class illustrator. Niamh has illustrated a number of best-selling titles at Barefoot Books: Tales from Old Ireland + CD (1-905236-03-4), The Gigantic Turnip + CD (1-902283-29-5) and Tales of Wisdom and Wonder (1-84148-191-2). Helen Oxenbury is the renowned illustrator of many classic picture books, including We're Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig by Eugene Trivizas. Ms. Oxenbury lives with her husband, illustrator John Burningham, in North London.