The Enormous Turnip

Content : Have you ever seen a giant turnip?
This one was as big as a hippopotamus’s bottom.

"What a great soup we’re going to make!" said the happy owner.
But when he tried to pull it out, the turnip wouldn’t budge.
The gardener went to get his wife to help him pull…

Despite the efforts of the gardener and his wife, the turnip didn’t move…
Then the son and the daughter, the dog, the cat, and the mouse were called one after another,
and boom! crash! finally the turnip came out of the ground.

They made soup with it, but it was so bitter that no one wanted to eat it.
No one? Oh yes! The little mouse did, of course!

Bernard Villiot has fun with repetition and piling up details.
The characters and settings by Christophe Alline are the result of joyful DIY and creative reuse:
wire, stones, and bits of wood bring the gardener and his wife to life.
Upcycled art is the star of the show!
This visit to the vegetable garden is delightfully refreshing.
Christophe Alline brings his characters to life during video animation workshops in schools.

Rights sold: Korean.