Cora the Carrot and the Snowman’s Nose

It’s a rare snowy Christmas Eve in the Great Garden, and the very first snowman needs a nose. Cora the Carrot runs proper nose trials - pine cone, twig, red bauble, button - and a carrot wins: bright, pointy and it stays put. Then Cora asks the question nobody has ever thought to ask. Who first thought of a carrot?Rootwise Rowan touches his staff to Cora’s glowing map, and the clues begin: Florence in 1494, where a young Michelangelo built a statue out of snow; Dutch farmers in the 1600s breeding the first orange carrots; a photograph from Wales, around 1853, showing a snowman whose nose is just too blurry to see. But one corner of the map stays stubbornly blank - and while everyone gets ready for the Christmas Eve party, heavy snow hides every path and the sproutlings are lost in the Far Field.Cora the Carrot and the Snowman’s Nose is a cosy Christmas picture book wrapped in gentle magic - a Christmas Special from The Root Kingdom, a universe of fruit and vegetable characters whose stories are rooted in true food history. It’s about curiosity, honesty and learning that 'not found yet' is an answer too.Young readers discover the real history behind the snowman and the carrot nose, and why some questions are still waiting for someone to answer them - perhaps one day, them.Perfect for:- Christmas Eve and bedtime reading- Curious children aged 5-8 who love a real mystery- Families who build a snowman every time it snows- A cosy Christmas present for little questionersA good map always leaves room for what nobody has found yet. Let’s find out!#GrowCurious