After telling The Enormous Turnip to a group of young children, we discussed what we enjoyed and thought about the tale. The story was highly interactive where some kids could act out the parts of the family and animals while the others repeated lines and acted out motions. Great fun! (Talk about developing listening skills … this story is a winner.)

Every character joins in to help the family pull a huge turnip out of the ground, but that stubborn turnip will not come out. When the tiny mouse finally joins in to help, they all pull and pull and … “POP!” The turnip comes out. The kids caught on right away regarding teamwork. At the end of the discussion, a young boy raised his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter how small you are, you can make a difference.”