The Beginning: The first book in The Peter Carrot Tales, The Beginning tells the story of the Carrot family, Mom and Dad and their four children, and their preparations for the birth of Peter.

The Beginning is the first book in the Peter Carrot Tales series. It is an introduction to Mrs. and Mr. Carrot and their four children. Mrs. Cotton finds out she is going to have another child and is worried that there will not be room in her heart for another child. As the family prepares for the arrival of Peter she continues to worry but once Peter is born and placed in her arms her heart is bursting wide open with love for him. The children all love him and help with his care.