Egg

Reviewed by: Phyllis Fuchs - Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: June 12, 2017

Review

Having an attractive jacket and an easily remembered one word title, Egg is the story of three eggs and a fourth one that is a surprise. The book's full-color art in brown ink and watercolor paint shows each egg in a different pastel color. Three eggs hatch and three chicks that each match the color of their shells fly away. The fourth egg waits and a full page of the word waits certainly defines the word for those hearing the story. The three chicks return, listen, and then peck the egg until it hatches. A friendly looking baby alligator appears and frightens the chicks away. The rest of the story can be "read" by looking at the illustrations. As for the end of the story, a by then happy foursome observe the setting sun become egg-shaped, hatch, and fly away. The author offers the final word: maybe. The book is warmly recommended as an early picture book for young preschoolers.

Overall Book Score: very good