Egg

(Paperback)

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Everybody knows that eggs have a pointy top and a big bottom, so when an odd egg turns up with a big head and a pointy bottom, the other eggs don't know what to make of it. Can they make the odd egg conform to Normal Egg Standards The other eggs try turning it upside down, and even make it wear a hat on its bottom to show which side is 'up', but it takes the clever upside-down egg to show them that eggs can be any way up and still be eggs. This hilarious story by bestselling picture book pair Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet, all about a non-conforming egg is a treat, perfect for Easter and for any other time of the year too!

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A picture book using just one word (egg) is a tricky challenge, but like Ed Veres Banana! picture book supremos Hendra and Linnet pull off this story about acceptance, difference and belonging with style. Like all of their picture books, the characters are hilariously expressive, and peril is always dealt with in the most ingenious way. Egg is a really clever, funny story you can have lots of fun reading together * BookTrust *
The illustrations are bright and bold, and the eggs faces are full of expression. Children will delight at the humour and fun in the pictures. The simplicity of the book gave my four-year-old pre-school son the confidence to read the story aloud himself. I found him sharing the book with his friends, happily telling them the story as he turned the pages. It was a very proud mommy moment! Egg skilfully delivers a powerful and important message to young children about acceptance in a fun and accessible way -- Get Kids into Books
An eggcellent Easter read with a great moral * Stories for Little Ones *

Author Bio

Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet have written and illustrated a wealth of bestselling, award-winning picture books including Barry the Fish with Fingers, Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell, Supertato and the Laugh Out Loud Book Award winning I Need a Wee. Sue and Paul live in Brighton with their daughter Wanda who inspired Sue's picture book and TV series Wanda and the Alien.