An Extraordinary Egg - Hardcover

Leo Lionni

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0679858407 ISBN 13: 9780679858409

Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 1994

Synopsis

This egg-splosive tale of mistaken identity from Caldecott winner Leo Lionni is perfect for springtime reading and frog fans everywhere!

For three frogs, an ordinary day on Pebble Island becomes extraordinary when one of them discovers a beautiful white egg. Although they've never seen a chicken egg, they're sure that's what this is. So, when the egg hatches and out crawls a long, green, scaly, four-legged creature, they naturally call it . . . a chicken!

Leo Lionni's colorful animal fable—one of his simplest and funniest—features a hilarious case of mistaken identity that's an utter delight.
"An eggstraordinary treat from a master storyteller."—SLJ

"Just the thing to lighten up a picture-book hour."—Kirkus

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Illus. in full color. While taking a walk, three frogs discover what they believe to be a chicken egg and eagerly wait for it to hatch. When a scaly, four-legged creature with a long snoutful of teeth emerges a few days later, the frogs are still convinced it's a chicken and are thrilled to have a new friend. Soon the frogs and "chicken" are inseparable, at least until the day "chicken" finds and returns to her mother...an enormous "hen" who looks suspiciously like an alligator!

From the Back Cover:

"An eggs/rmtraordinary treat from a master storyteller."--School Library Journal.

"Just the thing to lighten up a picture-book hour."--Kirkus.

About this edition

• Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0679858407
• ISBN 13: 9780679858409
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Leo Lionni