Daisy and the Egg (English-Urdu) (Daisy series) - Softcover

Simmons, Jane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1840591757 ISBN 13: 9781840591750

Publisher: Milet Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

Daisy's Auntie Buttercup is sitting on four eggs: three of her own and one for Mamma Duck. Daisy is so excited—soon she will have a little brother or sister. But hatching an egg isn't always that easy, as Daisy soon finds out.

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Review

Fans of Jane Simmons's celebrated read-aloud Come Along, Daisy! will be happy to see the endearing duckling back in this sweet picture-book companion. This time, Aunt Buttercup is sitting on an egg for Daisy's mom, and young Daisy can't wait for her new brother or sister to be born. But when all three of Aunt Buttercup's eggs hatch, Mama's green egg doesn't! "'Some eggs just don't hatch,' said Mama Duck. 'Come and play with your cousins, Daisy.'" But Daisy doesn't want to leave Mama's egg, and helps keep it warm even when night falls, and she is cold and tired. Finally, Daisy and her mom wake up in the morning to a Pip! Pip! Pip! It was her little brother! "And together they watched the sun rise on Little Pip's hatching day." Young children will love the irresistible ducks (just look at that face!), and of course the fact that Daisy doesn't give up on the egg no matter what. Each of Simmons's soft, artful pictures offers an intimate perspective on Daisy's family... from the close-up comfort of the warm, feathery nest to an unusual cattail-high view of the ducks gathered around the future Pip. (Baby to preschool) --Karin Snelson

About the Author

Jane Simmons studied illustration at Anglia University, Cambridge, where her talent was recognized with several awards, including the Association of Illustrators Images 20 Student Prize in 1995.

Edition details

• Publisher: Milet Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1840591757
• ISBN 13: 9781840591750
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 36