The Egg

The Egg is an imaginative and unusual story about a bird and a child, and how they become a family. The wordless story opens with a crane caring lovingly for an egg. During a storm, a gust of wind blows the egg from its nest. Despite searching far and wide, the crane can't find the lost egg anywhere. Heartbroken, the crane spots something--an egg! Not its own, but since this egg is also alone, the crane rescues it to safety.

When the egg hatches, the little one inside is--unexpectedly--a human baby. No matter their differences, the crane loves and cares for the child, adopting it into an avian life. When they take flight together, this unusual duo encounters other birds with their young ones--the babies all a diverse array of creatures, showing that families come in all shapes and sizes.

This whimsical story is open to interpretation and imagination, but above all imparts the message that a loving family can be whatever we make it.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Owlkids
Published: 08/15/2020
ISBN: 9781771473743
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 9.80h x 9.70w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2020
Publishers Weekly 06/08/2020
Booklist 07/01/2020 pg. 72
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2020 pg. 78
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2020 - Superior,Well Above Average