The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South

Kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded. A Creole folktale spread through the American South.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 09/29/1989
ISBN: 9780803706194
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 10.26h x 10.26w x 0.40d
Award: Georgia Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Virginia Readers Choice Award - Winner
Award: Colorado Children's Book Award - Winner
Award: Delaware Diamonds Award - Winner
Award: Caldecott Medal - Honor Book
Award: Coretta Scott King Award - Honor Book
Award: Irma S. & James H. Black Award - Winner

Review Citations: Multicultural Review 09/01/2002 pg. 25
Publishers Weekly 08/11/1989
School Library Journal 09/01/1989

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 7697 / Talking Eggs
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5