Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #89432 in Books
• Published on: 2008-03-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

Synopsis
When Duck finds an egg of his own he's delighted: it's the most beautiful egg in the world! But all the other birds think it's a very odd egg indeed and everyone's in for a big surprise when the egg hatches. Children and adults alike will love the witty outcome and Emily Gravett's playful watercolour and pencil illustrations.

Customer Reviews

Ducks or Drakes?
This book repeatedly refers to the duck as 'he' even though the whole context is about eggs (laying and hatching).

Suitable for all!
We received this as an Easter present for our daughter - and it made an excellent gift. Although my daughter is only 18 months she loves the pictures and 'naming' the different birds in the story. The middle section with the eggs cracking and the mother's reaction is fantastic.
If you like this I would also recommend 'Monkey and Me' great stories before bed from 14 months onwards I'd say - and then when they can read I think they will enjoy them even more!

Sure to become a classic.
This is a cracking book (excuse the pun). It's the gorgeous pencil and watercolour illustrations that tell the story, and the pages inside are different widths, each getting a bit wider to with a format like that of The Hungry Caterpillar. At the beginning, there's a pile of eggs, and on each turn of the page an egg from the pile hatches and the mini version of one of the mother birds emerges. But Duck didn't lay an egg and instead found a great big spotty egg which takes an age to hatch. What will be inside? It's a simple premise, with beautiful pictures, and humour in the pictures - we love the large booties that Duck knits while she waits. There's a fun twist in the tale and even though my children know what's coming after the first read they want to hear the story over and over again. For fans of Gravett's stories which do vary in their target audience, this is a natural step on from the Orange Pear Apple Bear and is simpler than Meerkat Mail for example, both of which I also recommend whole-heartedly.
A smashing Easter present - or a eggscellent choise for any time of year.