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Egg: An Egg-Citing Easter Eggs-Capade! (My Little World) by Jonathan Litton and Fhiona Galloway


There's a big hole in the front of Egg and - curiously - it's egg-shaped. Behind this hole and on every page there's another egg-shaped hole and they get smaller and smaller leaving a neat shape which you could easily balance on egg in. The colours shout SPRING and in case you are in any doubt we're told it's An eggs-citing Easter egg-scapade! You get the idea?

Egg: An Egg-Citing Easter Eggs-Capade! (My Little World) by Jonathan Litton and Fhiona Galloway

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Category: For Sharing
Rating: 4/5
Reviewer: Sue Magee
Reviewed by Sue Magee
Summary: A robust board book which brings an egg hunt to colourful life.
Buy? Yes Borrow? Yes
Pages: 16 Date: March 2015
Publisher: Little Tiger Press
ISBN: 978-1848959651

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Bunny, Lamb, Puppy, Kitten, Pony and Bluebird all go on an egg hunt and they find them in all sorts of places. Puppy has to dig for his - and Pony finds her egg in the hay. And then, when they gather all the eggs together they hear a cracking sound...

It's a really robust board book with carefully rounded edges and the cut-out egg shape positively invites you to run your fingers around it - even to poke your hand through it. You could even - if you felt very brave - compare the holes to the size of a hen's egg. Don't worry - there'll be no scratches. It's the sort of book which you can leave with a young child without fear - this isn't one of those books which are kept on Mummy's shelf.

The artwork is bright and engaging and the text is a light and bouncy rhyme which pulls the story along. It's mildly educational in that it opens the way for a discussion on where chickens come from but there's nothing too worthy about it. It's simply great good fun.

I'd like to thank the publishers for sending a copy of the book to the Bookbag.

Slightly older children in search of eggs will love Foxy and Egg by Alex T Smith. Those who've moved on from board books will love The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett. For another classy board book, have a look at Max's Wagon by Barbro Lindgren and Eva Eriksson. We also liked This Is Me Eating by Neal Layton and Peely Wally by Kali Stileman.

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