The Odd Egg

Description

The perfect board book gift for Easter - with a cheeky twist! All the birds have eggs to hatch. All except Duck. When Duck is delighted to find an egg of his own to look after: it's the most beautiful egg in the whole world! But all the other birds think it's a very odd egg indeed - and everyone's in for a big surprise when it finally hatches. With split pages that allow the visual jokes to unfold, The Odd Egg is another witty and lively book from award-winning creator, Emily Gravett.

Emily Gravett is twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Nestle Children's Book Prize Bronze Award for her debut picture book Wolves and Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears. An author/illustrator of unique talent and tremendous skill she has a host other of award-winning and critically acclaimed books to her name, including: Orange Pear Apple Bear, Monkey and Me and Tidy. Emily lives in Brighton.

If you're only going to buy one book for your two-year-old, make sure it is Emily Gravett's The Odd Egg. * Daily Telegraph * Egg stories do not come much better than Emily Gravett's The Odd Egg . . . exquisitely expressive. * The Times * On no account cheat with this book! The surprise ending will delight again and again. * Guardian * A charming tale * Observer * Another triumph for Gravett * Sunday Times *