Monday, August 16, 2010

The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett



The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett is a humorous book about love and acceptance. The book begins with a variety of birds all sitting proudly atop their eggs, all except for duck who has none. When Duck comes across a large abandoned egg he immediately falls in love and proudly claims it. When he returns with the large egg the other birds mock him but duck stands behind his egg. Soon all the eggs begin to hatch and all the birds show off their chicks but duck's egg still hasn't hatched.  All of the sudden there is a creak then a crack and out of the egg emerges a baby alligator and scares the other birds off.

This is a really sweet book with a wonderful message. It is beautifully illustrated and it will be a hit in any storytime.