An Extraordinary Egg by Leo Lionni. Author Leo Lionni. One finds a pebble. Another declares it a chicken egg. But what happens when a baby alligator hatches instead?. Title An Extraordinary Egg. believe to be a chicken egg and eagerly wait for it to hatch.
Reviews"An eggs-traordinary treat from a master storyteller." -School Library Journal(Starred Review) "Just the thing to lighten up a picture-book hour." -Kirkus Reviews(Starred Review) "Kids will giggle at the frogs' repeated references to the friendly newborn as 'the chicken.' They'll be even more tickled when the frogs chuckle at the 'mother chicken' who, finally reunited with her offspring, greets her 'sweet little alligator' . . . In his 40th book, Lionni is in typically fine form." -Publisher's Weekly, "An eggs-traordinary treat from a master storyteller." -Sch ool Library Journal (Starred Review) "Just the thing to lighten up a picture-book hour." -Ki rkus Reviews (Starred Review) "Kids will giggle at the frogs' repeated references to the friendly newborn as 'the chicken.' They'll be even more tickled when the frogs chuckle at the 'mother chicken' who, finally reunited with her offspring, greets her 'sweet little alligator' . . . In his 40th book, Lionni is in typically fine form." - Publisher's Weekly, "Kids will giggle at the frogs' repeated references to the friendly newborn as 'the chicken.' They'll be even more tickled when the frogs chuckle at the 'mother chicken' who, finally reunited with her offspring, greets her 'sweet little alligator'...In his 40th book, Lionni is in typically fine form" (Publisher's Weekly). From the Trade Paperback edition., "An eggs-traordinary treat from a master storyteller." --Sch ool Library Journal (Starred Review) "Just the thing to lighten up a picture-book hour." --Ki rkus Reviews (Starred Review) "Kids will giggle at the frogs' repeated references to the friendly newborn as 'the chicken.' They'll be even more tickled when the frogs chuckle at the 'mother chicken' who, finally reunited with her offspring, greets her 'sweet little alligator' . . . In his 40th book, Lionni is in typically fine form." -- Publisher's Weekly, "Kids will giggle at the frogs' repeated references to the friendly newborn as 'the chicken.' They'll be even more tickled when the frogs chuckle at the 'mother chicken' who, finally reunited with her offspring, greets her 'sweet little alligator'...In his 40th book, Lionni is in typically fine form" (Publisher's Weekly).
Dewey Edition23
Grade FromPreschool
Dewey Decimal[E]
Grade ToSecond Grade
SynopsisIt's an extraordinary day on Pebble Island for three frogs when one of them discovers a beautiful white egg. They've never seen a chicken egg before, but they're sure that's what this must be. So when the egg hatches and out crawls a long green, scaly creature, they naturally call it . . . a chicken! From award winning-artist Leo Lionni, here's a hilarious case of mistaken identity that children are sure to delight in.