An Extraordinary Egg

By Leo Lionni

Paperback

Published on Nov 17, 1998

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Hardcover

Published on Mar 22, 1994 | 40 Pages

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Grades Preschool – 2
Ages 3–7

This egg-splosive tale of mistaken identity from Caldecott winner Leo Lionni is perfect for springtime reading and frog fans everywhere!

For three frogs, an ordinary day on Pebble Island becomes extraordinary when one of them discovers a beautiful white egg. Although they’ve never seen a chicken egg, they’re sure that’s what this is. So, when the egg hatches and out crawls a long, green, scaly, four-legged creature, they naturally call it . . . a chicken!

Leo Lionni’s colorful animal fable—one of his simplest and funniest—features a hilarious case of mistaken identity that’s an utter delight.

"An eggstraordinary treat from a master storyteller."—SLJ

"Just the thing to lighten up a picture-book hour."—Kirkus

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"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

ISBN 9780679893851 (Paperback)
Published on Nov 17, 1998
Published by Dragonfly Books
Dimensions 8-3/4 x 10-3/4
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: 620L | Fountas/Pinnell: L

ISBN 9780679858409 (Hardcover)
Published on Mar 22, 1994
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Pages 40
Dimensions 8-3/4 x 10-3/4
Age Range 3-7 years
Grade Preschool - 2
Reading Level Lexile: 620L | Fountas/Pinnell: L

Leo Lionni

Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children’s books. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner—for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89.