An Extraordinary Egg -- Leo Lionni, Hardcover

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

Author: Leo Lionni
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Published: 03/22/1994
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.33h x 9.33w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9780679858409
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 18669 / Extraordinary Egg


Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 06/01/1994 pg. 109
Booklist 06/01/1994 pg. 1841
Publishers Weekly 03/07/1994 pg. 68
Kirkus Review - Children 04/15/1994 pg. 559
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1994 pg. 280 - Superior,Well Above Average
SLJ's Best Books 12/01/1994 pg. 24
School Library Journal 01/01/2015 pg. 62

About the Author
Leo Lionni, an internationally known designer, illustrator, and graphic artist, was born in Holland and lived in Italy until he came to the United States in 1939. He was the recipient of the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was honored posthumously in 2007 with the Society of Illustrators' Lifetime Achievement Award. His picture books are distinguished by their enduring moral themes, graphic simplicity, and brilliant use of collage, and include four Caldecott Honor Books: Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Hailed as "a master of the simple fable" by the Chicago Tribune, he died in 1999 at the age of 89.