Image
15938
Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
Page Count
32
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780803706194
Lexile
AD870L
Themes

The Talking Eggs

Written by Robert D. San Souci and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
In an adaptation of a Creole folktale, Blanche is kind, loving and patient, but her older sister Rose takes after their mean, sneaky mother. One day Blanche befriends a hideous old "aunty" on a path near her home and is rewarded with magic eggs. Of course, Rose and the girls' mother are beside themselves with envy, and Rose sets out to snag some eggs of her own. But greedy Rose's cruel nature gets her into trouble. She torments the old lady, grabs the wrong eggs and ends up "angry, sore and stung. When the magic begins, the witch takes off her head, dressed-up rabbits do the Virginia reel and eggs begin to chatter.
Age Range
4 - 8
Genre
Page Count
32
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Grade Level
Pre-K - 3rd
ISBN
9780803706194
Lexile
AD870L
Themes