Synopses & Reviews
From the husband-and-wife team that created the timeless classic The Carrot Seed comes another simple and delightful story for parents and children to enjoy together, now with a refreshed cover design. Sparse text and simple pictures make The Happy Egg just right for the youngest of readers, and the storyline lends itself to interactive reading—parents can encourage their children to walk, sing, and fly as the little bird does. Perfect as a baby shower or Easter basket gift, The Happy Egg celebrates the promise and confidence of little birds (and young children) everywhere.
Synopsis
Perfect as a baby shower or Easter basket gift, The Happy Egg celebrates the promise and confidence of little birds (and young children) everywhere.
A simple and delightful story for parents and children to enjoy together, now with a refreshed cover design. From the husband-and-wife team who created the timeless classic The Carrot Seed.
The Happy Egg is just right for the youngest of readers, and the storyline lends itself to interactive reading--parents can encourage their children to walk, sing, and fly as the little bird does.
Synopsis
When a little bird is inside an egg, it cannot walk, it cannot sing, and it cannot fly. All it can do is be sat on. But when the time is just right:
Pop!—out it comes. And then a little bird can do almost
anything!
With the same insightful simplicity of their classic The Carrot Seed, Ruth Krauss and Crockett Johnson celebrate the promise and confidence of little birds (and young children) everywhere.
About the Author
Ruth Krauss (1901-1993) is the author of over thirty books for children, including the classics
The Carrot Seed, illustrated by her husband, Crockett Johnson, and
A Hole Is to Dig, illustrated by Maurice Sendak. "Ruth Krauss's intuitive ability as a writer to capture the free-spirited thought processes and laughter of young children ensures her books' widespread acceptance and timeless appeal." So concludes her entry in children's
Books and Their Creators (1995).
Crockett Johnson was born in New York and spent his childhood on Long Island. He acquired his art education at New York University and Cooper Union.
For many years the author and illustrator of the popular comic strip Barnaby, Mr. Johnson also illustrated many wonderful children's books, including Ruth Krauss's The Carrot Seed. He is perhaps best remembered for his own slyly engaging books about a small boy named Harold and his journeys with a purple crayon.