An Extraordinary Egg
by Leo Lionni is an international best-selling children’s classic reprinted
after 68 years.
It’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! Children will love this hilarious story of mistaken identity.
‘Lionni’s mixed-media art … is particularly felicitous, and
kids will love identifying the little alligator and laughing at the frogs’
mistake. Just the thing to lighten up a picture-book hour.’ – Kirkus Reviews
Lionni is an internationally known designer, illustrator and
graphic artist with more than 40 highly acclaimed children’s books to his name.
Born in Holland, he lived in Italy until he moved to the United States in 1939.
He is the recipient of the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal
and was honoured posthumously in 2007 with the Society of Illustrators’
Lifetime Achievement Award. He is also a four-time Caldecott Honour Winner for
his books Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy
and Alexander the Wind-Up Mouse.
Lionni died in October 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89.
An Extraordinary Egg
is published by Jacana. ISBN numbers as follows:
978-1-4314-2461-0 An Extraordinary Egg (Afrikaans)
978-1-4314-2462-7 An Extraordinary Egg (IsiXhosa)
978-1-4314-2463-4 An Extraordinary Egg (IsiZulu)
978-1-4314-2464-1 An Extraordinary Egg (Sesotho)
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