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40 pp.
| Atheneum |
January, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-9544-9$12.99
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This book leads readers to expect predictable outcomes, only to turn those expectations on their head. An egg will hatch a baby bird, except if...said egg contains a baby snake--or a baby lizard. Averbeck keeps the pictures simple, focused, and funny, all the way to the satisfyingly circular ending. Children will enjoy the surprise of each page turn.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2011