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Pick a perfect egg

Title:

Pick a perfect egg

Author:

Toht, Patricia, 1960- author.

Jarvis, 1985- illustrator.

Summary:

This holiday ode hops through a busy springtime day all the way to Easter Sunday. From the farm where you’ve carefully selected your eggs—eggs perfect for drawing on with crayon, for plopping into dyes and bejeweling—follow along as preparations continue for the much-awaited festivities. Then on Sunday, open your door and search for eggs of a different kind, filled with foil-wrapped chocolate, spinning tops, and jelly beans. -- Amazon.

Edition:

First edition.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Genre:

Stories in rhyme.

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Eggs -- Juvenile fiction.

Easter eggs -- Juvenile fiction.

Easter -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Jarvis, 1985-

Publisher:

Candlewick Press,

Publication Date:

2023

ISBN:

9781536228472

Publication Information:

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2023.

Call Number:

P TOHT

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
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Summary

The creators of Pick a Pine Tree and Pick a Pumpkin return with another seasonal celebration, one that deserves a spot in every Easter basket.

Pick a perfect egg with care--
Choose a white one nestled there.
Gather more and softly stack them.
Just be cautious not to crack them!

Pairing Jarvis's joyous illustrations with Patricia Toht's wonderfully rhythmic text, this holiday ode hops through a busy springtime day all the way to Easter Sunday. From the farm where you've carefully selected your eggs--eggs perfect for drawing on with crayon, for plopping into dyes and bejeweling--follow along as preparations continue for the much-awaited festivities. Then on Sunday, open your door and search for eggs of a different kind, filled with foil-wrapped chocolate, spinning tops, and jelly beans. This cheerful Easter-time read-aloud captures all the excitement of the holiday and is sure to become part of a new treasured tradition.

Author Notes

Patricia Toht is the author of Pick a Pine Tree and Pick a Pumpkin , both illustrated by Jarvis, among many other children's books. She once owned a children's bookshop called Never Never Land before turning a love of books into a love of writing. She lives in Atascadero, CA.

Jarvis is the illustrator of Pick a Pine Tree and Pick a Pumpkin , both written by Patricia Toht, and the author-illustrator of Alan's Big, Scary Teeth ; Mrs. Mole, I'm Home! ; Tropical Terry ; Follow Me, Flo!; and The Boy with Flowers in His Hair. He has worked as both a record jacket designer and an animation director. Jarvis lives in Manchester, England.

Reviews (1)

School Library Journal Review

PreS-K--In this rhyming Easter story, a girl and her mother gather eggs at a farm; they bring them home through a spring landscape; then they hard-boil, dye, and decorate them ahead of the next morning's Easter egg hunt. The little girl, with reddish-brown hair, blue eyes, and freckles, wears a white rabbit costume and joins other friends--pale- and brown-skinned, some costumed and some not--for the hunt for plastic eggs filled with plastic toys and candy. The rhyme scheme works well and is easy to read aloud without any stumbles, and Jarvis's digital illustrations are lovely and natural, filled with spring colors. The mother and daughter collaborate sweetly; even their little black-and-white dog helps. There is the usual confused Easter imagery of both bunnies and eggs: the front endpapers show a field of white rabbits in green grass, while the back endpapers have brightly colored eggs in the field. However, those who celebrate Easter are used to that, and they are the intended audience here. VERDICT A springtime Easter tale for young children excited for egg hunts.--Jenny Arch