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4.11 of 5 stars
Everyone in the forest is afraid of Zeke the griffin until he does them all a very big favor. read full description

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Apr 10, 2010
Sue rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Myrtle the dove is sad and depressed because her nest is empty; her children had flown off and left her. She held back her tears until they were out of sight then she went into a cave to cry. Inside the cave she spies a huge pinkish, purplish, bluish egg! She takes the egg back to her nest to hatch it. What kind of creature will emerge from the egg?
This is a fun story! I love the rhyming text and the beautiful colored-pencil illustrations that accompany it.
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Dec 04, 2010
Katharine rated it: 4 of 5 stars
My 5 year old daughter loved this book. She loves birds, eggs, rhymes, griffins, fairy tales, and stories of abandoned or lost characters who find someone kind who takes care of them. We read it last night. All day she's been writing her own stories about mysterious creatures hatching from eggs...

I thought the ending left something to be desired - at the end the author basically questions whether griffins are real at all. It seemed out of place with the rest of the cute story.
Mar 26, 2010
Johannes rated it: 2 of 5 stars
MCL.

A dove was very sad because she had no eggs so she went into a cave where she found a big rock, but it was an egg that came into something right out of a fairy tale book called a griffin.
Apr 23, 2009
Sans rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This was my favourite book as a child. Brings back some very good memories of daily trips to the library when I was little.
Aug 11, 2011
Terryann rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Simply love everything Bill Peet ever did.
Mar 13, 2009
Hill rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Not one of Bill Peet's best.
Mar 10, 2008
Meagan rated it: 4 of 5 stars
excellent - sweet story about a dedicated mama bird and her gentle gryffin son
Sep 13, 2007
Anne rated it: 4 of 5 stars
My children like griffins, and this book has a good one.
Feb 05, 2008
Fil rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This is the first book I ever took out of the library
Jul 05, 2008
Amber rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Maybe my favorite book as a kid.
Feb 05, 2012
Paul rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 31, 2012
Warden rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 27, 2012
Dean rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 23, 2012
Julialovesbooks rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Jan 21, 2012
Donna rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Jan 19, 2012
Manjari rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 14, 2012
Douglas marked it as to-read
Jan 13, 2012
Adri marked it as to-read
Jan 10, 2012
Sarah rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Jan 05, 2012
Isabel marked it as to-read
Jan 03, 2012
Christina rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Dec 24, 2011
Reza rated it: 2 of 5 stars
Dec 18, 2011
Janine rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Dec 06, 2011
Matthew rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Nov 17, 2011
Stormy marked it as to-read
Nov 13, 2011
Angel marked it as to-read
Nov 10, 2011
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Nov 05, 2011
Mary rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Nov 03, 2011
Sarah rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Nov 03, 2011
Ron marked it as to-read