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The Sun Egg
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Elsa Beskow
Elsa Beskow's picture books for children have been known and loved for almost a century. In this endearing story a large orange "egg" has fallen into the woods. "It's a sun egg " declares the lucky little elf who comes upon it. Soon, she and her friends find out what it really is, but not before the little elf begins one of the best adventures she has e...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
July 28th 1993
by Floris Books
(first published 1932)
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A lovely little red-haired elf - whose dancing welcomes the returning sun in Spring, the golden leaves in Autumn, and the falling snow in Winter; and who is beloved of all the birds in the forest, because she always returns their fallen eggs to their nests - stumbles upon an unusually larger and orange egg, in this charming tale from Sweden's beloved picture-book artist, Elsa Beskow. Convinced that the egg has fallen from the sky, and belongs to the Sun, the elf soon has her friends and comrades...more
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Utterly charming! Full of the adorable woodland creatures and quirky, adorable elves that make Beskow great. I absolutely love her illustrations and this is a wonderful story to read any time of year as it follows all the seasons. Children will probably have fun guessing what the sun egg actually is before the characters do ;-)
We had to shorten this a little a few of the times we read it to our 3-year old, but we did read the whole thing a few times. Some funny characters; a cute book, Beskow-style.
A sweet book about a fairy who believes an orange is a "sun egg". She even migrates with the birds. Just lovely.
So beautiful and imaginative and archetypal and gentle. All children's books should be like this.
I loved Elsa Beskow's books when I was little, and this was one of my favorites.
The most amazing pictures!
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Another lovely book by Elsa Beskow. Kids enjoyed it very much indeed. Simple kind text, sweet illustrations.
A happy little story for kids. We enjoyed it.
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