Whose Egg?

by Guy Troughton (Illustrator), Lynette Evans

Does the egg lying in the golden sand belong to a penguin or a turtle, a snake or a butterfly? Use what you already know about animals and their environments along with the illustrative evidence that Guy Troughton provides to sleuth around and predict which animal will hatch from which egg. Let Whose Egg? aid the imagination in visualizing everything from emerald green eggs to those that house “scaly claws” and “snapping jaws.” Kids will love opening up the flaps and discovering what type of animal belongs to each egg.

Genres: Picture Books, Animals, Nonfiction, Storytime, Science, Childrens, Birds

36 pages, Hardcover

First published April 9, 2013

Reviews

[La Coccinelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

With absolutely gorgeous illustrations, this could've been a really strong picture book. Unfortunately, the writing lets it down.

The main problem with this book is that it's not specific enough. Only the birds are really differentiated. We have "emu" and "penguin" and "plover". But for the other creatures? We get generic words like "snake" and "butterfly" and "turtle", when it's obvious in some cases that these are specific species (e.g., the butterfly is clearly a monarch). So why doesn't the book use the specific terminology?

This book is probably more fun in the original lift-the-flap version, too. I read it as an e-book, and it's pretty much a straight picture book. There's nothing wrong with it like this, but lifting the flaps probably adds an element of fun.

So... five stars for the pictures, but the rest of the book leaves something to be desired. It might work for very young children, but even then, some of them probably already know that there's more than one kind of snake, butterfly, turtle, etc.

[Heather McC · Rating 4 out of 5]

Put on your investigator hat and ask yourself: 'whose egg is this?' Follow the clues provided, unfold the flap, and learn fascinating facts about various creatures and critters.

[Joanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

There is lots to love about this book. It engages with its readers by describing who the egg might belong to and then asking them “whose egg?”. If you look carefully at each page’s illustrations (which are wonderful) you’ll find hints as well to whose egg it might be. While there are only a handful of animals represented, the authors chose not just birds, which are the animals we typically associate with eggs, but also reptiles and the platypus, teaching kiddos that a variety of animals are born from eggs.

[Liz Todd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for inferring and learning about "other" oviparous animals. Pages provide small picture clues as well as written clues to read aloud. Kids love the flip-pages, too.

[Kami Mauldin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interactive and great for animal lovers. I learned about a new animal to me!

[Susan ...relish every word!!! · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a great book!!! The students had a lot of fun guessing what comes out of the egg!!!

[Emily Carlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great guessing game book. Kids may recognize some of the creatures that will hatch, and others will be a total surprise.

[Vivian · Rating 3 out of 5]

For library pre-school story time purposes I cut to the chase, eliminating the text which gives clues as to the identity of the occupant of the egg and said simply, "Who would like an -----(open flaps) EMU for a pet?" NO!!! was the enthusiastic response for most of the hatchlings. My assistant story performer then read the descriptive text---"I will grow____ and one day I will_____"

One of the hatchlings was a PLATYPUS, so even though the next story wasn't about PETS (the theme we were exploring), it did feature a platypus.

I must say, the illustrations in this book are wonderful, the size of the book is generous (tall and wide), and the children loved it.

[Mary Hood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Non-fiction
This book was just given me a few weeks ago by a student in my classroom. I love the softness of the illustrations and the use of predicting required by students to guess what type of animal each egg in the book comes from. This book is good for teaching about animal life and life cycles, predicting and inferencing. I will not be putting this into my classroom library for children to touch and read because it is a "lift the flap book" and will create too much opportunity for wear.

[Ashley · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is amazing. The illustrations are so beautiful, as are the descriptions of each egg and the creatures that live inside of them. I would highly recommend this book to parents who love especially well illustrated books. Teaches children about the kinds of animals that live in different types of eggs.

[RachelAnne · Rating 4 out of 5]

An eight-line rhyme in verse describes each egg and the animal it holds. On the facing page, a beautifully realistic watercolor egg unfolds to reveal its hatchling. The elegant illustrations are gracefully composed and filled with intriguing details. The text is accessible and informative. This is a book that invites readers to pore over the pages again and again.

[Marti · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a beautifully illustrated book which shows different eggs and then when you lift the flap, you see what animal it belongs too. If you want to keep the flaps intact, you'll need to help young readers with them though! ;)

[Barbara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the design of this book. From the subtly raised line on the cover to the left flap raising to introduce the new baby. Well done. The text is action oriented to introduce new naturalists to the animals' lives. And the illustrations are gorgeous.

[Juliana Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated lift-the-flap picture book asks and answers the question 'whose egg'. The rhyming text gives a description of the egg and a clue as to what animal might be inside. Each egg picture 'cracks' and opens up into another spread showing the answer in picture and line.

[Lori · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really beautiful!

[Alex · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great story for fun and learning; gorgeous illustrations

[Teri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun book about all kinds of animals that lay eggs.

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

This would be perfect for a Spring Story Time.

[Heather Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

megan summer reading 2015, megan winter reading 2016, children's book, picture book, nonfiction, non-fiction, animals, eggs, lift-the-flap, prek, kindergarten, first grade

[emyrose8 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cool book! Readers guess what will hatch from the egg before lifting the flap. Full of birds, reptiles, and even a marsupial!

[Amy Allgeier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute, but yet still informative.

[Michelle Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

A beautiful and simple way to add some non-fiction to my storytime. :) I can't wait to show this book to the children.

[Kimberly · Rating 4 out of 5]

The illustrations are beautiful! Little ones will enjoy lifting the flaps to learn about the animal underneath.

[Paula Hollohan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice flip-the-flap book with some unusual eggs hatching. May be hard for students to guess the hatchers. Nice illustrations. K-4

[Darlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated and well written book describing 8 animals nest. Lift the flap and see if your guess is correct.

[Steph]

Turn/Level: B(1)/2.5

Eggs, Guess Who

[M. Walker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple guessing, with visual clues on each page. KEEP, but could work with older story times.

[Mollie Franzen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This fun interactive book, briefly describes what each egg looks like, their habitat, and what the animal looks like when grown. Each page has a fun flap for kids to open to see what animal is inside the egg.

Ages 4+