Childrens book. Pigs try to cook a duckling egg at a diner. Duck family has to rescue duckling. Published early 1990's?

[Diedre]

I remember reading this when I was a kid the art was so smooth and airbrushed it must have been the early 90's when it was published the plot that I can remember is that somehow a duckling egg makes its way to a pigs diner where it will be cooked if the duck family can't rescue it. I have a very vivid image still in my mind of the fat pig cook wearing his spotted apron holding the egg with the silhouette of the baby duck visible and the pig has a nasty sneer on his face like he knows there's something inside it.

[Rainbowheart]

The Rinky-Dink Cafe?

[Diedre]

nope, the art is different but thanks anyway.

[Tab]

Were there any other animals in the book besides the ducks and pigs? Any human characters?
Did the story focus on the ducks rescuing the egg? Or, did it mainly focus on the pig's diner?
Part of a series?

[Kris]

Diedre, is this a children's picture book (about 32-48 pages) or chapter book?

Are the illustrations: simple or detailed, realistic or cartoon-like, painted watercolors or bold graphics, color or black-and-white? Do they remind you of a similar illustrator or children's author?

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[Ayshe]

It sounds like the book searched here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... and https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongu... (both unsolved).

[Rainbowheart]

Detective Duckworth to the Rescue?

[Capn]

Could it possibly have been a goose and goose egg? Lots of "(Wild) Goose Chase" titles...

I tried "Eggscape", "Lucky Duck",and "Egg Hunt" and "Egg Chase", but didn't get very far.

Quacked? Duck, duck, goose?

[Capn]

Also quite a few "goose on the loose" titles...

[Tab]

What country were you in when you read this book? What language?

[Diedre]

Tab wrote: "What country were you in when you read this book? What language?"

America and it was English

[Diedre]

Ayshe wrote: "It sounds like the book searched here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... and https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmyton..."

man all of the sudden ppl want to find this egg book hahah

[Diedre]

Kris wrote: "Diedre, is this a children's picture book (about 32-48 pages) or chapter book?

Are the illustrations: simple or detailed, realistic or cartoon-like, painted watercolors or bold graphics, color or ..."

children's and the the illustrations were soft-looking like they were air brushed

[Rainbowheart]

Diedre, did you rule out Detective Duckworth to the Rescue?

Other books involving egg rescue missions that I found were Happy Easter, Mother Duck, Case of the Missing Chick, and The Fuzzytail Friends' Great Egg Hunt.

[Tab]

Did the ducks wear clothes?

[Diedre]

yes

[Rainbowheart]

Diedre, I just wanted to confirm, have you ruled out all the books mentioned in message 14?

[Diedre]

Rainbowheart wrote: "Diedre, I just wanted to confirm, have you ruled out all the books mentioned in message 14?"

yes

[Capn]

The Robbery at the Diamond Dog Diner? :) Possibly not at all, but came up in a recent thread.

[Capn]

Still looking, Diedre? I found Starring Rosa. Seems like the focus is wrong (on the pig, not a duck), but, you know, just in case...


Also Gumshoe Goose, Private Eye

[Becca]

Valerie might be looking for the same book, although they remember the chef being a weasel rather than a pig, so perhaps they're different books: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

[Valerie]

Yes! I am looking for this book. now that you mention pigs, something clicked in my memory. I definitely do have the graphic image of the baby silhouetted inside the egg. I believe the illustrations were watercolor. But they were very vivid and complex, although I agree, soft and pretty as described above. the end of the book has the baby egg hatching in the nursery and I remember the nursery having bows? and eyelashes in the new duckling. I also remember the diner or the cook being greasy and kind of gross? Like a close up detail of bubbling pots and grime or steam?

[Valerie]

Perhaps I am confusing Pigs with the weasel fry cook. Or maybe pigs owned the diner, but the cook was a weasel. I remember the weasel had a gross greenish sallow appearance.

[Kris]

Note: Diedre (OP, original poster) was last active on the site in December 2022.

[Becca]

The Buddies in A Day for Knights by Brad Bluth?