Ergo

Written by Alexis Deacon · Illustrated by Viviane Schwarz

A chick questions her world and what's beyond her shell.

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40 pages· 305 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud

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Bookroo's summary

Ergo, a curious chick, awakens inside her egg and begins to explore her tiny world. She discovers her toes, wings, and beak, believing she knows everything. But when she encounters the shell's wall, she wonders if there's more beyond. Is the noise outside part of her world too? Join Ergo on a humorous and philosophical journey as she questions her place in the universe. This delightful tale invites young dreamers to ponder life's big questions with simplicity and charm.

From the publisher

The creative team behind I Am Henry Finch offers a picture book Plato for little ones, as Ergo the chick, from inside her egg, contemplates the world–and her place in it. Ergo wakes up and sets off to explore the world. The first things she discovers are her toes. Wiggle, wiggle. Then she finds her wings. Flap, flap. Then her beak. And her legs. She has discovered everything! I am the world and the world is me, she thinks. Until she considers the wall around her. Is that part of her, too? And is that noise from beyond the wall . . . something else? At once humorous and inspirational, this lighthearted foray by Alexis Deacon and Viviane Schwarz is for dreamers and philosophers, the foolish and the enlightened–a picture book experience told with simplicity and style.

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