Mrs. Hen's Big Surprise
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2000 · Est. 4 min read-aloud

Mrs. Hen's Big Surprise

Written and illustrated by Christel Desmoinaux

A mysterious egg tests Mrs. Hen's hope and patience. Will it hatch a surprise?

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32 pages· 472 words· Est. 4 min read-aloud· ~380L
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Bookroo's summary

Mrs. Hen discovers a peculiar, oversized egg in her garden, yellow with blue polka dots. Despite its odd appearance, she dreams of it hatching into a perfect chick. As doubts from neighbors grow, Mrs. Hen's hope wanes. But when the egg unexpectedly rolls away, a surprising life emerges, reigniting her maternal instincts. What will this unusual egg reveal?

From the publisher

Mrs. Hen has found a very strange-looking egg in her garden: It’s yellow with blue polka dots and it’s three times her size! But an egg is an egg, so Mrs. Hen sits on it. She’s sure it will hatch into the baby chick of her dreams. Is Mrs. Hen in for a Big Surprise!

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
32
Words
472
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Lexile
~380L
Themes & topics
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2.7
F&P level
~K
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
43620
Publication
Published
February 1, 2000
Publisher
Margaret K McElderry
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9780689834035
LCCN
99065042
OCLC
43420104

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