The Sun Egg

Written by Elsa Beskow

An elf's discovery of a mysterious egg leads to an unexpected adventure.

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32 pages· ~500L

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Bookroo's summary

In a forest, an elf stumbles upon a mysterious orange egg, believing it to be a sun egg. As she and her friends unravel its true nature, the egg is lost, sparking an enchanting journey. Will the elf find the egg and uncover its secrets? This tale of imagination and discovery invites young readers into a world of wonder.

From the publisher

A mysterious orange egg has fallen into the woods. It’s a sun egg! declares the elf who finds it nestled on the forest floor. Soon she and her friends discover what it really is; but not before the sun egg is lost and little elf begins a wonderful adventure. This is a delightful story for young children about imagination and discovery from the world-renowned Swedish author-illustrator Elsa Beskow. This wonderful new edition of The Sun Egg faithfully reproduces Beskow’s classic illustrations in a collectable picture book featuring a unique hand-crafted design, premium-quality paper, gold foil signature and a luxurious cloth spine. Create an Elsa Beskow library by collecting all of the gorgeous new editions.

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