The Talking Eggs
What's The Talking Eggs About
The author of such delights as The Christmas Ark and The Enchanted Tapestry joins forces with illustrator Pinkney to resurrect a colorful folktale that captures the unique flavor of the American South. A 1989 Caldecott Honor Book.
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Reading this Creole folk tale is like stepping into another time and place which has been masterfully and magically brought to life through San Souci's descriptive language and Pickney's lavish illustrations. The pencil and watercolor illustrations bring San Souci's imaginative text to life, drawing us into the setting as well as the story. The character's manner of speaking, so different from the way we speak today, perfectly embodies the American south, also contributing to our sense of a very different time and place. The tale features a mother with two daughters, Rose and Blanche. While the mother and sister, Rose, embody laziness and greed, Blanche is patient, hardworking, kind, and courageous. Their interactions result in a cautionary tale about the dangers of greed in which, as readers, we are delighted that sweet Blanche comes out on top.
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Robert D. San Souci is the award-winning author of many popular books for young readers, including the Short & Shivery books, and the quartet of picture books about Arthurian legends, Young Merlin, Young Guinevere, Young Lancelot, and Young Arthur.
Jerry Pinkney is one of America’s most admired children’s book illustrators. He has won the Caldecott Medal and five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, five New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Awards, the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, and the Society of Illustrators’ Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award, and many other prizes and honors. Recently a member of the National Council of the Arts and inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he has also served on the U.S. Postal Service Citizen’s Stamp Advisory Committee. His artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the country, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Schomburg Center, and the Norman Rockwell Museum. Jerry Pinkney lives with his wife, author Gloria Jean Pinkney, in Westchester County, New York.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780803706194
- Publication Date
- September 29, 1989
- Publisher
- Dial Books for Young Readers
- Original Publication Date
- September 29, 1989
- Illustration Details
- The full-color artwork was prepared using pencil, colored pencils, and watercolor. It was then color-separated and reproduced as red, blue, yellow, and black halftones.
- Page Count
- 32
- Word Count
- 2046
- Audience
- Picture
- Reading Age
- 4 - 8 years
- Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
- 88033469
- WorldCat Number (OCLC)
- 59214960
- Lexile® Level
- AD870L
- Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
- ~U
- Est. ATOS® Book Level
- ~5.6
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