Which egg? by Roxanne Gajadhar and Rob Foote

Three jungle animals, Stork, Crocodile and Parrot are waiting for their eggs to hatch. While they are waiting they mention a characteristic that each might have; sharp, pointy teeth for Crocodile, magnificent beak for Parrot and long long legs for Stork. A strong wind shakes the nests of Parrot and Stork and their eggs roll into Crocodile’s nest. Oh dear! Whose egg belongs to whom? They wait patiently together for the eggs to hatch and finally out pop the babies each having the characteristic they discussed. The three adults take their offspring to the waterhole for a drink as one big family.

This is a short but delightful story with full page colourful illustrations which young children will enjoy.

Themes: Animals, Eggs, Family.

Kathryn Beilby