An Egg is Quiet by Dianna Aston

Plot Summary:

An Egg is Quiet by Dianna Aston is a picture book about eggs. Aston explains and compares how eggs can be from quiet, to smart, to artistic to noisy! The book is an array of many different shapes, sizes and colors. It begins by explaining that eggs can be of many different shapes from round to pointy and even camouflaged. Eggs can be big and can be held in two hands or tiny as a jelly bean. Eggs can even be artistic. Aston explains the life cycle from the yolk to the albumen to the actual hatching of the egg.

Impression about the book:

The beautifully depicted eggs are so delicately represented that the reader is feasts on the different shapes, sizes and colors. This is a fantastic representation of the egg.

Reviews / Reviews Excerpts:

This is an amazing plethora of eggs. It is an excellent picture book.

Suggestions for library use:

This book can be read as a read aloud to introduce to children the life cycle of an egg.