About This Book

In this book by the award-winning author/illustrator Leo Lionni, a frog named Jessica finds a beautiful pebble that hatches into what everyone believes is a green, scaly "chicken." They remain inseparable friends until a little bird leads the "chicken" back to its mother, who smiles and calls her "my sweet little alligator."

Praise for An Extraordinary Egg

"An 'eggstraordinary' treat from a master storyteller." — School Library Journal

About the Authors or Illustrators

Leo Lionni

Leo Lionni wrote and illustrated more than 40 highly acclaimed children's books. He received the 1984 American Institute of Graphic Arts Gold Medal and was a four-time Caldecott Honor Winner for Inch by Inch, Frederick, Swimmy, and Alexander and the Wind-Up Mouse. Leo Lionni died in October of 1999 at his home in Tuscany, Italy, at the age of 89.

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