Books with title Eggs

EGGS is a quirky and moving audiobook about two very complicated, damaged children. David has recently lost his mother to a freak accident, his salesman father is constantly on the road, and he is letting his anger out on his grandmother. Primrose lives with her unstable, childlike, fortuneteller mother, and the only evidence of the father she never knew is a framed picture. Despite their age difference (David is 9, Primrose is 13), they forge a tight yet tumultuous friendship, eventually helping each other deal with what is missing in their lives.

EGGS is an imaginative children's picture story book about six eggs who each have their own dream of being something different. The protagonist, the villain and the supporting cast must navigate their way through the unpredictability of being in the dark and look within to find themselves. Written in catchy rhyme, this unique book refers to the unnamed characters by their ever-changing internal state and manages to represent cultural diversity, is gender free and alludes children to the morals of respecting others and self belief. Offered up along side EGGS are free educational tools for teachers who want to extend on the book in the classroom, which can be found on the authors' website.

He spoke to the beautiful face. "Are you sleeping?" The eyes did not open. He could not decide if he wanted them to open. The humped eyelids with their glittery purple were like tiny twin eggs, bird's eggs. "Are you going to say something?" The mouth did not move. "You're dead, aren't you?" The beautiful face was as still as the trees. He was not afraid. This is the first time David and Primrose meet, and despite their differences they hesitantly form a tight but tumultuous bond.

These books give young readers an understanding of how the food they eat is raised or cultivated and how different foods make their way to the supermarket and then onto our plates. The series includes information about the people around the world who grow crops and raise livestock, as well as facts about where in the world a variety of foods are grown.

Nine-year-old David has recently lost his mother to a freak accident, his salesman father is constantly on the road, and he is letting his anger out on his grandmother. Sarcastic and bossy 13-year-old Primrose lives with her childlike, fortuneteller mother, and a framed picture is the only evidence of the father she never knew. Despite their differences, David and Primrose forge a tight yet tumultuous friendship, eventually helping each other deal with what is missing in their lives. This powerful, quirky novel about two very complicated, damaged children has much to say about friendship, loss, and recovery.