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Biographical note
Emily Gravett is twice winner of the Kate Greenaway Medal and the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award for her debut picture book Wolves and Little Mouse's Big Book of Fears. An author/illustrator of unique talent and tremendous skill she has a host other of award-winning and critically acclaimed books to her name, including: Orange Pear Apple Bear, Monkey and Me and Tidy. Emily lives in Brighton.If you're only going to buy one book for your two-year-old, make sure it is Emily Gravett's <i>The Odd Egg.</i>
Daily Telegraph
Egg stories do not come much better than Emily Gravett's <i>The Odd Egg</i> . . . exquisitely expressive.
The Times
On no account cheat with this book! The surprise ending will delight again and again.
Guardian
A charming tale
Observer
Another triumph for Gravett
Sunday Times
All the birds have eggs to hatch. All except Duck. But when Duck finds an egg of his own to look after he's delighted – it's the most beautiful egg in the whole world! But all the other birds think it's a very odd egg indeed – and everyone's in for a BIG surprise when it finally hatches.
A board book with split pages that allow the visual jokes to unfold, The Odd Egg is another witty and lively book from award-winning creator, Emily Gravett.
A beautifully illustrated and cleverly formatted tale with a surprise ending that's bound to ruffle some feathers!