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The Talking Eggs

Author Robert D. San Souci

Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney

Hardcover

$18.99 US

Penguin Young Readers | Dial Books

10.37"W x 10.25"H x 0.38"D | 17 oz | 24 per carton

On sale Sep 29, 1989 | 32 Pages | 9780803706194

Age 4-8 years

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The author of such delights as The Christmas Ark and The Enchanted Tapestry joins forces with illustrator Pinkney to resurrect a colorful folktale that captures the unique flavor of the American South. A 1989 Caldecott Honor Book.

Robert D. San Souci is the award-winning author of many popular books for young readers, including the Short & Shivery books, and the quartet of picture books about Arthurian legends, Young Merlin, Young Guinevere, Young Lancelot, and Young Arthur. View titles by Robert D. San Souci

Jerry Pinkney was one of America’s most acclaimed illustrators. He won the Caldecott Medal and five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, five New York Times Ten Best Illustrated Awards, the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the Society of Illustrators’ Original Art Show Lifetime Achievement Award, and many other prizes and honors. His long list of celebrated titles includes Mirandy and Brother Wind, The-All-I'll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll, The Little Mermaid, and The Lion & The Mouse. Jerry's work has been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Schomburg Center, the Norman Rockwell Museum, and many more. View titles by Jerry Pinkney

WINNER
Caldecott Honor Book
WINNER
Coretta Scott King Honor

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Coretta Scott King Honor