The Happy Egg

by Ruth Krauss

Book Overview

Perfect as a baby shower or Easter basket gift, The Happy Egg celebrates the promise and confidence of little birds (and young children) everywhere.A simple and delightful story for parents and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060760052
• ISBN13: 9780060760052
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.4" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 2 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

So simple it's almost stupid, but really funny and charming at the same time

This is a strange little book. On one hand, the story's so simple that it's almost stupid, on the other hand it's charming and that simple-stupidness has always struck me as really, really silly and funny. I suppose it matters more what kids think of it, though. Not so much what I think of it. My kids both think it's wonderful. So, 5 stars for me.

I Learned to Read with This Book

When I was a young child, I owned this book. I won't say it was my all-time favorite, but I did like it. Today, it holds a special place in my heart, because I learned to read with this book. Children don't always need the busiest, most colorful and rhyming book out there. Its simplicity is what made me think that I could master it. My parents had read it to me so much that I quickly learned it by heart. And then I would play with it and pretend I could read it on my own. And finally, one day, as I was play-reading it, it suddenly all came together for me. The words just "clicked" in my mind, like learning to ride a bicycle. I understood how to read! Today, I am a mother to a 2 year old voracious 'play-reader' and I can't wait to get this book for my child. Perhaps someday the words will "click" for her too!

Every bit as good as The Carrot Seed!

A year ago I went looking for this book, which turned out to be long out of print. In fact, the very knowledgeable bookstore staff I spoke to doubted its very existence! The Carrot Seed is a beloved classic, but its close sibling The Happy Egg had been strangely forgotten. I'm glad to see it back. The two books are by the same husband-and-wife team, and share a natural kinship in their gentle rhythms, simple illustrations and surprisingly stirring, life-affirming conclusions. The Happy Egg is a book I can gladly read over and over, and over, to my toddler.