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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 (26.3 x 26.0 x 1.0 cm) | 17 oz (468 g) | 24 per carton

On sale Sep 29, 1989 | 32 Pages | 978-0-8037-0619-4

Age 4-8 years | Preschool - 3

Sales rights: US, Canada, Open Mkt

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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.

WINNER
Caldecott Honor Book
WINNER
Coretta Scott King Honor

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 admired children’s book illustrators and illustrated more than one hundred picture books. He won the Caldecott Medal and five Caldecott Honors, five Coretta Scott King Awards, five New York Times Best Illustrated Awards, and many other prizes and honors. He illustrated two books written by his wife of sixty-one years, Gloria Jean: Back Home and The Sunday Outing. Jerry Pinkney passed away in 2021 at the age of eighty-two. Learn more about his life and legacy at JerryPinkneyStudio.com View titles by Jerry Pinkney

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Coretta Scott King Honor

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