A sweet story about a boy who finds an egg and takes care of it until the egg hatches. The pictures are adorable. You can tell straightaway that the boy is curious, imaginative and a great nature-lover. I love the way his first thoughts are about how to protect the egg. He does not know anything about eggs, so he heads to the library and reads up on the subject. Then he rushes home to keep it warm and safe. The boy is obviously very excited about his new future friend. He keeps imagining wild animals and all the great things they are going to do together. When a little gosling comes out, at first, the boy is a bit disappointed- he had such huge expectations, but, gradually, he realizes it may be the best thing ever that happened to him. The wild animals he had imagined would want to run away or might even bite his schoolmates, while the gosling will be his friend forever. At this point, I must add that it would be great to read something about how the gosling would benefit from their friendship. Thank you to NetGalley and Clavis Publishing for the ARC provided in exchange for an honest review. Title: The Boy and the egg Authors: Ellen Delange, Martina Heiduczec Published by: Clavis Published: 1st February 2019
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