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Two Speckled Eggs
Ginger can’t wait to invite all the girls from her class to her birthday party – except weird Lyla Browning. Quiet Lyla smells like old leaves and made the unpopular decision to bring a tarantula for Show-and-Tell. Compelled by her mother to invite everyone, Ginger feels her apprehension is validated when Lyla arrives at the party uncomfortably early. When the other guests appear the festivities begin, but nothing goes the way Ginger had imagined and by cake time the birthday girl is in tears. Her party is spiraling toward disaster until she and Lyla share an unexpected laugh over a visiting ladybug. And when Ginger opens her presents, among the predictable toys she finds Lyla’s handmade bird’s nest holding two chocolate malted-milk eggs. After the others head home, the two girls share the eggs and some imaginary play to launch their friendship. Everything rings true in this honest portrayal of familiar scenarios, from party meltdown to a child who is different from her peers. Pencil, gouache, and digital collage illustrations express the emotions of Ginger’s big day with whimsy and heart. ©2014 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by Jennifer K. Mann
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 4-8
Age Range:
PreK-Early Elementary (Ages 4-7)
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Format:
Picture book
Subjects:
Celebrations, Holidays, and Observances
Difference/Individuality
Disappointment
Friendship
Publisher:
Candlewick
Publish Year: 2014
Pages: 32
ISBN: 97807636616787
CCBC Location: Picture Book, Mann