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4.2/5 Barnes & Noble Language English Publication date September 4, 2007 ISBN 9781596432727 | 4.1/5 Goodreads Country United States Publisher Roaring Brook Press Originally published 4 September 2007 Awards Caldecott Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genres Picture book, Children's literature Similar Laura Vaccaro Seeger books, Caldecott Medal winners, Picture books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First the Egg is a New York Times bestselling children's picture book written and illustrated by Laura Vaccaro Seeger, published by Roaring Book Press in 2007. It was a Caldecott Honor Book in 2008 and also appeared on the New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Books list and the American Library Association Notable Children's Books list.
Contents
The book comprises a series of die-cut pages which convey various forms of transformation. Seeger also uses word play and alters the composition of the illustrations between cut-outs to create unexpected relationships between basic concepts such as time, opposites, and colors.
Ra first the egg
Reception
Publishers Weekly describes First the Egg as 'another nimble page-turner...' while Inis magazine calls it 'Whimsical and bold,...'.