Aston, Dianna. An Egg is Quiet Illustrated by Sylvia Long. Chronicle Books, 2006. ISBN 0-8118-4428-5. $16.95. Ages 9-12.
An Egg is Quiet is a non-fiction piece for children ages 9-12. It describes the process that an egg goes through until it hatches, giving the physical features, geographic locations and various types. Aston uses attention-grabbing adjectives to describe the egg while also providing factual information. Aston and Long’s text and illustrations blend seamlessly together in a clever and creative fashion. The font, a larger sized cursive, is written at varying angles across the page, allowing the reader’s eye to move seamlessly across. Similar to Long’s Waddle, Waddle, Quack, Quack, Quack the painted illustrations are intense, extremely detailed and patterned. Her illustrations are inspired by being in the outdoors and are quite realistic because of this. This story is informative and delightful. An Egg is Quiet provides a wonderful addition to any library and is educational but still fun; the perfect combination.
Courtney Watson, BGSU student
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