  | Full Text Reviews: School Library Journal - 07/01/2014 PreS-Gr 2—Behind Gliori's witty, well-worded, and warmhearted tales for children is good advice for parents. This story, like so many egg-themed tales, is about adoption, but there's more to it. The story-within-a-story contains gentle lessons about isolation, being different, how "sometimes things happen for a reason," and how loving others is the best cure for loneliness. The prose is often poetic: "All the other eggs were given endless gifts: fast toys; vast toys; clattering things that made a noise. But Little One was given love and time, the greatest gifts of all." The moments of not-so-subtle moralizing are counterbalanced by endearing characters and engaging illustrations. Children will be immensely satisfied with the surprise ending.—Susan Weitz, formerly at Spencer-Van Etten School District, Spencer, NY - Copyright 2014 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission. Loading...
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