cover image THE EGG

THE EGG

M. P. Robertson, . . Puffin, $6.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-14-240038-8

A boy peers into a henhouse and sees a hen perched upon an enormous golden-brown egg. When a muscular, bat-winged baby dragon emerges, the boy patiently trains it to fly. According to PW , "The delicate, detail-rich watercolors resemble those in Peter Collington's wordless books." Ages 4-up. (Feb.)