About this title: A picture book adaptation of a Creole folktale now set in the post-Civil War South. Blanche is as kind and loving as her mother and her sister, Rose, are greedy and selfish. One day Blanche meets a strange woman and treats her with kindness. The second time they meet, the woman rewards Blanche with a trip to her magical house and a very special gift--talking eggs that turn into everything Blanche has ever wanted. When Blanche's mother and sister see Blanche's good fortune, they are determined to be given talking eggs of their own. How will the woman reward Rose's impolite behavior? Watercolor ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780803706194ISBN:0803706197
Description: Pinkney, Jerry. Good. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 32 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780590441896ISBN:0590441892
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Previous owners name inscribed inside front. -, Trade PaperBack, Very Good / read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780803706194ISBN:0803706197
Description: Pinkney, Jerry. Good. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 32 p. Contains: Illustrations. Intended for a juvenile audience. read more
"2nd to 6th grade The text of this book is much more advanced than most I have reviewed so far. There are one to three paragraphs on every other page. The text was placed in a negative space within the illustrations, sometimes the negative space was representative of the sky. Pinkney did a wonderful job with the illustrations. The pictures have a great attention to details such as: weaved pattern of the basket or the outfits on the bunnies. The illustrations seem to be done in watercolor with a very variety color palette. This book would be appealing to children especially emotionally. This story tells of a girl who was a very good child and was mistreated by her family. However, her goodness was rewarded! I think this is a great way for children to learn that even though not everyone wants to do the right thing, making good choices will be rewarded. Classroom Connection: Language Arts- realism vs. fantasy Health- talk about kindness and bullying"
"6-8th grade, This book received a Caldecott Honor as one of the best illustrated children's books in 1990. The rich, subtle watercolors expand the reader's appreciation of the story, and help keep some of its stronger elements in balance for younger children. The story itself is a cross between several favorite fairy tales, most significantly Cinderella, and represents a retelling of a Creole story from the American South.In this adaptation of a Creole folktale, Blanche is kind, loving and patient, but her older sister Rose takes after their mean, sneaky mother. One day Blanche befriends a hideous old "aunty" on a path near her home and is rewarded with magic eggs. Of course, Rose and the girls' mother are beside themselves with envy, and Rose sets out to snag some eggs of her own. But greedy Rose's cruel nature gets her into trouble. She torments the old lady, grabs the wrong eggs and ends up "angry, sore and stung.""
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