A sweet story about a boy who finds an egg and takes care of it until the egg hatches. He has to learn how to care about it and how to deal with his own expectations.
The pictures are adorable. You can tell straightaway that the boy is curious, imaginative and a great nature-lover. I love the way his first thoughts are about how to protect the egg. He does not know anything about eggs, so he heads to the library and reads up on the subject. Then he rushes home to keep it warm and safe. The boy is obviously very excited about his new future friend. He keeps imagining wild animals and all the great things they are going to do together. When a little gosling comes out, at first, the boy is a bit disappointed- he had such huge expectations, but, gradually, he realizes it may be the best thing ever that happened to him. The wild animals he had imagined would want to run away or might even bite his schoolmates, while the gosling will be his friend forever. At this point, I must add that it would be great to read something about how the gosling would benefit from their friendship.

Thank you to NetGalley and Clavis Publishing for the ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.

At first, I was really enjoying this book. The pictures are really cute, and the boy's musings on what might be inside the egg are creative. But then... he starts to get kind of selfish. I suspected we might have a problem when he hoped it would be a crocodile because he "always wanted to train a wild animal to do tricks". Then I realized that the boy isn't just a caring little guy who wants to take care of an abandoned egg because it's the right thing to do. The things he thinks about that might be in the egg always have to benefit him. Ostrich? He could ride it to school. Dinosaur? He could impress his friends. When it turns out to be a gosling, he's disappointed... before he realizes that he can use this poor little creature for his own gain. He can swim with it and teach it to do tricks, and it will follow him everywhere! Then the kid has the gall to say they will be friends forever. I really don't like how this potential friendship is portrayed as a one-way street; the poor gosling is just going to end up being a status-symbol accessory. The book never points out that this is a problematic way to view and treat animals. (They're not just here for our benefit!)

So that aspect of the book was really disappointing because the illustrations are really nice. With different text, I probably could've rated this book higher. I don't have a problem with the boy thinking about what could be in the egg; what turned me off was how he would then think about how those potential hatchlings could benefit him.

Una ragazzino trova un uovo.

Non sa niente, se non che va tenuto al caldo - e che ne uscirà un amico meraviglioso.

Sarà un dinosauro? Sarà uno struzzo? Sarà una tartaruga marina?

Oppure...

Una storia deliziosa, che affronta le aspettative, le delusioni e il rendersi conto di quanto meravigliosa può risultare un'aspettativa disattesa. <3

The Boy and the Egg is the story about a boy who finds an egg and imagines what baby animal could be in the egg. Loved the idea of this book, illustrations were beautiful not the right words, maybe too many, maybe not warm and soft enough for me. The Boy and the Egg is like paint and a brush. Pictures speak louder then words.

Mini Review:
As the title suggests, the boy and the Egg' is a simple but a cute tale about an inquisitive little boy who comes across an egg. The unattended egg sparks the boy's curiosity and he finds himself questioning about the existence of it. After carefully inspecting it, the boy decides to keep it with himself citing safety issues. His thoughts resonate about the possibilities of a living creature hatching from it. Since he has no idea about the origin of the egg, his imaginations run wild as he keeps guessing and fantasizing about it. The illustrations were vibrant and the boy's facial expressions were adorable. I'm very sure that the kids would find this book to be very appealing.

Well, that was too cute! The Boy and the Egg is a short, adorable read with precious whimsical illustrations! I will be honest and say that I chose this book based on the illustration style alone. But the story ended up being just as whimsical and sweet. With bright colors, an engaging storyline, and child-like curiosity, this story will engage even the squirmiest of little ones! I highly recommend this, and will likely grab a hardcopy as soon as it's available!

A very cute story with beautiful artwork! I loved the message that it sent about not being disappointed when things don't turn out as planned, but felt that it should have also included asking for parental permission as another message considering the subject.

An incredibly charming story about discovery, research, and the power of curiosity in young people. Highly recommended.

This is a cute book about imagination.

A boy finds an egg, goes to the library to find what kind of egg it might be, and takes care of it. he keeps it warm and dry and wonders what is inside. One of the things he thinks of is it might be a dinosaur. Or could it be an emu. Or a chameleon.

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Although, he thinks perhaps of all the things it could be, a dinosaur might not be such a good idea as it would bite him.

A cute story of imagination and responsibility. Lovely pictures.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.