Egg Drop by Mini Grey

Egg Drop by Mini Grey

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The Egg was young. It didn't know much. We tried to tell it,but of course it didn't listen. If only it had waited . . . The Egg loved the sky. It saw all the birds, insects, aeroplanes, balloons, helicopters, bats and clouds. It dreamed of being up there, flying with them all. So the Egg went to a very high place . . . and jumped . . .

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Egg Drop by Mini Grey

The Egg was young. It didn't know much. We tried to tell it,but of course it didn't listen. If only it had waited ...The Egg loved the sky. It saw all the birds, insects, aeroplanes, balloons, helicopters, bats and clouds. It dreamed of being up there, flying with them all. So the Egg went to a very high place ...and jumped ...
It just can't be pigeon-holed and comes from an entirely original and quirky talentEven the illustrations are one in a million, combining collage, digital photos, string and straw * Guardian *
Truly surreal adventures which will be enjoyed by all four- to six-year-olds * Sunday Express *
A fine debut * Books for Keeps *
Mini Grey was given her name after being born in a Mini in a car park in Newport, Wales. She studied for an MA in Sequential Illustration at Brighton under the tutelage of John Vernon Lord. Mini also worked as a primary school teacher in Oxford, where she now lives. Her books include Egg Drop, The Pea and the Princess (shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal), Biscuit Bear (winner of the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Gold Award), Traction Man is Here (winner of the Boston Horn Book Award and shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal), The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon (winner of the Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award and winner of the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal), and Traction Man meets Turbodog. Mini Grey is one of the Big Picture's ten Best New Illustrators.
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ISBN 13 9780099432036
ISBN 10 009943203X
Title Egg Drop
Author Mini Grey
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Year published 2003-04-03
Number of pages 32
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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