Eggs 1, 2, 3

PreS-K—Part counting book, part science book, this engaging title will find a natural home in classrooms and storytimes. Each spread features a number and a type of egg and invites readers, through bouncy rhyming text, to guess, "Who will the babies be?" The recto folds out to reveal the hatchlings. All types of eggs are covered here, from penguins to caterpillars to fish to snakes. The text also tells what the baby animal is called. The engaging question-and-answer format is enhanced by Thompson's gorgeous mixed-media collage illustrations. On a couple of pages, text printed over patterned portions of the artwork is difficult to read. However, this is a minor quibble in a picture book that is sure to delight teachers and preschoolers alike.—Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, Carroll County Public Library, MD