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Overview

Eggs, eggs, eggs — everyone wants eggs! But do they want the same kinds of eggs? NO! Some prefer scrambled, some like fried, and some even want them raw.

The only thing the hungry customers at this bustling diner seem to have in common is a desire for "TWO EGGS, PLEASE!"

At the heart of this clever new look at similarities and differences by acclaimed author Sarah Weeks and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Betsy Lewin is an age-old truth — it's what's inside that counts.

A look at the many different ways to prepare the very same food, as everyone in a diner ...

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Overview

Eggs, eggs, eggs — everyone wants eggs! But do they want the same kinds of eggs? NO! Some prefer scrambled, some like fried, and some even want them raw.

The only thing the hungry customers at this bustling diner seem to have in common is a desire for "TWO EGGS, PLEASE!"

At the heart of this clever new look at similarities and differences by acclaimed author Sarah Weeks and Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator Betsy Lewin is an age-old truth — it's what's inside that counts.

A look at the many different ways to prepare the very same food, as everyone in a diner orders eggs.

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The Barnes & Noble Review
Scrambled, over easy, sunny-side-up, or raw, eggs are eggs in this tasty treat of a picture book by Sarah Weeks and illustrated by Caldecott Honor winner Betsy Lewin.

Setting their story in a city diner where a fox waits on customers and a bear does the cooking, Weeks and Lewin teach about differences and similarities as various animals come in, sidle up to the counter, and order "Two eggs, please." After a casually dressed rhinoceros takes his eggs sunny-side-up, a cello-carrying mouse pops in for a meal, asking for his eggs over easy. The two glance at each other quietly and think, "Different," and when a host of other hungry folks stop by -- including a stork doctor, a gorilla mama with her baby, and a nose ring–wearing alligator -- they all silently realize that their egg-y orders aren't quite the same. But of course, when the eggs are on the plates and the hungry bellies are being fed, the counter full of happy critters stop thinking and start feeling comfortable that despite all appearances at first, their eggs are "Different...but the same."

Masterfully capturing an everyday urban phenomenon in which different people come together in a common scene and connect in understated, even silent, ways, Weeks and Lewin serve up a truly unique picture book that becomes more profound with each reading. The book's simple lesson becomes perfectly illustrated through Lewin's magnificent watercolor and ink artwork, in which you'll practically hear the clinking of dishes in the quiet diner and the bustling city traffic outside. In the end, you'll be left with a stirred spirit, a renewed sense of what makes people and things the same, and maybe even a bigger appetite. Matt Warner

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In this witty and wise book "two eggs," served in diverse ways, become a metaphor for how much individuals have in common, no matter what their tastes. Late one night in a diner, a slender orange fox awaits her customers. In the opening wordless spread, readers observe the first customer arriving in his yellow taxi. In the next, the rhino cabbie orders ("Two eggs please. Sunny-side up"), followed by a rat musician carrying a double bass and sporting a tux ("Two eggs, please. Over easy"). The long counter fills up: a stork in green scrubs prefers "Scrambled," and a green alligator with a pierced nose and his pet boa constrictor orders for both-"Poached. My friend here would like a couple of raw ones." Although the customers do not chat, they steal glances at each other. Thought bubbles reveal their shared observation: "Different." This motif repeats as the ursine chef holds up a white and a brown egg in one paw ("Different"), then cracks them into a dish ("The same"). When the waitress calls, "Two eggs coming up!", she addresses everyone in the place. Yet in the closing spread, the customers eat their two eggs in peace, side by side. Readers must reach their own understanding. Weeks (Mrs. McNosh Hangs Up Her Wash) uses repetitive but not monotonous language; Lewin works in the loose lines of her Click, Clack, Moo and reinforces the main point in expressive watercolors. Even the typefaces, which change with each customer, call attention to the coexistence of individuality and community. At this city diner, readers of all persuasions get food for thought. Ages 3-6. (Sept.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
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Children's Literature
This is a delightful book about the early morning orders for eggs at a neighborhood diner. Readers will laugh out loud as each character enters the diner, ordering two eggs. The characters are different kinds of animals and the orders are for different kinds of eggs. Sunny-side up, over easy, scrambled, soft-boiled, hard-boiled, on a roll, fried, poached ( you name it, the diner has it. Occasionally, an animal will think the word "different" as yet another order is heard across the diner. In fact, the only dialogue within the book is that concerning the egg orders. Conversation between the animals does not exist, but is not missed. The charm and entertainment is within the illustrations and the irony of so many different animals, so many different orders, and only one kind of food—( eggs! Teachers, parents, and readers alike will love realizing the not-so-subtle message. We all have differences, yet we are all alike. This book is a great springboard for conversation concerning differences and how to embrace them. The young child will memorize the text quickly and feel empowered in the ability to read such a great book. The pictures are forever entertaining, offering something new every time you look at the pages. 2003, Antheneum Books for Young Readers, Ages 3 to 8.
— Andrea Sears Andrews
School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 1-Weeks and Lewin do a superb job of exploring the concept of things being different and the same. The setting is a busy diner at breakfast time, where personified animals request two eggs prepared in different manners. The customers include a rhino, a mouse, a pelican, two canine cops, a gorilla and her baby, a ram, and a crocodile with a snake. Each one is rendered in the artist's distinctive and amusing watercolor cartoons, created with an economy of line and an abundance of personality. The "foxy" waitress and a big bear of a cook round out the charming and identifiable cast. A thoroughly delightful treat for both early readers and young listeners.-Donna Marie Wagner, Exeter Community Library, Reading, PA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Kirkus Reviews
A clever, minimally verbal introduction to "same, but different" that takes too long to make its point. Each animal customer that walks into Lewin’s brightly lit, exuberantly drawn diner orders two eggs, but each wants them done a different way: sunny side up, over easy, scrambled, even (for an alligator’s pet boa) raw. But the customers enter one at a time, most taking up a whole spread to do so, and the pace is further slowed by spreads in which all sit there sharing the same thought: "Different." Finally the counter attendant shouts out all the orders in sequence--in plain language rather than restaurant jargon, which may disappoint readers hoping for another Frank and Ernest (1988)--then delivers them, cooked (or not) to order, demonstrating "Different . . . but the same." It’s a difficult, abstract concept that has engaged every philosopher since Plato’s day; children may be able to get a handle on it here, but they’ll need both a large fund of patience, and an adult to fill in the gaps. (Picture book. 4-7)

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780689831966
  • Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
  • Publication date: 9/1/2003
  • Pages: 32
  • Sales rank: 339,872
  • Age range: 3 - 6 Years
  • Product dimensions: 10.36 (w) x 8.14 (h) x 0.37 (d)

Meet the Author

Sarah Weeks has written many books for children, including If I Were a Lion, Paper Parade, Angel Face, So B. It, and Two eggs, please. She lives in New York City. When Sarah can't get to sleep, she goes through the alphabet in her head, trying to think of people she knew in elementary school whose names begin with each letter.

Betsy Lewin is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator of Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type and its sequels, Giggle, Giggle, Quack, Duck for President, Dooby Dooby Moo and Thump, Quack, Moo, in addition to a number of other picture books, including So, What's It Like to Be a Cat?and Two Eggs, Please. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

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    Bedtime favorite

    Great illustrations with lots for kids to notice. Rythmic sounding text makes for a great read-alound. Nice message about how were all different in some ways and the same in some ways. Nice look into the NY City diner scene. My four kids (boys and girls) have gotten a lot of mileage out of this one.

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