Eggasaurus

by Jennifer Wagh, Hallie Bateman (Illustrator)

Overview

In this funny and winsome epistolary picture book, a young boy who orders a dinosaur egg ends up with more than he—or his dad—bargained for!

All Maximus wants is a pet dinosaur—is that really too much to ask? But when his dad tells him he must send the egg back to where it came from, a mysterious company called Eggasaurus, Inc, a hiccup in communication leads to Max getting more...and more...and MORE eggs! Can he and his dad find a compromise before the eggs hatch and the baby dinosaurs take over their home?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781534450066
Publisher:	Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Publication date:	04/26/2022
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	364,391
Product dimensions:	10.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	AD640L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jennifer Wagh is a debut author from Sleepy Hollow, Illinois. She lives with her husband, three kids, and a leopard gecko named Bibi. As a former preschool teacher, she loves to enthusiastically read picture books aloud. She is currently learning to play the ukulele. Visit her at JenniferWagh.com.

Hallie Bateman is a freelance writer and illustrator based in Los Angeles. Her work has been published by The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, The Awl, and others. She is the author of Brave New Work, What to Do When I’m Gone, and Directions.

Editorial Reviews

06/01/2022

PreS-Gr 3—Maximus has bought some dinosaur eggs from Eggasaurus, Inc., and is super excited and dedicated to their hatching. Max and the company communicate via letters about Max's excitement and the company's policies, giving Max more eggs, advice, or responsibility with every letter. Eventually, the dinos hatch and everyone learns to live with them in their own special way. Wagh has created a dynamic epistolary tale, with a simple vocabulary that is true to the voices of children and to corporate communications. Bateman's illustrations make plain the exchanges taking place, showing Max's excitement over the eggs, as well as the company's attitude through simple boxes and letters. The facial expressions are also absolutely hilarious in showing how Max and his dad really feel about the dinos (happy and terrified, respectively) versus what the company thinks they feel (it's all good). These two creators have built a comic back-and-forth tale similar to Doreen Cronin's in style, but utterly unique with a super-invested and caring boy, a father who is questioning how this could get any weirder, and a company that will not take no for an answer. VERDICT A grand tale for lessons on pet responsibility, letter-writing, and of course, dinosaurs.—Margaret Kennelly

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