While scratching around in the dirt of a few tasty morsels, Mother Crane comes across a nest of beautiful eggs lying in the sand all alone. She resolves to hatch them herself - but what kind of babies will hatch out of the egg? Flamingo thinks they will be pink all over like him, Butterfly is sure they will have wings that glitter like her own, Giraffe believes they will have a long neck like hers and Snake thinks the eggs look too delicious for words! But when the babies hatch out and start peeping for their mother, all the animals get the surprise of their life!

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2007 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Gillian Lobel is a highly successful writer of picture book and author of the best-selling Starlight (Tamarind Books). This is her first book for Frances Lincoln. Adrienne Geoghegan is a well-respected Irish author/illustrator. Among her many picture books are Dogs Don't Wear Glasses (Crocodile), All Your Own Teeth (Bloomsbury) and Who Needs Pockets? (Scholastic). This is her first book for Frances Lincoln. Gillian Lobel lives in Leicester. She is author of a number of picture books. This is her first book for Little Tiger Press. Gaby Hansen lives in Sussex. She has illustrated several books for Little Tiger Press, including BIG BEARS CAN!, THE GIFT OF CHRISTMAS, MOLLY AND THE STORM and THE WISH CAT.