The Golden Egg Book

I did not know this book as a child, but have come to revere Margaret Wise Brown's books as I read them to my boys, and this is now my favourite book (the kids love it too). It has such a silly humour in it, as a little bunny wonders what is in the egg (A little boy? An elephant?), tries to find out (rolling the egg down a hill, throwing a little rock at it), then finally fally into a deep sleep. The duckling that emerges from the egg is equally puzzled by the bunny (What could this little fur thing be?), and proceeds to subject the sleeping bunny to the same treatment he got, trying to wake him. In the end all that matters is that they are friends, "And no one was ever alone again." I cant think of a more comforting thought to send a child to sleep with. The illustratins are gorgeous, and the book is worth every penny.

I purchased this book for my grandson age 2. The book arrived promptly and brought back fond memories. It is still a classic!!

Charmingly written by Margaret Wise Brown and superbly illustrated by Leonard Weisgard, The Gold Egg Book is a true picturebook classic telling the story of the rambling imagination of one little bunny as he tries to figure out just what is inside a beautiful blue egg. A whole new generation of children ages 2 to 5 will delight in this lively story as the bunny tries to shake, push, and even jump on the egg in his attempts to break it. But the egg won't hatch until it is ready! The Golden Egg Book will prove to be an enthusiastically popular addition to family, preschool, and community library collections.

I loved this book as a child and was delighted to see that it's still around. Leonard Weisgard's rich illustrations are wonderful, and I'm still charmed by the story of the bunny and the egg. It's great to be introducing this book to a new generation of nieces and nephews!

As a child I used to check this book out of the libarary EVERYTIME I went. I remember crying one week because the only copy available was the one I was returning and they hadn't put it back on the shelf and I couldn't take it home. My best friend and I would read and re-read this book. We just loved the bunny kicking, rolling, and jumping on the egg and then the same happening to him when he fell asleep and the egg hatched. The bunny and duck became best friends, I met my best friend through reading this book in 1965 and we are still best friends today. I cried when my mom gave me and my friend copies of this book a couple of years ago as a gift.