Caldecott Honor
Title: First the Egg
Author: Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Awards: Caldecott Honor Book, Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book, New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book List, The American Library Association Notable Children's Book List
Published: 2007
Genre: Picturebook
First the Egg is going to become the new favorite in my classroom library. The author/ illustrator, Laura Vaccaro Seeger not only created the pages to look like canvas, she also used die-cuts to give a sneak peak of the page to come. The colors and painting techniques on each page looked so realistic I actually ran my hand across the page to feel the texture. There is not one white page in the entire story. My students are going to enjoy this simple yet discussion evoking story. Most students will be able to read the book just by looking at the pictures but will be able to learn and discuss components of the life cycles of living things such as the chicken, frog, plants and butterflies. As a teacher of literacy my favorite section is when she compares writing and illustrating to a life cycle as well. "First the word, then the story." I already want to put this quote on the wall of my classroom.
This book demonstrates how complex picture books can be. Words that are so simple yet have a deep underlying meaning. This is going to be a great "go to" book for many science lessons, writing motivation lessons, and illustration lessons.
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