The Golden Egg (Templar) [Hardcover]

A.J. Wood (Author), Maggie Kneen (Illustrator)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up | Series: Templar

Little Duck is hunting for a very special Easter egg. She searches high and low with the help of her forest friends, but where will they find the golden egg? Children will be delighted by this fun Easter egg hunt as they discover colorful foil-stamped surprises hidden under gatefold flaps on each page. Accompanied by beautiful watercolor illustrations, this simple rhyming story and hide-and-seek game is the perfect addition to any Easter basket.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Imagine waking Easter morning to find a basket with jelly beans, chocolate bunnies, marshmallow chicks... and a pretty, sparkly lift-the-flap Easter book! The Golden Egg, while no literary gem, is sure to be appealing to young readers with an eye for all that glitters. Simple rhyming verse tracks Little Duck as she searches high and low for a very special golden Easter egg. Along the way, she elicits the help of a fluffy chick, darling lambs, an elegant swan, and a bevy of bunnies. "They stop beside a babbling brook,/ and Duck lets out a 'Quack!'/ Swan is swimming down the stream,/ and cradled on her back,/ there is an egg so dazzling,/ so bright it makes them blink./ But is it gold? 'Oh, no,'/ says Swan..." (lift the flap) "'My egg is rosy pink!'" Alas, although the eager crew finds dazzling purple, green, blue, silver, and pink decorated eggs, there's nary a golden egg to be found. But the Goose upon her nest reveals something even better--a chocolate egg!

The conclusion is a trifle bewildering (could the moral really be all that glitters is not gold, but sometimes is chocolate instead?), but this book is appealing and attractive with plenty of shiny allure and interactive fun. Children will love participating in the page-turning Easter egg hunt, peering behind potted plants and cattails to see if they can find the elusive golden egg. (Baby to preschool)

About the Author

A.J. Wood has written several books for children including The Great Egg Hunt and Who's Getting Ready for Christmas?

Product Details

• Hardcover: 20 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books; First edition (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811828379
• ISBN-13: 978-0811828376
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #393,090 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Golden Egg, March 28, 2002

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Terese Benton - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Golden Egg (Templar) (Hardcover)

I absolutely loved this book! The illustrations were full of beauty and color. The children loved to read along by saying the color of the egg before I flipped the the flap showing it.
I read this book to a group of children 3-5, they along with me highly recomend this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A+ Book, September 13, 2003

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"jjgrassi" (Barrington, NH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Golden Egg (Templar) (Hardcover)

I received this book from a friend at a shower thrown for me by my book group. From the time my son started knowing what books were and began to enjoy them, this has been his book of choice. I have actually just purchased a second copy for him (he's ripped a couple of pages in the original copy) that I plan to set aside. I also just ordered it to give to a little friend of his even though it's not Easter season. The pictures are so beautifully illustrated, the verse is fun to read (and hear) and the "hidden" eggs behind the flaps build anticipation.

I highly recommend this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Golden Egg, April 6, 2000

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M K Richter (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Golden Egg (Templar) (Hardcover)

I actually picked up a copy of this book while traveling......loved it so much, I'm ordering additional copies. It is one of the nicest Easter books for young children I have ever seen.