Oliver and his Egg - Hardcover

Schmid, Paul

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1423175735 ISBN 13: 9781423175735

Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2014

Synopsis

In this follow-up to Oliver and his Alligator, Oliver spots a rock on the playground. But it's not just any rock-he's sure it's a dinosaur egg. And once it hatches, he has the best new friend he could ask for. They sail to a deserted island and even launch into outer space. But as great as it is to travel with his dinosaur alone, Oliver realizes that it is even more fun when all of his friends bring their imaginations along for the ride!

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Schmid is the author and illustrator of Oliver and his Alligator, A Pet for Petunia, Petunia Goes Wild, and Hugs from Pearl. In 2010, he was awarded a month-long fellowship with Maurice Sendak. He lives in Seattle with his wife, Linda, and their daughter, Anna, but no dinosaurs. Visit him at www.paulschmidbooks.com.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 1—First introduced in Schmid's Oliver and His Alligator (Disney-Hyperion, 2013), Oliver appears to be the pensive, solitary sort. After finding a rock on the playground, he imagines that it is actually an egg containing a dinosaur that will grow up with him, share his cookies, and accompany him on a great many adventures. When his reverie is broken by a little girl who asks, "Why are you sitting on that rock?" Oliver abandons the egg idea and instead imagines adventures with his new captive audience of friends. The final spread shows his new friends sitting on rocks of their own, looking to Oliver for inspiration. Schmid's characteristic pastel pencil illustrations cleverly juxtapose the rock and the child's hopes for it on the same page or spread, and the art and simple story line capture the possibilities of imagination and the tender but often tenuous nature of playtime dynamics. The large, uncluttered pictures that stand out on ample white space make the book a good choice for group sharing.—Jenna Boles, Greene County Public Library, Beavercreek, OH

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1423175735
• ISBN 13: 9781423175735
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 40
• Illustrator: Schmid Paul