Daisy and The Egg - Jane Simmons

Daisy Duck series contains several books of which daisy and the Egg is one of the best. Auntie Buttercup is sitting on several eggs, of which one belongs to Daisy's Mummy (why such fostering isn't entirely clear). Daisy visits Buttercup every day, and eventually all ducklings hatch apart from the one from Mummy's egg. daisy refuses to play with the new cousins and is determined to have "her" egg hatched, and eventually - after Daisy and Mummy sit on it together, it does - and Daisy has a brother. This is one of the most elaborate Daisy stories, with a big scope for talking and learning (as well as a awww factor) about new life, baby ...  Read the complete review

This book is very relevant to Easter / Spring time for young children, with the arrival of 'new' things, be it flowers, lambs or chicks! On the back of the front cover, Jane Simmons explains how she used to watch the eggs hatch on her Mum's farm. 'You could hear the chicks pipping inside their shells long before they hatched. I remember the first one I saw; it seemed to take forever to break it's shell and struggle out, until finally there it was, utterly exhaused.' - Daisy and the Egg - The story begins with Daisy the duckling asking how many eggs her Auntie Buttercup is sitting on. Four comes the reply, one of which is ...  Read the complete review