The enormous egg (1956)

My son's elementary school is sponsoring their 2nd annual One Book One School month. Each family gets a copy of the book to keep, and we all get a reading schedule. The kids talk about the book at school and at the end of the month, there is an activity night at the elementary. This year, the book was [The Enormous Egg]. It was originally written in the 1950's and tells the story of a boy who finds an unusual egg in his chicken coop. The egg takes longer to hatch than a normal chicken egg, but it is worth the weight. The story held my third grader's interest, but I've also heard that the younger kids are enjoying it too. I love that this program gets the whole community talking about a book that is being shared by so many kiddos! ( )

Young Nate Twitchell is surprised when one of the hens on his family farm lays a giant egg. After a painstaking wait, Nate is even more surprised when it hatches and out pops a baby triceratops that he names Uncle Beazley! But when Nate decides to keep the dino and raise it on his own, he has no idea what he's getting himself into. As Uncle Beazley grows, Nate and his family realize they are not equipped to take care of a full-sized dinosaur, and so with the help of their scientist friend, Nate and Uncle Beazley set off for the National Museum in Washington, D.C., on the hunt for the perfect home for a modern-day dinosaur—-then the real trouble begins! ( )

This book is very funny and really lets you visualize whats happening. This is an ideal book if some one wants a quick read. LOTS OF PICTURES! ( )

I loved book because it is really funny and exciting. A dinosaur hatches out of the egg! ( )

A big thanks to Pat (Phebj) for recommending and then sending this book to me! What a sheer delight!

I took a vacation day today. It was a beautiful fall morning with cool showers that soaked the leaves of the multi-colored mums in the front of the house.

It was relaxing to listen to the drops softly pelt the windows and glide down the panes while reading a joyous comfort book that brought smiles.

The plot isn't complicated. The tale isn't overwhelming. It simply is a story of a boy who has a pet...a large pet..a baby dinosaur hatched from an egg of his family hen.

Uncle Beazley grows at rapid pace, leaving Nat Twitchell to realize that he can no longer accommodate his friendly pal the triceratops.

With a wonderful friend who is a paleontologist, searching for a home for Uncle Beazley, they travel first to the National Museum in Washington, DC and then to the National Zoo.

A boy, a pet, a friend, supportive parents and a happy ending. What more could you ask for in a rainy day book? ( )