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Loading... Bently & Egg (1992)by William Joyce
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Friendship is a very strong topic in this story. It also shows responsibility and taking risks. This sweet story could help a child who is struggling with a new baby coming into the family or even a child struggling with making friends. William Joyce still uses the imagination of the reader to carry out the little details of the story. There is a sweet and satisfying ending that William Joyce always has in his books. Bently has been given an important task of keeping an eye on his friend, a duck named Kack Kack, has recently laid. She is off to see her sister and her new ducklings. Bently does not want to egg sit, but his friend takes such good care of him that he feels it's his duty. He decides to paint the unhatched egg. In doing so, Bently attracts a little boy to the egg. The little boy thinks the egg is an Easter egg and quickly snatches it as a prize. Once Bently realizes how sad Kack Kack will be when she finds her egg is missing, he sets off on an adventure to rescue the unhatched duckling from the little boy. no reviews | add a review
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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A sweet, humorous story, Bentley & Egg highlights a number of issues - the jealousy that children sometimes feel, for instance, when their friends make additional friends, or when a new sibling arrives in the family - that will strike a chord with the picture-book set. This being a William Joyce picture-book, of course, means that there is also a fantastical adventure story to enjoy, and children will find Bentley's quest quite entertaining. The artwork, done in acrylic paint, is soft and pastel-hued, perfect for an Easter-time book. Recommended to William Joyce fans, and to those looking for children's stories about friendship, or that have a (somewhat tangential) Easter setting. ( )