On My Way to Buy Eggs

I love how this book shows that imagination can make everyday things an adventure. The little girl in the book has to go to the store to buy eggs but ends up having an adventure using her imagination. The author never uses the word "said" and demonstrates different ways of dialogue by using "asks" "replies", etc. My favorite part of the book is when the littler girls picks up a blue marble and looks through it. The following illustration shows the world blue like the reader is looking through the marble also. This is a great book to prompt students with questions about what they would imagine while doing regular errands.

I just can't bring myself to like this. Subtle & quiet is good, but this was just drab, almost depressing. But honestly, that's my opinion. I do like the concept & theme, and I do encourage you to investigate it for yourself. Probably best for those about 6, as the littlest ones might not be able to relate, and it's probably too 'babyish' for independent readers.

This is a story of a little girl's adventures as she walks to the local grocery store to buy eggs for her family's dinner. It is a simple story and one children can relate to. Shau-yu observes all the things around her along the way and the author carefully chooses his words to show her playful nature. He is also the illustrator of the book.

I love books that let me peek into other places, other cultures. This is a good one.

Hsiao-Yü lebt in Taiwan. Dort spricht man Chinesisch und wenn Hsiao-Yü ihren Namen schreibt, dann schreibt sie auch »Kleiner Fisch«, denn das bedeuten die Schriftzeichen auf Chinesisch. Heute ist sie unterwegs auf einem kleinen Spaziergang: Mal ist ihre Welt blau, mal verschwommen. Sie trifft die Schattenkatze und findet ein Mauerblümchen … Man erlebt so einiges auf einem Spaziergang mit Hsiao-Yü!

Good "Free-Range" book about a little girl going to the store for her dad. On the way she stops and pretends, she looks through a marble, she plays around... and nothing bad happens at all!

Simple, lovely story about a girl who walks to the store to buy eggs. Beautiful illustrations in muted colors.