The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South

By Robert D. San Souci, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator)

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Running away from her angry mother and spoiled sister, Blanche is befriended by a strange old woman who owns a cow with two heads and chickens that lay talking eggs. The eerie and suspenseful black folktale is filled with watercolor pictures of deep woods and strange sights.

Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales
Randolph Caldecott Medal 1990 (Honor Title)
Format: Book
ISBN: 9780803706194

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