{"id":8867181658349,"title":"Whose Egg Is That? Board Book","handle":"whose-egg-is-that-board-book","description":"\u003ch6\u003eComing June 10, 2025. Pre-order today!\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR\/ILLUSTRATOR INFO BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy: \u003ca title=\"Darrin Lunde\" href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/darrin-lunde\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/darrin-lunde\"\u003eDarrin Lunde\u003c\/a\u003e \/ Illustrated by: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/kelsey-oseid\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/pages\/kelsey-oseid\"\u003eKelsey Oseid\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER HEADING BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho will this egg become?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - ENTER DESCRIPTION BELOW - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the creators of the best-selling \u003cem\u003eWhose Poop Is That?\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWhose Footprint Is That?\u003c\/em\u003e comes another guess-who-I-am book that explores the connections between an animal, its eggs, and its habitat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by a mammalogist at the Smithsonian, this clever preschool page-turner pairs seven eggs with information about the animals' survival mechanisms, asking kids to guess which animal laid which egg. \u003cem\u003eWhose Egg Is That?\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the animals—ranging from penguins to platypuses—in their own habitats.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"recommended-books\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you like this book, you’ll enjoy these:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/whose-poop-is-that\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.charlesbridge.com\/products\/whose-poop-is-that\"\u003eWhose Poop Is That?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/whose-footprint-is-that\" data-mce-href=\"\/products\/whose-footprint-is-that\"\u003eWhose Footprint Is That?\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - START OF TABS - - - - - - - -- - - --\u003e[TABS]\n\u003ch5\u003eLook Inside\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg class=\"cvr-border-gray\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/whose-egg-is-that-spread.jpg?v=1660330883\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/whose-egg-is-that-spread.jpg?v=1660330883\" data-mce-style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c!-- Please call pinit.js only once per page --\u003e \u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" async=\"\" defer data-pin-shape=\"round\" data-pin-height=\"32\" data-pin-hover=\"true\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinit.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER AUTHOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eAuthor \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDarrin Lunde, author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarrin Lunde is the collection manager in the Division of Mammals at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. He's written several books for children, including \u003cem\u003eWhose Footprint is That? \u003c\/em\u003eand the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor book \u003ci\u003eHello, Bumblebee Bat\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eHello, Baby Beluga\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMeet the Meerkat\u003c\/i\u003e. Darrin lives near Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKelsey Oseid, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKelsey Oseid illustrated \u003cem\u003eWhose Poop is That? \u003c\/em\u003eShe works in both traditional and digital mediums and often mixes the two to create her illustrations. 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He's written several books for children, including \u003cem\u003eWhose Footprint is That? \u003c\/em\u003eand the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor book \u003ci\u003eHello, Bumblebee Bat\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eHello, Baby Beluga\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMeet the Meerkat\u003c\/i\u003e. Darrin lives near Washington, DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - ENTER ILLUSTRATOR BIO BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKelsey Oseid, illustrator\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKelsey Oseid illustrated \u003cem\u003eWhose Poop is That? \u003c\/em\u003eShe works in both traditional and digital mediums and often mixes the two to create her illustrations. 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Still, this is a fun introduction to a common element in the natural world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DOWNLOADABLES BELOW - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDownloadables\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/whose-egg-is-that-cover.jpg?v=1660330883\" style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/whose-egg-is-that-cover.jpg?v=1660330883\" data-mce-style=\"display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"btn-wrapper\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/whose-egg-is-that-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1660330883\" class=\"product-btn\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/0101\/files\/whose-egg-is-that-cover-hires.jpg.zip?v=1660330883\"\u003eDownload the Cover\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- - - - - - - - - - - - ENTER DETAILS BELOW - - - - - - - - - - - --\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eDetails\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-329-7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 3-7\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 32\u003cbr\u003e10 x 7\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBoard Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-62354-609-0\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAges: 0-3\u003cbr\u003ePage count: 22\u003cbr\u003e7 x 5\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[\/TABS]\u003c\/p\u003e"}

Whose Egg Is That? Board Book

Coming June 10, 2025. Pre-order today!

By: Darrin Lunde / Illustrated by: Kelsey Oseid

Who will this egg become?

From the creators of the best-selling Whose Poop Is That? and Whose Footprint Is That? comes another guess-who-I-am book that explores the connections between an animal, its eggs, and its habitat.

Written by a mammalogist at the Smithsonian, this clever preschool page-turner pairs seven eggs with information about the animals' survival mechanisms, asking kids to guess which animal laid which egg. Whose Egg Is That? reveals the animals—ranging from penguins to platypuses—in their own habitats."

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Darrin Lunde, author

Darrin Lunde is the collection manager in the Division of Mammals at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC. He's written several books for children, including Whose Footprint is That? and the Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor book Hello, Bumblebee Bat, as well as Hello, Baby Beluga, and Meet the Meerkat. Darrin lives near Washington, DC.


Kelsey Oseid, illustrator

Kelsey Oseid illustrated Whose Poop is That? She works in both traditional and digital mediums and often mixes the two to create her illustrations. Kelsey lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

  • Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year 2024

Children's Literature

This board book adaptation follows the same format as the original, though slightly shorter in length. Readers are introduced to an egg with one defining characteristic pointed out, such as color, size, texture, or location, and asked the title question. Along with the egg are hints, such as a single ostrich feather, or a sandy beach with a tiny piece of ocean in the corner. The answer is revealed with the turn of the page, and the main characteristic is explained. A robin’s egg is bright blue because the color protects it from strong sunlight. An ostrich egg is the largest egg and can weigh more than three pounds. The realistic gouache illustrations depict the eggs in their natural habitat along with their parents in full detail. Readers might see a colony of emperor penguins with dads protecting their eggs from the snow and ice, or a small dinosaur hatching from a clutch of eggs in a prehistoric setting. Most eggs come from birds, but there are a few reptiles too, like the dinosaur and the loggerhead sea turtle, though the board book doesn’t show the mammal egg layer, the platypus. The final two pages show a few “eggcellent” egg facts, which will probably be less appreciated by a toddler audience than the bright pictures and simple statements of the earlier pages. Still, this is a fun introduction to a common element in the natural world.

Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62354-329-7

Ages: 3-7
Page count: 32
10 x 7

Board Book
ISBN: 978-1-62354-609-0

Ages: 0-3
Page count: 22
7 x 5