Can I say I love cut out holes in picture books? Can I say I'm not really sure what cut-out holes are technically called? Die-cut? I must have missed that day in my Children's Materials class.

The point is this book is great and it has cut out holes. It's informational, but instead of just a bunch of discrete facts, Seeger cleverly brings things full circle and, whoah, this picture book just got deep, man! ( )

Genre
Animal books
Concept books
Die-cut books
Narrative nonfiction for kids and teens
Picture books for children
Writing Style
Minimal text
Subject
Animals
Biological growth
Developmental biology
Life cycles
Life sciences

Lovely pictures, and a fun guessing game, too! ( )

"First the Egg" by Laura Seeger is a book with not many words. This book shows the relationship between things and what they start as to what they grow to become, for example, an egg to a chicken, a a caterpillar to a butterfly, a word to a story, and paint to a picture. In the end of the book it comes full circle, illustrating a chicken laying an egg. Although simple, this picture book highlights transformation, from something that seems small and meaningless to something beautiful and meaningful. ( )

This is a very interesting book that i actually enjoyed. It for me signifies how one thing so small can turn into something much bigger. for example from the book how just one word begins an entire story. how something as simple as seed can become a flower. It to me shows the beauty of life, and how everything comes from something so little. ( )