The Enormous Egg (Turtleback Binding Edition)

This is one of those books that every parent should read to his or her children. Some 60 years ago I was spellbound by the story. I read it many times to my own children, and I expect to be reading it soon to their children. Life is not always what you think it will or should be. Strange twists in the road are what it's all about. Uncle Beazley lives!

I read this book when I was a kid (the illustration on the cover is the same one on the book I had) and I am now reading it to my granddaughter, reliving the joy in this book.

This is a Great story, very well written, and every boy should have it. I expected the cover that is shown on the advert. That's the artwork from the original, which I owned as a child. That's the book I thought I was getting for my Grandson. Evidently, I received a later addition that does Not have this cover, and the inside art looks like it was "modernized", which was completely unnecessary. No explanation for the substitute was offered.My Grandson does not know the difference and he is enjoying the story thoroughly, so I guess that is the important thing.

Fun and funny fantasy about a chicken laying a dinosaur egg on a small farm in Freedom, New Hampshire. There were a few times when I scratched my head and said, this is implausible only to remind myself: it's a story about a hen laying a dinosaur egg! Once the protagonist gets to Washington he encounters an idiot Senator I thought at first to have been drawn too broadly - too much of a fool. Then I heard Rep. Michelle Bachmann and a few others on the news and realized how spot on Butterworth was. This is a classic "boy" story - Nate Twitchell is kin to Homer Price and Henry Huggins; if you liked their books, you're sure to like this.

Best book period! Was my favorite as a young reader and now time to give to my 10 year old for her to read.Dr Russ

The book is fun and exciting. Dinosaurs are a favorite for kids and this book lets their imagination wander as the story unfolds. A fiction they will remember. It will not disappoint you if you are thinking about purchasing it. I am reading it to a 7 year old.

Such a neat story for dinosaur lovers. Bring Washington DC in was wild and how all the children came together.

This is a book of my childhood. I loved the idea of an inexplicable dinosaur egg showing up in a chicken's nest and the down home charm of the whole story. This is a book that kids will love, without a doubt. To this day, as an adult, I can't see a triceratops skull or model on display without thinking fond thoughts of Uncle Beazley!