Friends Gossie and Gertie are waiting and waiting for Ollie to hatch. They try poking, listening to, even sitting on top of his egg--but Ollie is Ollie and he will decide when it's time to hatch.

Describes how fish, birds, insects and other creatures lay eggs to reproduce and tells about some stories and customs involving eggs.

"The Cat in the Hat looks at the different kinds of animals that lay eggs and their amazing shapes, sizes, and colors."--

"Do you like green eggs and ham?" asks Sam-I-am in this Beginner Book by Dr. Seuss. In a house or with a mouse? In a boat or with a goat? On a train or in a tree? Sam keeps asking persistently. With unmistakable characters and signature rhymes, Dr. Seuss's beloved favorite has cemented its place as a children's classic. In this most famous of cumulative tales, the list of places to enjoy green eggs and ham, and friends to enjoy them with, gets longer...

Simple text and photographs describe the life cycle of chickens.

A dragon's egg rolls out of its nest in a cave, continuing along a road, past a castle, and through a town, where it bumps against a rock and cracks.

A cafe keeper in a small French village cannot escape from his wife's silly plan to have him hatch eggs in the bed to which he is confined.

Gives facts about the many ways animals care for their eggs and young.

Naomi, an Amish girl whose elders have impressed upon her the importance of adhering to the simple ways of her people, is horrified when one of her hen eggs hatches into an extremely fancy bird.

When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.