The Egg That Stayed
The idea: some things go back, some things stay.
Read it
Five nights, one book
Little children love the same story again. Read this one five nights running, with a different job each night.
- Morning 1 — listen.
- Morning 2 — say the last words.
- Morning 3 — guess: back, or stay?
- Morning 4 — try one at breakfast.
- Morning 5 — tell it to a toy.
Who is in this book
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Bà Tư The grandmother who cooks and lets the children test from VầnTots -
Frost Some things come back — ice melts and freezes again, dough squashes and springs back from UncookTots -
Tí a child of the Green Notices small things; says "again" -
Cinder Some things stay — a cooked egg, toast, a popped balloon from UncookTots -
Sorty Sort each change into back or stay from UncookTots -
Lan a child of the Green Goes first; makes a friend in a minute -
Inkling a child of the Green Names what she notices
Every recurring character has a short tune, so you can tell who is on stage before a word is said. The tunes play only when you tap, and the Reading Access sound switch turns them off.
The Honest Page
Which parts of this story are true, stretched or made up?
True
Stretched
- In the book the dough rolls back into a ball. What we simplified: Soft dough can be rolled back into a ball, but once it is baked it stays. The book only shows the soft part.
Made up
- The talking owl, fox and hedgehog are made up. Real cooking needs a grown-up at the stove.
Tell it back
Tell the story to a toy, or to a grown-up. When you have, the grown-up taps the button, and a printable two-bowl sorting card goes on your belt.
On your belt: a printable two-bowl sorting card.
Your belt lives on this device. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Ring the hammer for someone
Pick this book for someone younger. The link carries only the book, and it will wait for them on the Green.