The Dino Files #1: A Mysterious Egg

The Dino Files #1: A Mysterious Egg
Author: Stacy McAnulty
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2017-05-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1524701505

What if you found a dinosaur in your own backyard? Get ready to raise a baby dinosaur in the Dino Files series! When Frank’s grandma finds the fossil of a dinosaur egg, it’s an amazing discovery. Even more amazing? When that egg hatches! Now Frank and his cousin Samantha need to figure out how to take care of a baby dinosaur. They know what he eats. (Lettuce, NOT cookies.) They know he can’t be left alone. (He makes BIG messes.) But do they know how to keep him a secret? This fun chapter book series is perfect for kids who love to laugh out loud while learning about dinosaurs. Back matter includes a glossary of dino terms. Reviews: “T. rex–sized fun! McAnulty combines a pitch-perfect voice, fascinating science, exciting adventure, and laugh-out-loud humor, creating a wildly entertaining page-turner.” —Middle Shelf “A fresh take on a fossilized premise, this will appeal to dino fans and readers with their own nerd badge.” —The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “There will always be kids fascinated by dinosaurs, and this is just the series for them.” —Booklist

Quincy the Quail and the Mysterious Egg

Quincy the Quail and the Mysterious Egg
Author: Barbara Renner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 22
Release: 2019-01-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780999058626

After a large egg plops down next to Quincy the Quail's nest, he must decide what to do with this mysterious intruder.

Little Grunt and the Big Egg

Little Grunt and the Big Egg
Author: Tomie dePaola
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2006-06-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101996889

Tomie dePaola's classic (and hilarious) story of a young cave boy and his mysterious egg. Mama Grunt sends Little Grunt out to find a dozen eggs. All he can find is one huge egg. The egg hatches and out pops a baby dinosaur. Little Grunt names him George. Soon George grows too big for the Grunt family cave, and poor Little Grunt has to send him away. But when the local volcano erupts, there's only one dinosaur who can save the day!

Stake & Eggs

Stake & Eggs
Author: Laura Childs
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2012-11-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101613300

New York Times bestselling author Laura Childs presents the best way to start your day—with a hearty breakfast and a side of hard-boiled murder. Suzanne, Toni, and Petra found a second life after losing their husbands—opening their own successful business, the Cackleberry Club cafè. But the three women never expected sleuthing to be the special of the day… A KILLER HAS THE TOWN WALKING ON EGG SHELLS When a snowmobile crashes into the woods behind the Cackleberry Club cafè, Suzanne finds her town’s most-hated banker beheaded by a wire staked in the snow. Now some of her best customers are prime suspects with a bushel of motives, and the murder investigation is snowballing. An elusive young runaway may be the Cackleberry Club’s only way to crack the case…provided Suzanne can keep her head long enough to track down the cold-blooded killer.

Eggs on Ice

Eggs on Ice
Author: Laura Childs
Publisher: Berkley
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2018
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0425281728

Includes recipes from the Cackleberry Club (pages 275-282).

Egg Shooters

Egg Shooters
Author: Laura Childs
Publisher: Berkley
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2021-01-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0425281744

Includes an excerpt from Laura Childs's next Tea Shop Mystery, Haunted Hibiscus.

Hunwick's Egg

Hunwick's Egg
Author: Mem Fox
Publisher: Picture Puffin
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2011
Genre: Bandicoots
ISBN: 9780143501350

When a mysterious egg appears outside Hunwick's burrow, no one is quite certain what to think. And when it doesn't hatch right away, everyone is even more bewildered. Everyone except Hunwick, that is. Hunwick understands that the egg is his friend, and he is the only one who knows its secret. This treasure of a book promises the young reader a simple, beautifully illustrated tale of identity and belonging.

Arthur and the Mystery of the Egg

Arthur and the Mystery of the Egg
Author: Johanne Mercier
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2013
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781907912160

Arthur is a seven-year-old boy who is brilliant at being a seven-year-old boy. When Arthur visits his grandparents' house by the lake, more often than not, he becomes entangled in a new adventure, which he must solve with the help of his pet dog and useless duck - and hopefully without too much help from eccentric cousin Eugene.