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Peg the chicken has found a big egg, and since it's all alone, she takes the job of guarding it quite seriously. Rain or shine, she's there to give it care - as much as a tiny chicken can, anyway - and is excited to meet her new friend one day. But all it takes is a little slip to send the egg rolling down a hill and bounce, bounce, bounce into Peg's friends, who now know it's not an egg afterall! Poor Peg...but that's alright, at least she has a new memory to laugh about.

This silly, funny story moves with a bounce to capture both Peg's serious personality and vibrant spring colors. There's also plenty of funny little details tucked away in the illustrations, to supplement the story as written in text. Peg is wonderfully expressive, from her wide eyes and pert beak that convey a range of emotions, to her active imagination (could it be a dragon in the egg?) and diligence (that leaf might not be big enough to protect the egg from the rain, but Peg will certainly try). She's determined to do her best and dream big, in a way that's funny and relatable. And when the moment of surprise comes, she's perplexed and stunned, yet quick to move to laughter, demonstrating how to turn something potentially embarrassing into laughter and a positive memory. It's good to be serious and get the job done, but every once in a while (and perhaps more often), everyone can be a little silly.