rechenka's eggs.

four times a month, i burst through the doors of south pines elementary's library and spend my afternoon reading, shelving, and repairing children's books; helping students find what they're looking for, sharing my own favorites, and doing whatever else mrs. Anderson, the lovely librarian, may need ... she even lets me do lessons and storytime!

yesterday was one of my 'library' days, and with inventory coming up next week, i was tasked with going through each shelf in picture books to make sure they were: a) in alpha order, b) in good shape, and c) in the right section. i also happened to read pretty much every other book i came across ... talk about a great afternoon!


i don't know if i was just emotional, or what, but i read rechenka's eggs, by patricia polacco and turned into a total bawl-baby! good thing i was by myself! we're talking about getting chickens this spring at home, and i started thinking about the kids learning about taking care of them, getting fresh eggs, and having little chickens running around my yard ... apparently that's all it took!
anyway, here's the jist of the story ... the illustrations are beautiful, and polacco is amazing, as usual. babushka, known for her exquisite hand-painted eggs, finds rechenka, a wounded goose, and takes her home. when she's ready to try her wings again, rechenka accidentally breaks all of babushka's lovingly crafted eggs. but, the next morning babushka awakens to a miraculous surprise—a baby goose!


a classic, for sure, and with easter coming up around the corner ... go find it at your library!