P. Zonka Lays an Egg

Cute children's book, and I like the educational lesson on Ukrainian Easter eggs. However, I liked the book with the similar message, The Easter Egg Farm by Mary Jane Auch more.......more

Bright! Cheerful! Folksy art! Those were my first impressions of P.Zonka Lays An Egg. Julie Paschkis has an enviable talent for different, folksy, engaging art. When I visited her website, I saw a huge selection of books she has illustrated and they show a artist who excels in her particular style o......more

P. Zonka is a bit of an oddball around the chicken coop. She doesn't lay eggs on a regular basis like the other chickens and when pressured to do so she produces a variety unlike the usual white and brown eggs the other chickens make. This celebration of Ukrainian decorated eggs perfectly supports th......more

This book is a fantastic read-aloud. I read this for storytime today and the whole group enjoyed saying "cockadoodledo" with Gloria. The illustrations are beautiful and I love all the descriptive color words!......more

P. Zonka isn’t like the other chickens on the farm. The other chickens lay eggs each and every day, but P. Zonka never lays a single egg. She’s busy walking around the farm noticing nature and the beauty of flowers and moss. The other hens call her lazy, but she doesn’t pay them any mind. Finally, a......more