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Expect lots of questions from enquiring minds…The illustrations are bold and funny and complement the story really well – a good partnership between Andy Cutbill and Russell Ayto. There are lots of potential themes to explore in this book, including being happy with who you are and issues around adoption and fostering. So the chickens hatch a plan, and one day Marjorie wakes up to find that she has laid an egg! Can this be possible, or is it just those crafty chickens finding a way to help Marjorie to feel better about herself? Marjorie becomes the centre of attention as everyone waits for the egg to hatch.what will be inside? The Cow That Laid an Egg is the type of story that shows how families of all kinds, can be extraordinary places of love.Marjorie the cow is down in the dumps because she doesn't feel special - not like the other cows that can ride bicycles and do handstands. Readers will discover how much love and care the character has for their egg and their baby.Ĭutbill's imaginative and hilarious story is supported by Atyo's mixed media illustrations, that are equally zany and full of emotion. Sometimes things seem impossible but in the end with patience and love, the result can be quite extraordinary.īoth Marjorie and Duck, from The Odd Egg, both cannot biologically lay an egg however they are both extraordinary parents.
Just like Atyo's character Henry, in Henry and the Yeti, Marjorie stands strong and has faith, even when other's doubt her and her self worth is low. Readers are in for quite a surprise, when the egg hatches and reveals who the baby really belongs to. The other cows are not happy and they are very suspicious of the chickens' involvement, 'We don't think you laid that egg,'. Marjorie felt very ordinary compared to the other cows, who can ride bikes and do cartwheels. (Age 3-7) When Marjorie the cow feels left out because she has no special skills, the chickens decide to help. In the vein of Emily Gravett's The Odd Egg, Andy Cutbill and Russell Atyo bring readers a funny and engaging story in, The Cow That Laid an Egg. The cow that laid an egg by Andy Cutbill and Russell Ayto Harper Collins, 2008.
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