Sylvia Long's first children's book, Ten Little Rabbits, launched her children's book career and quickly won her a loyal and enthusiastic following. Her latest book is entitled A Beetle is Shy. Her previous books include When You Were Born, Loony Little, and Bless This Mouse. She has two children, James and Lizzie, who are the most fascinating creatures of all. She believes we can learn, or re-learn, harmony-the natural rhythm of the world-by studying the natural world.
Once she moved into a rural area outside of Austin, Texas (after receiving her degree in journalism/political science), she began noticing birds, raccoons, armadillos, coyotes, snakes, deer, horny toads, etc. She grew up in Houston, where she remembers the only wildlife as cockroaches, sparrows, and frogs. A child who might have had it read to him or her as a preschooler could use it several years later to identify an unknown egg found on a field trip.ĭianna Aston lives in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where she is learning the science of hot-air ballooning and plans to get her pilot's license. This book is visually pleasing, educational, and utilitarian-destined to be a "keeper" in many homes.
No part of the book has gone unillustrated even the front and rear endpapers are decorated with the shell pattern of one of the eggs. As is to be expected, birds make up the majority of the animals pictured, but insects, crustaceans, fish, reptiles, and amphibians are represented as well. The hand lettered text is richly garnished by over 100 ink and watercolor illustrations of eggs (and many of the adults that produce them) of a rather eclectic array of species, all identified by common names. g., they are colorful and textured), and adaptations, such as being speckled or "pointy," are briefly explained. In between, some characteristics of eggs are noted (e. The title of this book is the first sentence of what passes for a story line, which ends with "an egg is noisy!" accompanied by a drawing of hatchlings of the "quiet" egg illustrated on the first page. 2007 Winner: Children's Science Picture Book An Egg Is Quiet, by Dianna Aston, with illustrations by Sylvia Long.
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