The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South by Robert D. San Souci, Jerry Pinkney couple published in 1971) and The

published in 1971) and The Life to Come and Other Stories (1972)

including the 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner Washington's Crossing and Champlain's Dream

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and other classics beloved by children today

The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South by Robert D. San Souci, Jerry Pinkney couple published in 1971) and TheA 1989 Caldecott Honor Book One of The Atlantic's 65 Essential Children's Books The author of such delights as The Christmas Ark and The Enchanted Tapestry joins forces with illustrator Pinkney to resurrect a colorful Creole folktale that captures the unique flavor of the American South. It's a tale of two sisters: Rose, who is spoiled and lazy but her mother's favorite, and sweet Blanche, who is forced to fetch and carry and do all the hard work for