How to Go About Laying an Egg

A cheeky instruction manual on how to lay an egg—step one, make sure you’re a hen. This paper-over-board edition is the perfect gift for anyone starting a new adventure. By Bernard Waber, the author of LYLE, LYLE, CROCODILE.

If you are unable to decide

whether or not you are a hen,

here are some helpful questions

you might ask yourself:

Are you all feathers?

If you are a hen, laying an egg should be second nature. But is it? For one determined hen, the answer is anything but obvious.

Originally published in 1963, this tale returns in a giftworthy paper-over-board edition with newly added color by the author’s daughter, Paulis Waber. In this delightfully witty picture book, beloved author of Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile Bernard Waber offers a step-by-step guide on achieving the seemingly impossible, reminding readers that with a little imagination and a lot of pluck you can hatch something extraordinary.

This stunning new edition is perfect for graduates or anyone embarking on a journey to bring something beautiful into the world.