By Pippa Googhart (author)
Paperback Not Available
View All Editions (1)
In a nutshell: thoughtful story of a little girl and her family, touched with magic
The day her mum goes off to hospital to have her new baby brother is the day Ginny finds a very unusual egg in the hen house. It’s not a hen’s egg, it’s a dragon’s egg, and soon Ginny is step-mum to a baby dragon. The dragon might not be like the hens, or like Ginny either, but she loves it and wants to do her best to look after it.
When her mum finds it difficult to bond with the new baby, who has Down’s syndrome, Ginny understands, and the little dragon can help. It’s a story full of warmth and insight, and readers will love the idea of adopting a dragon and understand how protective Ginny feels towards her little brother too. ~ Andrea Reece
'You’re alive, aren’t you?’ she said to the egg. ‘There’s a chick inside you. But it can’t be a hen chick. You’re the wrong sort of egg.’ Mum goes into hospital to have a baby, while at home a mysterious gold-speckled egg starts to hatch something very, very special.
Read the full description
Ginny can’t wait to meet the new arrivals! When the family discover her baby brother has Down’s syndrome, can Ginny and ‘Egg’ find a way to help everyone come to terms with the news?
‘Goodhart is such a skillful writer that the book has a directness and simplicity that speaks straight to the heart’ Sunday Telegraph
the best books for 9-12 year olds
Pocket Potters: Dobby
The Diary of Wiska Wildflower: The Crystal Cave
Matilda Special Edition
Mermaid School: Ready, Steady, Swim!
Planet Omar: Unexpected Super Spy Book 2
'You’re alive, aren’t you?’ she said to the egg. ‘There’s a chick inside you. But it can’t be a hen chick.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Ginny's Egg and determined it is suitable for children aged 7-10 years old
Ginny's Egg features in the following genres: Featured Books for 9+ readers, Recommendations, School Stories, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Featured Books for 7+ readers
Paperback. Not Available.
Ginny's Egg was written by Pippa Googhart and published by Troika Books
Ginny's Egg has 129 pages
©PTC International Ltd T/A LoveReading is registered in England. Company number: 10193437. VAT number: 270 4538 09. Registered address: 157 Shooters Hill, London, SE18 3HP. Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Disclaimer
The National Year of Reading starts here. Join thousands of families and schools supporting reading for pleasure across the UK.