A Mysterious Egg

Gr 2–4—Dinosaur-loving kids will enjoy reading this series starter. Frank is spending his summer with his grandparents and his cousin, Samantha, at a dinosaur education center in Wyoming. Close to the center is a dig in progress, and his grandmother discovers an intact dinosaur egg, a rare and exciting find. Frank, whose first book was an ABC dinosaur book, has been fascinated with the giant reptiles for his entire life, and he's thrilled. Unfortunately, Samantha, not a true dinosaur fan, is less than enthused. In the middle of the night after the find, Frank discovers Samantha with a hammer in her hand about to break open the egg. Frank stops her just as the egg begins to hatch. Soon, a baby dinosaur emerges. Frank hides the dinosaur in his room as he and Samantha try to figure out a way to keep the baby dino safe from the cattle rancher who owns the land the egg was found on. Featuring short chapters interspersed with black-and-white illustrations, this fantastical adventure will hold readers' interest.