The talking eggs : a folktale from the American South /
retold by Robert D. San Souci ; pictures by Jerry Pinkney.
- New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1989.
- [32] p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Caldecott Medal/Honor Elem. School Library Collection Wilson's Children Booklist starred, March 1999 Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000 Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), March 2009 Publisher's Weekly, September 1997 Wilson's Children, October 2006
A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.