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The First Egg Hunt

Chick works all year round preparing vast quantities of chocolate Easter treats, but it is Bunny who gets all the credit. Desperate for his role to be acknowledged, the pint-sized hatchling forms a high-stakes plan, and inspires a wonderful new tradition. Age 3+
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Product information:
  • Publisher: Egmont
  • Year: 2018
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 32pp
  • Illustrated: Yes
  • Dimensions: 275x246mm
  • ISBN: 9781405286282
  • Condition: New
  • Weight: 0.2kg
Product code:
516744
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An easter EGGS-travaganza from bestselling authors Adam and Charlotte Guillain with illustrations by rising star, Pippa Curnick.



Poor Easter Chick works so hard to make Easter eggs for everyone, but the Easter Bunny always gets all the credit.


It's time for Chick to hatch a cunning plan ... which accidentally turns into the first ever Easter egg hunt! It's three cheers for chick in this deliciously chocolatey tale.


This rhyming picture book is choc full of Easter fun and has a brilliant message about teamwork that is great for reading all year round. Pippa Curnick's bright illustrations are packed with humour and bring this Easter story to life. Perfect for anyone who loved We're Going on an Egg Hunt, this un-eggs-pected story will delight children age 3 years and up.


Adam Guillain is a performance storyteller and was the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre Writer in Residence. Charlotte Guillain taught English to air traffic-controllers and nurses before deciding a career in publishing would endanger fewer lives. They have written several children's picture books together including Supermarket Gremlins, School for Dads and the George's Amazing Adventures series.


Pippa Curnick is an illustrator and freelance designer who grew up in rural Essex and spent most of her childhood climbing trees, jumping over ditches and daydreaming in her treehouse. She studied at Camberwell College of Art before graduating from the University of Derby with a degree in illustration. She recently illustrated the picture book Lucie Goose, written by Danny Baker. She also enjoys puppet and model-making. She lives in Derbyshire with her partner, their little boy and an ever-expanding menagerie of pets.
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