#1 First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger

First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seggar was a Caldecott Honor Book in 2008. The illustrations within this book are canvas paintings that have boon turned into book drawings. That creates a very interesting backdrop for the book. The author designed this book around transformations; from egg to chicken, seed to flower, caterpillar to butterfly.

I found this book very intriguing because of the title and illustrations. Although this a book for small children (preschool/kindergarten) reading levels, it could also be used within an art class. The cut outs on the pages gives the reader insight of what is to come next.