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Five Faves: Books About Hatching

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Spring is in the air, and with the start of the new season comes new life. Trees and flowers are in bloom and baby animals are ready to hatch from their shells. So it feels like the appropriate time to share a few great resources about hatching for you to read with your kids.

How to Hatch
Written by Sara Holly Ackerman
Illustrated by Galia Bernstein
New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf, 2026. Informational.

This humorous tale tells the story of a determined gosling trying to hatch from its egg. As the gosling is hatching, a series of side panels explains the process in more detail. The format makes it perfect both as an easy read for preschoolers or a more detailed read for elementary students depending on how much information they are ready to handle. If you would like a cute and funny how-to guide about the hatching process, this book is the perfect fit.

The Egg Book
By Robert Burton
New York, NY : DK, 2023. Informational. 79 pages.

Do your kids want basic details about how lots of different kinds of animals hatch? Then this book is for you! After general information about what eggs are and how they're formed, readers will be able to see photos of the hatching process step-by-step for many types of birds, fish, reptiles, and more! 

Peg's Egg
By Jo Renfro
Minneapolis, MN : Beaming Books, 2026. Picture Book.

Peg has found an abandoned egg and she is ready to protect it from the elements. She keeps it warm and eagerly waits for it to hatch, imagining all kinds of possibilities of what could be inside the giant egg. After she gets impatient and accidentally kicks the egg down a hill, Peg is disappointed to find, however, that it is not an egg at all, but rather, a rock. This is a great tale of picking yourself back up off the ground when things don't go your way.

Chick, Chick, Chick, Chick, Chicken
Written by Vivian French
Illustrated by Nanette Regan
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025. Informational. 26 pages.

While they're staying with their grandfather, Julie and her little brother Bob find out more about the life cycle of chickens in this informational picture book. Bob is initially unsure if he likes chickens but after venturing in to the yard he learns more about their coops, food, coloring, and even gets to see a chick hatch. Bob realizes that he LOVES chickens, just like Julie. This adorably fluffy tale will have kids loving chickens just as much as the protagonists do.

Hatch and Match
By Ruth Paul
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025. Picture Book.

A matching game, seek and find book, and math book all rolled into one? How could you not love this cute picture book about matching eggs to their mothers?! This rhyming story will have kids pouring over the pages as they count, match, sort, and listen to rhyming text.
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Linda's Relaxing Lair said…
Beautiful illustrations on these book covers. Thank you so much for sharing. ❤️
March 26, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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