{"product_id":"the-emperors-egg-by-rae-tan","title":"The Emperor's Egg by Rae Tan","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs13DCAC4{text-align:left;margin:12pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;} .cs6639F7B{11pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-style:italic;Calibri;} .cs4639DCB{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:italic;Calibri;} .cs75B323B{11pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs13DCAC4\"\u003e\u003ca id=\"_dx_frag_StartFragment\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003eA CBCA NOTABLE EARLY CHILDHOOD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs13DCAC4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eA wondrous and richly illustrated reimagining of an ancient Chinese folktale about integrity, courage and patience from the creator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs4639DCB\"\u003ePancakes for Plum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs13DCAC4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs4639DCB\"\u003e'I wonder what kind of creature will hatch,' Ren says.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs4639DCB\"\u003e'A tiger with wings!' Pei says.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs4639DCB\"\u003e'A dragon with gold teeth!' Ping says.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs4639DCB\"\u003e'Now, now,' Papa says. 'We'll just have to wait and see.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs13DCAC4\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eLooking for a worthy successor to his throne, an ageing emperor gives all the children in his kingdom an egg. After thirty days, he will judge what each child delivers to him and choose his heir.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRen brings his egg home and takes the best care of it. He reads to it, sings to it, sleeps with it and keeps it warm. Ren waits and waits, but his egg never hatches, while all around him wondrous hatchlings are emerging from other children's eggs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn a hall full of magical creatures, how can Ren present his unhatched egg to the emperor?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e'Tan's illustrations enhance the timeless quality of the tale, evoking the warmth and magic of a story remembered from childhood' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs4639DCB\"\u003eGOOD READING MAGAZINE \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003ePraise for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs6639F7B\"\u003ePancakes for Plum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs75B323B\"\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Warm, vibrant . . . A charming story about discovering what we love and following our hearts to find things that make us happy' BOOKS+PUBLISHING\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Kangaroo Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43932498952280,"sku":"9780734422514","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/8343\/1000\/files\/9780734422514_1.jpg?v=1775008355","url":"https:\/\/redkangaroobooks.au\/products\/the-emperors-egg-by-rae-tan","provider":"Red Kangaroo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}