An egg can be speckled. An egg can be grand. An egg can be tiny, or translucent, or covered in slime, or hard as a rock, or soft as a pillow. Dianna Aston's spare, lyrical text moves through everything an egg can be — colorful, clever, helpful, ancient — while Sylvia Long's detailed botanical-style illustrations give the feeling of looking through a magnifying glass. It's a book that encourages us to look closely and marvel.