The Egg Incident

Author

Ziggy Hanaor

Illustrator

Daisy Wynter

Publication Date

April 02, 2024

Genre / Grade Band

Fiction / 2^nd − 3^rd

Language

English

Format

Graphic Novel

Hardcover

Description

A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD GOLD STANDARD SELECTION

A joyous reversal of the traditional Humpty Dumpty tale of caution! Humphrey is an egg. An egg with very overprotective parents. "Remember Humphrey; never run, never jump and never ever EVER sit on a wall. You remember what happened to your uncle...".

Humphrey lives a very quiet and cautious life, until the day he bumps into Princess Jean (PJ) in the park. An adventurer through and through, PJ can't understand why Humphrey doesn't allow himself to have any fun. She tells him tales of all her antics and mishaps and they don't notice the park is closing.

Oh no! How will Humphrey get home? There's only one way out. Over. The. Wall! When Humphrey finally faces his darkest fears, a surprising revelation lies on the other side.

The Egg Incident is a laugh-out-loud graphic novel that will delight middle-grade readers who are tiptoeing towards independence themselves. It is a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.

Written by Ziggy Hanaor, author of the critically acclaimed graphic novel, Alte Zachen: Old Things (Cicada, 2022), and hilariously brought to life in Daisy Wynter's emotive illustrations.

Publication date

April 02, 2024

Genre

Fiction

ISBN-13

9781800660434

Publisher

Cicada Books

BISAC categories

Library of Congress categories

Fiction
Fables
Conduct of life
Graphic novels
Juvenile works
Children's stories
Cartoons and comics
Comics (Graphic works)
Eggs

Kirkus

But if you’re too careful all the time, you miss out on all the fun!

School Library Journal

Starred Review

K-Gr 3--The traditional Humpty Dumpty story gets a unique upgrade in the tale of Humphrey, Dumpty's nephew. Humphrey's parents worry that their young egg will follow his uncle's footsteps and fall off of a wall, so they have taught him to be extra cautious to avoid any "cracks." When Humphrey runs into Princess Jean (PJ), he has no choice but to be more adventurous and answer her question, "Why are you so scared of everything?" All eggs in the story have astonishingly accurate emotional expressions. The artistic effect of the watercolors and black inks show Humphrey clearly dizzy, alarmed, and worried. In addition to the emotion, the movement of the eggs' small limbs is so obvious that the action and mood of the story becomes even more engaging. All readers will be able to appreciate the story of Humphrey "coming out of his shell" and teaching his family how to do the same. In an added bonus, readers learn what really happened to Humpty. VERDICT A first purchase for all libraries and the best of what graphic novels have to offer.--Danielle Schwessinger

Ziggy Hanaor

Ziggy Hanaor is a writer and publisher living in London, UK. She has authored picturebooks including Fly Flies (Cicada, 2019), Alex and Alex (Cicada 2021), The Pocket Chaotic (Cicada, 2020) and the graphic novel, Alte Zachen: Old Things (Cicada, 2022), which was received to critical acclaim.

Daisy Wynter is an illustrator based in Sussex. As a child she was a bookworm and a compulsive doodler, and this hasn't really changed in adulthood. Her love of picture books and comics led her to study for an MA in Children's Book Illustration at Goldsmith's, which she completed in 2020. She works primarily by hand, in pencil and gouache, and especially loves drawing dogs.

Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

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