These nine books published by Rod & Staff, are designed to give your child constructive reading practice. After a few phonics lessons, your child should be able to read Book 1 of the series. Each book is slightly more difficult to read than the one before. The Egg and The Chick tells the story of how an egg becomes a chick after some patient waiting on the part of Jane. 20 pages, softcover, 5 1/4"x8 1/4".