The Egg Tree
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| Author | Katherine Milhous |
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| Illustrator | Katherine Milhous |
| Genre | Children's picture book |
| Publisher | Scribner |
Publication date | 1950 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 0-689-71568-4 |
| OCLC | 23733701 |
| [E] 20 | |
| LC Class | PZ7.M596 Ef 1992 |
The Egg Tree is a 1950 book by Katherine Milhous that won the 1951 Caldecott Medal.[1] It is based on the author's family tradition and tells the classic tale of a Pennsylvania Dutch Easter, with its main characters being Katy and Carl. One day, near Easter, they look for Easter eggs and found eggs that their grandmother had painted on a tree. They are interested, so they ask their grandmother about the eggs. They eventually create one, and it becomes a big success the next Easter.
The book is illustrated, with the image of a rooster blowing a horn standing on a decorated Easter egg on the cover of the book. The illustration goes on through the book referencing the Pennsylvania Dutch traditions of art.[citation needed]
