In this book by the awarding-winning author-illustrator, Jessica the frog finds a beautiful pebble that hatches into what everyone believes is a green, scaly " chicken." They remain inseparable friends until a little bird leads the " chicken" back to it's mother who smiles and calls her " my sweet little alligator." "An 'eggstraordinary' treat from a master storyteller."-- School Library Journal. SLB Best Book.