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The Cow That Laid an Egg

The cow constantly complains that she is normal, and nothing distinguishes her from others, so her chicken friends come up with a funny trick to make her feel special. This is a graphically and textually humorous book about the group’s support of the individual even if the help is using a small trick.

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Every child needs to feel that there is something special about them. The child often tends to compare themselves with others, which causes them distress and a feeling of inferiority, which is why they need the support of adults to see their qualities and capabilities. The book invites us to shed ...

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Dear Parents,

This comic story, which is suitable for adults and children, presents the subject of the child’s need to be unique in a playful way, through the story of the cow, which did not know what distinguished her, so she felt frustrated. This prompted her friends, the chickens, to play a funny trick on her through which the cow felt unique.

Every child needs to feel that there is something special about them. The child often tends to compare themselves with others, which causes them distress and a feeling of inferiority, which is why they need the support of adults to see their qualities and capabilities. The book invites us to shed light on the things that make our child unique, such as skills and abilities, and to talk to our child about these characteristics without comparing them with their peers. This will boost their confidence.

The book is characterized by its funny drawings that follow the styles of collage and caricature. This adds an atmosphere of fun and enjoyment to the book.

Family Activities

  • About the title: We can discuss the title of the story "The Cow that Laid an Egg," and we can ask the children: Does the cow lay eggs?
  • About the concept of the unique and the special: We can ask the children: What is meant by unique and special? What are things that are common and normal? What are the special things that distinguish us and that we do differently? When do we feel special? Has anyone given us that feeling? Do we do things that make others feel special?
  • About trickery: The chickens used a trick to support the cow. What is the trick? Why did the chickens use it? What did the characters in the story think about it, and how did each of them feel? We can follow the drawings and talk about them. We can ask the children: Did they ever use a trick? How? Why? How did they feel?
  • “A Fun night” - we can arrange a family session, grab a book of jokes, laugh and have fun together. We can also come up with some funny jokes and stories.
  • We can write a funny book adapting the collage style by using newspaper clippings and colors to create funny scenes, such as sticking a chicken’s head on a cat’s body - for example.
  • -we can browse the encyclopedia, or the Internet, and search for different animal species and how they breed.
  • -We can look for videos showing the stages of egg hatching. We can watch it and talk about it with the kids.

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