Mama and Papa agree that eggs for breakfast would be nice, but they’re too busy to go to the store. So they decide that Hetty is old enough to go by herself. Although she practices walking smoothly up the hill so she won’t break the precious eggs, she can’t help running all the way down. Young readers will hold their breath as Hetty tries her very best to get those eggs home safely. “The story is remarkable for its evocative imagery, and the loving interchange between the characters sets a charming tone. The words are perfectly complemented by Lewis’s dazzling, impressionistic watercolors that show the joyous power of love and depict a warmly supportive world in which Hetty ventures forth toward independence. A fine book that speaks straight to the heart.”--Booklist

孩子長到可以幫忙打醬油的年紀，總會在適當的時候就有了表現的機會。Hetty 也已經可以去幫爸爸媽媽打醬油的的歲數了。因為爸爸媽媽都太忙，早餐買雞蛋的重大任務就交給她了。看她出發時候那小心翼翼的樣子，你已經感覺她是可以勝任這份工作的嗎？哦，不！她竟然把要裝雞蛋的籃子頂在頭上，掛在手臂上，一路狂奔而下。捏一把汗，哎，幸好是空籃子。買了雞蛋，回家路上，會發生什么事情呢？雞蛋能不能安全送到家里？看看去。

本書榮譽：

A Parents Magazine Best Book of the Year

A National Parenting Publications Gold Award Winner

A Junior Librar Guild Selection

An ALA Notable Children's Book

A Booklist Editors' Choice

A School Librarians International(SSLI) Honor Book

A Hungry Mind Review Book of Distinction

A Show Me Readers Award Book

A Southern California Council on literature for Young People Award Winner

隨著這個小姑娘拿著雞蛋回來的路上，真擔心那欄雞蛋能不能安全到家，果然。為何這對沒有學過教育的父母處理孩子的事情會如此睿智？為何我們面對孩子的“錯誤”卻怒不可言？