Alphonse sets out to paint Easter eggs the color of spring. One by one, he uses all the basic colors to try to paint his eggs, but each time success seems to be wihin reach, something happens. Finally, all the colors but one have been tried. Determined to the last, Alphonse finally manages the perfect purple egg. As he and the mouse admire it, it cracks open and a baby chick emerges and hops away.
- ISBN10 0195407431
- ISBN13 9780195407433
- Publish Date 1 January 1996
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 7 August 2021
- Publish Country CA
- Imprint Oxford University Press, Canada
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 24
- Language English