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Pip & Ei

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Pip en Ei zijn als twee druppels water. Hun vriendschap groeit, en ze groeien zelf ook. Pip krijgt wortels en takjes. Ei krijgt vleugels en ze kan niet wachten om ze te gebruiken. Z

e krijgen elk een heel ander leven, heel ver van elkaar vandaan. Maar goede vrienden komen altijd bij elkaar terug. En er zijn geen dikkere vrienden dan Pip en Ei.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 2021

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Alex Latimer

97 books52 followers
Alex Latimer lives near the border of a national park so when not writing or drawing, he spends his free time shooing baboons out of his lounge. The Boy Who Cried Ninja is his first book for children. He lives in South Africa.

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75 reviews
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October 27, 2023
desperate to get to 100 books by the end of the year, can you tell? en ei is een slechte vriendin voor pip tbh hij verdiende beter
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1,732 reviews301 followers
March 10, 2021
Wat een prachtig geillustreerd boek, en wat een hartverwarmend verhaal over vriendschap!
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387 reviews90 followers
June 19, 2022
Énormeeee coup de coeur pour ce livre pour enfant 🥺❤️ L'histoire est si belle et les illustrations sont magnifiques! Mon livre préféré du moment (pour enfants).
Profile Image for Joana Alves | Juca Mindscape.
440 reviews267 followers
September 17, 2023
Um livro mágico sobre o poder da amizade, duas criaturas tão diferentes que ficaram unidas pelo amor e carinho que sentiam uma pela outra.
À medida que cresciam percebiam que eram cada vez mais diferentes, com propósitos diferentes e com destinos diferentes, mas não se separaram por isso, pelo menos no coração… ambas partiram nas suas vidas, nas suas aventuras e foram descobrir-se sozinhas, contudo acabavam sempre por voltar a ficar juntos porque a amizade é mesmo isso, é o que nos puxa para cima, que nos dá força para lutar sem medos, mas está lá para o que der e vier.
Profile Image for Gamze Kartal.
2 reviews
May 10, 2023
Bana biten bir arkadaşlığımı hatırlattı. Keşke bitmeseydi ama bitti. Birimiz kök salıp diğerimiz istediği yere gidip geri gelebilirdi. Geri gelmese de bitmeyebilirdi. Ama bitti. Ben yine de dallarımla,yapraklarımla ve gelip dallarıma yuva yapanlarımla yoluma devam ediyorum ve çok mutluyum. Giden yumurtaya da güle güle demekten başka bir sözüm yok☀️
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374 reviews48 followers
July 30, 2021
29/52 books read in 2021.
18/12 picture books read in 2021.
4,5 stars rounded up.

Very very cute and beautiful illustrations.
It is a little short and the ending a little too abrupt for my liking, so I am deducting half a point.
Would be a great addition to any day.
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192 reviews7 followers
March 17, 2025
Une touchante histoire d’amitié qui perdure dans le temps, de l’enfance à l’âge adulte, malgré les différences et la distance. Il est beau de voir l’arbre et l’oiseau s’enthousiasmer tous deux pour le bonheur de l’autre. Les illustrations sont tendres et chaleureuses.
Profile Image for Ana Stefania Neag.
4 reviews
October 14, 2025
Ana mereu a avut întrebări legate de viitor, iar acum etapele vieții i-au fost ilustrate superb si a înțeles.
Probabil cea mai frumoasă poveste, prin care am reușit să îi explic Anei că într-o zi ea va pleca de acasă.
Și că asta e OK.
Că va iubi, va descoperi, va evolua. În altă parte.
Fără să ne lezeze, fără sentimentul de vină, cu care mulți copii pleacă de acasă.
Ana acum știe, noi vom fi mereu acolo când se va întoarce.
Profile Image for Laura.
53 reviews1 follower
May 13, 2025
Um livro sobre voltar a casa e como essa casa, pode ser nas amizades que criamos ao longo da vida.
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667 reviews8 followers
March 27, 2025
The story is weird and I would never recommend reading it to kids. It's the story of an egg and a seed who become best friends. The seed grows roots and the friendship grows stronger. One day, the egg becomes a bird, and that's when the story turns bad. The narrator describes the bird as "ugly, with wings that resemble wet hair". You would expect the seed to reassure her friend and tell her she is beautiful just the way she is, and to be happy for her growth. But instead, the seed validates the bird's fear of "what people would say" and tells the bird that "she gets it" and that she can hide with her. What??

Ultimately, the bird grows bigger and stronger and decides to go see the world. She flies above mountains, lakes, forests, oceans, and decides to settle in the most "marvellous" place of all... wait for it... the city!!! Where she eats rotten food from the garbage, makes friends and chills on sculptures.

You would think the story has had enough weirdness, but no, let's make the original egg become pregnant! And what would a pregnant bird do? The story will tell you...

I usually only use a 1-star rating when I consider that a book shouldn't be read to kids. This one is one of them. The book pretty much says, "if you are born ugly or become ugly, you should hide your ugliness from society and care about what people say. And that's what friends are for, validate your fears and hide you!"

The illustrations were beautiful.
Profile Image for Ece Ünsal.
53 reviews
February 15, 2023
Küçüklükten başlayan güzel bir dostluğun, büyüyüp yolları ayrılsa da birbirlerinin kalbinde devam etmesini, sonrasında tekrar kavuşmalarını konu alan bir kitap. Hani bazı dostlarınız vardır, hayat girer araya ve uzun süre görüşemezsiniz ama görüştüğünüz ilk an o dostluk kaldığı yerden devam eder ya. Onu hatırlattı. Çizimleri de çok güzel.
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34 reviews1 follower
November 19, 2021
This has to be one of the sweetest books I've ever read. It follows Pip and Egg who become friends, we get to watch their journey together. The story is beautiful and refreshing and the illustrations are so cute and fit the story so well!
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1,164 reviews13 followers
January 11, 2024
Edition read: Dutch

Really loved the artwork in this story! It's a storybook that does stay with you for a little bit, not because it's profound or special or anything, but it's just a warm blanket really.
Profile Image for Mehsi.
14.8k reviews443 followers
July 4, 2024
Een OK boek over een vriendschap tussen een duif en een zaadje die een boom wordt. We zien de reizen van de duif + er zijn mooie illustraties.
Dat de duif niet wist dat ze moeder ging worden vond ik vreemd, want ze moet toch echt iets hebben gedaan als haar ei bevrucht is. XD
Profile Image for Iñaki Tofiño.
Author 29 books57 followers
June 24, 2021
Nice book about friendship across species, time and space.
811 reviews2 followers
June 28, 2021
Cute, with a lovely environmental message.
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276 reviews13 followers
January 5, 2022
Efe'ye aldım. Bayıldım, bayıldım. Böyle anlatımı yalın, anlamı derin çocuk öykülerine bayılıyorum.
9 reviews1 follower
January 17, 2022
A really touching tale of friendship with breath-taking illustrations.
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621 reviews1 follower
June 14, 2022
A book about friendship, growing up and the changes that entails.
Some reeeeeeeeeally stunning illustrations in here.
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23 reviews
June 22, 2022
J'adore la métaphore (à interprétations multiples) de ce magnifique album-jeunesse : l'amitié qui perdure malgré les différences, malgré les chemins qui divergent, malgré les destins opposés. Une belle leçon pour tous/toutes les ami.e.s du monde entier, petits et grands.
Profile Image for Andrew Morton.
2 reviews
March 10, 2023
I love all of Latimer's books. I don't want to spoil, but it is an unusual friendship story.
Profile Image for Susana.
83 reviews1 follower
March 14, 2023
Um livro encantador e com desenhos lindíssimos.
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