When an egg arrives on his doorstep, beast doesn't quite know what to do: feed it? Take it for a nice long walk? Drop it? Doctor yoko tells him he must keep it warm and just wait, but exactly what he’s waiting for is a mystery to the Beast side-splitting humour from award-winning Chris judge: adults will recognise (some of) beastly first-time child-care mistakes, while children laugh out loud. This is the fourth in the award-winning beast series, following the Lonely beast, The brave beast and the snow beast. praise for the Lonely beast : 'judge tells a familiar tale but illustrates it with uncommon style and verve.' New York Times.