A powerful gust of wind awakened Chicken One from her nap. In haste, she felt under her to see that all her eggs were safe. Lo and behold, one egg was missing! Where has the egg gone, and however will it get home again? Will Pil, the circus elephant, ever find out who has been eating all his peanuts? And who is the thief who only steals odd socks? Solve these, and many more mysteries in Edetha Speceal's The Lost Egg and Other Stories.

Seven teenagers meet in a city park to share their thoughts and problems. As they tell their stories, they reveal young lives scarred by violence, poverty and a lack of moral guidance. Protectors of Life looks at the problems in today's society and relates them to the breakdown of family values. Surely a stable family life can provide the protection that these teenagers long for? Yet among all this pain, there is a glimmer of hope. If these teenagers can realize where they have gone wrong, they can learn to protect themselves and future generations.