A Basket Full of Easter Books

I wanted to share some of the Easter books we enjoy here today!


The Easter Story by Patricia A. Pingry and illustrated by Mary Ann Utt. This book is one of my favorites for young children that tells the about the life of Jesus, the events leading up to his death and his Resurrection. It's well written in its simplicity but still carries the significance. The illustrations are equally beautiful in their depiction. It is an engaging and accurate read focused on why we celebrate this Holiday in our family.



My First Story of Easter by Tim Dowley and illustrated by Roger Langton takes your young readers through the timeline of events leading up to Christ's death and Resurrection that we are remembering on Easter. This book does a great job of sharing these events in a way that young children can understand.


A Tale for Easter by Tasha Tudor is a sweet old-fashioned story with charming old-fashioned illustrations that are a trademark of Tasha Tudor. We join a young girl in her excited anticipation of Easter and the markers/traditions of that season from eggs to finding your Easter basket on Easter morning.


The Story of the Easter Bunny by Katherine Tegen and illustrated by Sally Anne Lambert is a fun legend of how there came to be an Easter Bunny. We meet an elderly couple who die eggs, weave baskets and make chocolate eggs for all the children in their town for Easter morning. The elderly couple's pet rabbit watches and as the years pass starts to help until he takes over the job once they couple can no longer continue their tradition. The illustrations are sweet. I love the colorful eggs and foiled wrapped chocolate eggs that fill each basket.


Jan Brett is a wonderful storyteller whether bringing us her version of folktales from around the world or spinning her own tales I've yet to be disappointed in one of her books. The Easter Egg is a wonderful story by Jan Brett of how all the rabbits work to create the most splendid egg so they will be selected by the Easter Rabbit to accompany him on his deliveries for Easter. A young rabbit Hoppi is excited to start his own creation and happens upon the splendid eggs that his friends are working on as he hurries along to get started. The illustrations are rich, detailed and has an old-world feel. The decorated eggs that each rabbit is working on are simply stunning.

Happy Easter!

Holidays with Crystal Bowman

Crystal Bowman is the author along with illustrator Claudine Gevry of a series of over sized die-cut board books that celebrate the seasons and Holidays with a Christian perspective. The illustrations are engaging and simple as is the storyline of these books. We own a few of these books one of which is An Easter Gift for Me. In this book with rhyming text Bowman shares the story of Jesus from birth, his life, his miracles on to his death and Resurrection. Of the stories I read the ideas are clearly presented for the preschool audience. These are great starter books to share about the different Holidays, seasons and traditions we hold.


Other books in this series include: My Happy Pumpkin, My Thanksgiving Prayer, Jesus, Me and My Christmas Tree, Christmas Angels, My Christmas Stocking, My Christmas Gift, J is For Jesus, A Star for Jesus and My Valentine Story.

Spotlight on Janet Morgan Stoeke and Minerva Louise!

One of our favorite Easter reads so far this year has been Minerva Louise and the Colorful Eggs by Janet Morgan Stoeke. We've been reading through her series of Minerva Louise and have not been disappointed. I think I first came across this series from a Charlotte Mason's reading list. Minerva Louise is a curious, well intentioned, kind, caring chicken all though often confused. My two find her confusion hilarious and I find it very endearing. Whether she's trying to warm lost eggs that are so cold some have turned blue or making herself quite at home in the farmhouse you will enjoy your misadventures with this silly hen. The drawings are clear, sparse and boldly colorful.


As you can see by some of the titles I've included here that you can find a Minerva Louise book for most seasons and Holidays.


List of titles include: A Hat for Minerva Louise, Hide and Seek, Rainy Day, Minerva Louise at School, Minerva Louise, Minerva Louise at the Fair, A Friend for Minerva Louise, Minerva Louise on Halloween, Minerva Louise and the Red Truck, Minerva Louise on Christmas Eve and Minerva Louise and the Colorful Eggs.