Are you looking for the perfect Easter gift for your toddler or something more to put in their
We’re recommending the board book version of this Little Golden Book classic today. It has the same vintage style illustrations by Leonard Weisgard and the same simple, easy-to-read text by Margaret Brown as the original 1947 version, but with the advantage of sturdy cardboard pages for those small hands that still struggle with being gentle.
What We Love
We love vintage-style illustrations, which you may have picked up on in our previous book lists, and we love when we can recommend a book that has held up through the test of time to be enjoyed by multiple generations. Not only was this a book that grandparents, and possible great-grandparents loved as young kids, but it’s one that can be kept in a memory box to pass on to future children and grandchildren.
What To Know
The story is very simple and follows a little bunny who finds a blue egg, tries to open the egg but is too little, falls asleep next to the egg, and wakes to find a duckling has hatched and they become best friends.
Reviewers noted that this is actually a good book for new readers, because of the short sentences with many sight words included.
What We Love
We love that this book stars the Paw Patrol, because the familiar well-loved characters provide a way to engage young readers that might otherwise not be interested in sitting to read.
This is a “lift-a-flap” book which adds that extra engagement element to help your child stay focused on the story.
What To Know
If you have a Paw Patrol loving toddler in your home, this is a great book for Easter and all year round. We love that it’s related to Easter with the bunny and carrot theme, but can be enjoyed by people who don’t celebrate Easter and can be read any day of the year, since it’s not directly about Easter.
What We Love
This is a fun Easter book that tells the story from a child’s perspective as he thinks about how to catch the Easter Bunny.
We love his imagination as he pictures how the Easter Bunny might accomplish his tasks, and that he uses his pets to help bring the imagined scenes to life.
What To Know
If you have older children that already question whether or not the Easter Bunny is real, this book probably won’t help convince them he’s real, but may help you explain how you’re his helper.
There’s a section in the book where the child ponders whether or not the Easter Bunny has helpers. This is a great opportunity to explain how parents are helpers making his job easier by putting together your kids Easter baskets.
