The Bunny who found Easter- Classic Easter books
Curious the little bunny asks where is Easter, but the owl has already dozed off to sleep. The bunny promptly sets out to look for a place called Easter. Throughout his travels and with each passing seasons he comes upon trout, a field of daisies and a bee, falling autumn leaves and red apples, snow, sparrows, squirrels and deer. Sadly, there are no other rabbits like himself to be found. As each season passes, the bunny feels more and more lonely. The lonely rabbit curls up inside a hollow tree to sleep.
When the bunny wakes up, spring has arrived once again! He begins hopping about, ready to resume his search for Easter. Suddenly he spots little rabbit paw prints on the ground. He follows the paw prints until he observes another brown bunny with bright-eyes and long ears, just like himself. Excited he hops back through the forest with his newfound friend showing her all the places he had seen on his search for Easter. At last they come upon the old oak tree where he had first found himself alone. Now happy and with a companion the two rabbits soon have tiny little bunnies of their own. When the old owl spots the bunny’s family, he says ” “Aha! Didn’t I tell you? At Eastertime there are always rabbits.”
The book ends with the following phrase:
The bunny felt his little bunnies around him and the earth blooming beyond them, and all things growing. And he understood at last that Easter was not a place after all, but a time when everything lovely begins once again.
The story so beautifully reminds us that Spring brings forth new life, which brings us new promise, new life. The book flows beautifully along with each part fitting into the next. I can not believe in my 40 plus years this was my first time being introduced to Charlotte Zolotow beautifully told story.
The newly illustrated book features Helen Craig illustrations. Craig has illustrated more than sixty books for children. In ” The Bunny Who Found Easter, “her beautiful pastel illustrations are done in ink, colored pencil and watercolor.
Tiny the Canada Easter Bunny
Dressed in a rabbit suit, Tiny sets out to deliver Easter eggs. On his trip through Quebec, he meets up with a mouse name Marvin who joins him on his Easter journey. Marvin thinks Tiny is the real Easter Bunny until he realizes that Tiny is very good at his job. Realizing that Tiny is an Elephant, Marvin suggests that Tiny use the talents he has to get the job done instead of being something that he is not. In the end Tiny saves Easter by being himself. The book is written with a strong rhythm pattern and rhythm that I find the verse to be to some degree sing songy.
Illustrator Sara Sanchez uses a soft pastel palette for her humorous cartoons that accompany the story well. Overall, children will delight in not just the story, but the fun illustrations. It is unquestionably a charming book.
Precious Moments- The Joy of Easter
Easter Books for Toddlers
Happy Easter Country Bunny
Bedtime Bunnies
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