Easter children’s book recommendations are by Angela Ferraris, The Retired School Librarian.
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Is This . . . Easter?
by Helen Yoon (Author, Illustrator)
Brief summary: A bear wearing bunny ears leaves an egg in the grass. The five dogs come across the egg, and all sniff it. Two pups decided it needed to be painted for Easter, while three wanted to make an omelet with it.
They argue back and forth, trying to persuade the other group that their idea is the correct decision. The bear returns and shows them how both sides can be accommodated in resolving their dispute.
Comments: I think this would be a lovely, humorous Easter read-aloud. Students could decide if the egg should be painted, eaten, or go with what the bear decided.
Rating: 4/5 đź“—đź“—đź“—đź“—
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I Am NOT the Easter Bunny!
by T. L. McBeth (Author, Illustrator)
Brief summary: The narrator thinks they have spotted the Easter Bunny and keeps pointing out clues that indicate that indeed, the rabbit must be him. The rabbit always explains how he could not possibly be the Easter Bunny.
Comments: The narrator is in traditional text, while the Easter Bunny is in speech bubbles. This could be a cute and humorous read-aloud, with the students being the narrator and the reader, the bunny.
Rating: 3.5/5 đź“—đź“—đź“—1/2
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Fiona and the Easter Egg Hunt
by Zondervan (Author), Richard Cowdrey (Illustrator)
Brief summary: Fiona, a baby hippo, plans an Easter egg hunt for her baby friends at the zoo. She begins to hide the eggs with the help of her friend Rico when the swan asks them to watch her eggs while she gathers more grass and leaves.
Fiona accidentally mixes the Easter eggs with those of the swan, not realizing that she did not replace all six eggs back into the bird’s nest. This caused all of the zoo animals to search for the missing egg.
Comments: This is a Fiona series based on a hippo born at the Cincinnati Zoo.
Rating: 3.5/5 đź“—đź“—đź“—1/2
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Children’s book titles are carefully handpicked by a certified elementary school librarian who, although retired, still enjoys reading children’s books, especially picture books, and recommending them to busy teachers, school librarians, parents, grandparents, and other book lovers.
Most of the books Mrs. Ferraris reads before recommending are checked out from the public library, except for those much-appreciated complimentary copies sent to her for an honest review. Those are noted.