It seems like only five minutes ago it was 2011, and we were dying eggs to make a last minute easter egg tree. And now it’s coming around again, in all of it’s glory. Spring holiday time. And with it, spring vacation (what?? kids home all day??) and the holiday feasts (and obligations and travel) associated with Passover and Easter.
My particualr little person is, at this moment, completely obsessed with the Easter Bunny, writing him notes, anticipating the contents of the easter basket, tasting the chocolate eggs in her over-active imagination, etc etc.
In the desperate hopes of downplaying the mouth candy in favor of a more wholesome variety, we’ve started a tradition of filling our easter baskets with books appropriate to the season. Here are a few of my favorites, in case any of you are on the lookout.
The Slightly Surreal
Bunny Days, by Tao Nyeu. (see above) A beautifully illustrated and surreal set of three stories about some bunnies who are always getting in trouble and are subsequently saved and repaired by their guardian angel, Bear.
The (sort of) Historical
The Story Of The Easter Bunny, by Katherine Tegen. An endearing invented tale about how a little pet rabbit, in what looks to be the German countryside, became the Easter Bunny.
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The Educational
I am a huge sucker for an alphabet book, and The ABC Bunny by Wanda Gag, in which each letter represents something that bunny encounters on his voyage from Bunnyland to Elsewhere, doesn’t dissapoint.
The Classic
Our well worn edition of this beautiful story of a much loved stuffed bunny’s quest to become real always makes me a little misty when I read it. No kids library is complete without a copy of Margery Williams’ The Velveteen Rabbit. Especially at this time of year.
I’m constantly searching for new additions to this list… Any of you have favorites we should add?
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