Happy Easter!
What to Read: Easter Edition – We love Easter at our house! Signs of new life everywhere as God seems to freshen up the world around us. We love reading about the true meaning of Easter – God sending Jesus to take our sins on himself, and to die in our place and rise again so that we can be forgiven, be God's child, and live with him forever.
And though our children know that the Easter Bunny is not real and doesn't lay eggs or hide them full of candies for children, we still enjoy the fun of reading those stories and eating an occasional chocolate bunny.
Our Favorite Easter Books
Here are some of our favorite Easter books. If you click on the pictures, you can purchase them through our Amazon affiliate link.
What is Easter? by Michelle Medlock Adams (Ill. by Amy Wummer) – A great short book explaining on a preschool level the real meaning of Easter.
Humphrey's First Palm Sunday by Carol Heyer – This delightful camel shares the story of Palm Sunday through his eyes and emotions. This is one of our favorites because the illustrations are so engaging and at times hilarious! (There is a Christmas book with Humphrey too.)
Benjamin's Box: The Story of the Resurrection Eggs by Melody Carlson (Ill. by Jack Stockman) – You may have heard about Resurrection Eggs. You may have even made your own, but have you read the story? Benjamin shares a short story for each of the items in your eggs, enhancing the meaning and the telling of the story of Jesus' death and Resurrection. (Annette at This Simple Home has a great resource for How to make your own Resurrection Eggs.)
The Very First Easter by Paul L. Maier (Ill. by Frank Ordaz) – Follows and answers the natural questions of a young child concerning Easter. Beautiful Illustrations!
The Berenstain Bears and the Real Easter Eggs by Stan and Jan Berenstain – Brother and Sister Bear learn that the message of spring has more to do with new life than candy and egg hunts.
The Story of the Easter Bunny by Katherine Tegen (Ill. by Sally Anne Lambert) – The perfect tale of the imagined “true story” of the Easter Bunny, where he came from and how he does it. Delightful watercolor illustrations.
Here Comes Peter Cottontail! by Steve Nelson and Jack Rollins (Ill. by Pamela R. Levy) – a musical board book depicting the story with the words of Peter Cottontail's song. Great for Preschoolers!
We love to read Easter Books! Find more of our favorites, listed by topic, here.
And if you'd like a fun Wordless Book Easter activity, check out this one:
Wishing you a wonderful Easter,
Katie
Now for the Link-Up Party!
This list has our topics for 2016, but you don't have to stick to that, anything reading and family related is welcome. Our hosts will still share a themed selection each week, but our link up will be for anything family friendly – always. If you'd like to join us as a co-host, please contact Katie.
- Katie @ Paradise Praises {Facebook} {Pinterest} {Twitter}
- Tara @ Embark on the Journey {Facebook} {Pinterest} {Twitter}
- Jeanae @ Just Jeanae {Facebook} {Pinterest} {Twitter}
- Dawnita @ Prairie Dust Trail {Facebook} {Pinterest} {Twitter}
- Beth @ Classes by Beth {Facebook} {Pinterest}
- Anne @ My Learning Table {Facebook} {Pinterest} {Twitter}