THE EASTER EGG

THE EASTER EGG by Jan Brett

The Easter Egg has been around for a few years, but its one that I added to our Easter book collection this year. Besides the sweet story about a little bunny named Hoppi that is trying to win the best decorated Easter Egg competition so he can help the Easter Rabbit hide the eggs, this book highlights real breeds of rabbits that are so fun to look at! Whether you like colorful bunnies, short-haired ones, long-haired ones, white, black, brown, etc, you will find one in the pictures. The artwork is absolutely delightful and worthy of spending significant time examining! Each bunny is working on creating their own style of egg for the competition which is another fun thing to think about especially as many of us prepare to create eggs of our own.! The cherry on the top of this book is when Hoppi sets aside his desire to win when he comes across a bird that needs help. This selfless act is a great character trait to instill in our kids, and this story provides a perfect avenue to portray it! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

ALONGSIDE ACTIVITIES - (1) Kick off your egg decorating activities with this book. (2) Jan Karon provides a list of some of the bunnies she features in her illustrations in her author bio section. It would be a fun alongside activity to have a book showing the different breeds or google them and compare them to the illustations. Which is your child's favorite?