Last Minute Easter Picks for Your Little Peeps!

 Looking for a last minute filler for your child's Easter basket?  

How about one of these hot new titles?!?!

Grogan, John.
Marley and the Great Easter Egg Hunt.
January 2013.
HarperCollins.
Review copy provided courtesy of publisher. 

My thoughts: Children are sure to be chuckling as Marley embarks on this Easter Egg Hunt adventure!

Description from Amazon.com: The day of the annual town Easter Egg Hunt has arrived, and Marley and his family are ready to find the biggest, most eggstravagant egg! Marley is great at spotting the eggs in trees and behind plants, but he just can't seem to get the eggs to Cassie or Baby Louie before someone else snatches them up. So, in true Marley fashion, Marley decides to forge his own path . . . right through the doors of the town shops. Stopping into the grocery, the bakery, and the party store, Marley creates calamity wherever his paws touch. But will his wild egg chase end up with Marley finding the big, glorious egg before the hunt is over?


Wax, Wendy.
Easter Bunny on the Loose: A Seek and Solve Mystery.
January 2013.
HarperCollins.
Review copy provided courtesy of publisher.

My Thoughts: This book is sure to keep children occupied for a great deal of time!  It is great for practicing comprehension strategies and for puzzling young minds!  This would be a great road-trip companion this spring break!

Description from Amazon.com: The Easter Bunny can’t wait to hippity-hop his way to deliver all the Easter eggs this year! The only problem is . . . there are no eggs! Some-bunny has taken the Easter Bunny’s golden egg, and without the golden egg, Easter is on HOLD. Can you sort through all of the possible suspects hopping about Easterville and find the culprit who stole the golden egg? Be quick as a hare—time is running out!


Clark, Leslie Ann.
Peepsqueak Wants a Friend!
January 2013.
HarperCollins.
Review copy provided courtesy of publisher.

My Thoughts:  A great story for teaching children about accepting all and not leaving one to be an outcast!  Might be a little deep for the younger children but appropriate for 6-8 year olds.

Description from Amazon.com: The farm animals wake up and come running out to play . . . 2 by 2!  Peepsqueak needs a friend! But if he can't find the perfect friend on the farm, where can he look next?

Farley, Robin.
Mia: The Easter Egg Chase.
January 2013.
HarperCollins.
Review copy provided courtesy of publisher.

My thoughts: Loved how Mia decided to take a step back and wanted to help her younger cousin become a part of the Easter egg hunt instead of focusing on the prize - the chocolate bunny!  A great story about how helping others can make you feel just as good as finding the prize!

Description from Amazon.com: It's an Easter Eggstravaganza, and Mia can't wait for the festivities to begin! Every year, Mia's family has an Easter egg hunt, and a big chocolate bunny is hidden as a special prize. This year is going to be the year that Mia finds the bunny all by herself!

But when Mia's little cousin Sophie can't find as many eggs as the other kittens, Mia has to decide between finding the chocolate bunny and helping her cousin. Can Mia make sure everyone has an eggcellent time?

 



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