Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny (Junie B. Jones, No. 27)
by Barbara Park
from Random House Books for Young Readers
It's an Easter Egg-stravaganza!
Lucille is having an Easter Egg Hunt at her rich expensive mansion! And guess what? The winner gets a play date to swim in Lucille's heated indoor swimming pool! Only, here is the problem. How did Junie B. get stuck wearing a big dumb bunny suit? And how can she possibly find eggs when she keeps tripping over her huge big rabbit feet? Being a dumb bunny is definitely not as easy as it looks. Will Junie B. end up with egg on her face? Or will the day deliver some very uneggspected results?
Chicken Sunday
by Patricia Polacco
from Putnam Juvenile
After being initiated into a neighbor's family by a solemn backyard ceremony, a young Russian American girl and her African American brothers determine to buy their gramma Eula a beautiful Easter hat. But their good intentions are misunderstood, until they discover just the right way to pay for the hat that Eula's had her eye on. A loving family story woven from the author's childhood. Polacco has outdone herself with these joyful, energetic illustrations, her vibrant colors even richer and more intense than usual, while authentic details enhance the interest. A unique piece of Americana. --Kirkus Reviews, pointer review In this moving picture book, the hatred sometimes engendered by racial and religious differences is overpowered by the love of people who recognize their common humanity. --Booklist, starred, boxed review The text conveys a tremendous pride of heritage as it brims with rich images from her characters' African American and Russian Jewish culturesA tribute to the strength of all family bonds. --Publishers Weekly, starred review
The Gingerbread Rabbit
by Randall Jarrell
from HarperCollins
Mary's mother has a surprise for her--a delicious gingerbread rabbit. But the real surprises start when this cookie comes to life! The raisin-eyed rabbit, still uncooked on the counter, bemoans his fate to the paring knife, mixing bowl, and rolling pin, when they warn him that nothing has ever escaped from the kitchen without being eaten. When the rabbit spies Mary's mother, just back from the grocery store, a "giant" with "dozens of tremendous shining white teeth the size of a grizzly bear's," he realizes he hasn't a chance. Much to the mother's surprise, her flat, doughy creation makes a run for it! But she wants the gingerbread rabbit for her daughter so much, she races right after him. Garth Williams, illustrator of Charlotte's Web and The Cricket in Times Square captures the chase perfectly with his magical pen-and-ink sketches. Readers will follow breathlessly as the gingerbread rabbit narrowly escapes the guiles of a wily fox, and is finally rescued by an actual rabbit and his wife, who take him into their home to live happily ever after eating lettuce, carrots, and watercress.
This gentle story of a mother's fervent love for her only daughter, and the comical, suspenseful adventures of her rabbit cookie is carefully spun in Jarrell's flawless, slightly tongue-in-cheek prose. A jauntier inanimate rabbit-comes-to-life story than Margery Williams's The Velveteen Rabbit, and a more complex tale than The Gingerbread Man, The Gingerbread Rabbit is a classic read-aloud that youngsters will clamor for again and again. (Ages 5 and older) --Karin Snelson
Once upon a time there was a mothe . . . who loved her daughter so much, she wanted to make her a wonderful surprise. So she mixed up some dough and cut out a beautiful gingerbread rabbit. But she got the surprise when the rabbit jumped up, ran out the door, and escaped into the forest!
Follow the gingerbread rabbit and the mother as they run through the woods finding adventure, new friends, and the best surprises of all.
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes (Sandpiper Books)
by Dubose Heyward
from Sandpiper
- CHILDRENS BOOKS & MUSIC
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THE COUNTRY BUNNY AND THE LITTLE GOLD SHOES
Passion Hymns for a Kid's Heart
by Bobbie Wolgemuth
from Crossway Books
The Power of the Cross
Nothing else in all of history is as important to our faith as the cross of Jesus Christ. We wear its symbol on jewelry or we see it lifted up in sanctuaries and posted in graveyards, but what does it really mean? Is it too difficult to talk about the cross with youngsters? Will they be able to understand what it means?
Authors Joni Eareckson Tada and Bobbie Wolgemuth are convinced that there is no better time to teach the power of the cross and the joy of the resurrection than the early years. What you hold in your hands has everything you need to teach children about the magnificent love of God and the power of the cross. Let the children you love understand the Passion of Jesus Christ and the warmth of God’s love with beautiful music and heartwarming stories. Let them sing along with Joni, Bobbie, and the children on the enclosed richly orchestrated CD, and in no time they will have memorized these classic and treasured hymns.
This special Passion collection features twelve timeless hymns and is the fourth in a series by authors Joni Eareckson Tada and Bobbie Wolgemuth. It is filled with delightful stories from the Bible, devotionals, simple piano music, guitar chords, and beautiful original illustrations by Frank Ordaz.
If you want to focus your child’s heart on the glorious truth of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ, this book—with the enclosed CD—is what you’re looking for. Could anything be a better gift?
“For the word of the cross… is the power of God.”
—1 Corinthians 1:18 (ESV)
In this fourth volume of Hymns for a Kid’s Heart, Joni Eareckson Tada and Bobbie Wolgemuth give you everything you need to help you teach twelve classic Passion hymns and the meaning of the cross of Christ to the children you love. With richly orchestrated music, true stories, prayers, and Scripture, Passion Hymns for a Kid’s Heart will feed your child’s soul.
KIDS WILL:
- Connect with tenderly written devotionals.
- Be inspired by true stories from Scripture.
- Learn to sing twelve classic hymns about the Passion of Jesus Christ.
- Practice piano and guitar with printed music.
- Understand more about God’s character and the meaning of the cross.
- Memorize a Bible verse with each hymn.
- Learn to pray along with their singing.
ADULTS WILL:
- Give children a lasting musical treasure.
- Experience the pleasure of teaching the meaning of our Christian faith.
- Be equipped to teach children twelve classic hymns about the Passion.
- Enlighten young people with an understandable theology.
- Enjoy prayer and discussion and Bible memorization with kids.
Includes a fully orchestrated CD with children’s voices singing along with Joni and Bobbie, and simple piano music with guitar chords.
Listen to Excerpts from the CD
- All Glory, Laud, and Honor
- What Can Wash Away My Sin?
- Man of Sorrows
- The Old Rugged Cross
- At the Cross
- Up from the Grave He Arose (full song)
- Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
- Thine Be the Glory
- I Know That My Redeemer Lives
- When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
- Crown Him with Many Crowns
- Hallelujah! Thine the Glory (full song)
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Where Are Baby's Easter Eggs?: A Lift-the-Flap Book
from Little Simon
Little ones will love lifting the large, sturdy flaps in this sweet, irresistible board book to find Baby's Easter eggs. Where could they be? Children will discover sparkly foil objects under each of the 6, sturdy flaps until... they find Baby's shimmery Easter eggs in an elaborate fold out finale complete with sparkly foil.
Duck & Goose, 1, 2, 3
from Schwartz & Wade
PRESCHOOLERS WILL CHEER the return of Duck and Goose in their second board book appearance! All the favorite characters, including Bluebird and Thistle, return—this time to introduce basic counting concepts.
One goose. Two ducks. Three friends. As the characters illustrate from numbers 1 to 10, children will love to follow along with the simple text and all-new original art.
A small trim size and Easter egg-colored art makes this the perfect Easter basket stuffer for young children everywhere!
Rechenka's Eggs (Paperstar)
by Patricia Polacco
from Putnam Juvenile
Preparing her eggs for the Easter Festival, Old Babushka takes in Rechenka, an injured goose, who shows her that miracles can really happen, in a story that is enhanced by illustrations of Ukrainian painted eggs. Reprint. Reading Rainbow. PW. AB. NYT.
I Spy Little Bunnies
by Jean Marzollo
from CARTWHEEL BOOKS
Tiny tots will love the satisfaction of spying a whole array of toy bunnies and other intriguing items in this cute addition to Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick's popular I Spy series.
I spy a bunny mask,Wick's crisp photographs, specially adapted from the numerous I Spy books (I Spy, I Spy Funhouse, I Spy Fantasy, etc.), feature old-fashioned toys and the kind of odds and ends you might find in Grandma's cupboard drawers. Wooden tops, marbles, old ticket stubs, harmonicas, tin cars, and jars full of buttons fill the right-side pages of this sturdy little board book. On the left is the minimal text, with each featured object pulled out of the context of the opposite page to help young readers pick it out from the appealing clutter. Delighted toddlers will spot something new every time, and can make up new games and rhymes accordingly. (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter
a bride in a gown,
An apple with a bite,
and a bunny upside down.
Preschoolers will find bunnies galore, as well as other fun objects, in this search-and-find board book by Jean Marzollo and Walter Wick. Picture clues and rhyming riddles guide young readers through twelve delightful puzzles. With more than 72,000 copies in print, this book, which was published in 2001, now has holographic foil on the cover.
The Night Before Easter
by Natasha Wing
from Grosset & Dunlap
"Twas the night before Easter, just before dawn, Not a creature was stirring out on the lawn" The Easter bunny takes center stage in this delightful spin on Clement C. Moore's beloved poem that will send families hopping to the bookstore for an Easter treat sweeter than any sugar plum!
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