Hoppy Easter! New (and Old) Children's Titles

 5-Minute Easter Stories is from Disney Press. "Each of the twelve stories in this collection is the perfect length for reading aloud in about five minutes. The treasury stars beloved characters from the Disney Bunnies and Winnie the Pooh to Monsters, Inc., and Cinderella. With stories about spring-time fun or Easter Egg hunts, every story may be read before bedtime, at story time, or anytime"--Amazon.com. 

Inspire both excitement and reverence for the Easter holiday in this colorful picture book--How to Celebrate Easter: Holiday Traditions, Rituals, and Rules in a Delightful Story--by P.K. Hallinan. "Brightly illustrated in beautiful spring colors, P. K. Hallinan takes the reader from the early discovery of an Easter basket through a quick search for eggs. Then it’s time to jump into brand-new Easter outfits and join the neighbors for church. After church, it’s back outside for games and then home to reflect on the wonderful day. Each joyful activity is brimming with the heart-stirring warmth associated with all of P. K. Hallinan’s children’s books. As always, Hallinan is careful to make fitting transitions from reverie to reverence—he delicately encourages respect for the Easter message, subtly exploring the hope that this favorite holiday brings. Parents have come to expect their children to identify with P. K. Hallinan’s lovable, familiar characters, and they may once again in this delightful look at Easter through a child’s eyes." (from Amazon.com)

Tina Gallo adapts Charles Schultz's Peanuts characters in No Rest for the Easter Beagle. "Get ready for Easter with Snoopy and the Peanuts gang in this special Level 2 Ready-to-Read! It’s almost Easter and Snoopy is exhausted! He still has lots of eggs to color and hide. When Lucy recommends that the Easter Beagle take a break, it’s up to the Peanuts Gang to color and hide all the eggs. Everyone wants to help, but are they up to the task?" (from Amazon.com)

Author Eric James pens a fun Easter Tale with Tiny the Mississippi Easter Bunny.

It's Easter morning in Mississippi,

and Tiny is out for a jog,

but he STOPS in his tracks and discovers

the Easter Bunny STUCK in a log!

"With the Easter Bunny trapped, it's up to Tiny to save Easter in Mississippi! But being a bunny isn't as easy as it looks, especially for an elephant. In this fun and playful story, find out how Tiny uses his own special talents to save Easter!" (from Amazon.com)

Remember, the library will be open the Friday before and the Monday after Easter.