5 comments about What Is Easter?.

1. This is my two-year-old's favorite Easter book. He enjoys the rhymes and pictures. I like it because our family celebrates all the Easter traditions (egg hunts, the Easter bunny, etc), but I want my children to know that the true meaning of Easter is our Lord's resurrection!



2. We have all of the holiday books in this series and we love them. The illustrations are so cute and the stories are perfect for young children learning about holidays and the Christian faith.



3. This is a cute book that explains in a kid friendly way that it's okay to believe in the Easter bunny and to like other things about Easter, but that the real reason for Easter is "all about God's Son".



4. I bought this for my two-year-olds for Easter, and it's way too religious. It describes Jesus' death and ressurrection in bizarre, hard-to-understand terms. "He had to die upon a tree." "He wants to live inside of you and fill you with his love." This is not the kind of descriptions toddlers can understand. The rest of the book is poorly written, and is from a little girl's point of view, having her describe her Easter hats. If you're looking for a nice Easter book, I wouldn't recommend buying this one.



5. My mother-in-law gave "What is Easter?" to my daughter two years ago. I held my breath when I read it the first time. Would this book attack my faith in Jesus? I wasn't sure.
   
   I was happily surprised. Michelle Medlock Adams explains what Easter's all about in kid-friendly terms. It's a fun, gentle book that shows it's okay to eat chocolate bunnies on Easter and buy a new outfit, but that's not the point of Easter. Jesus is the point. It's now my favorite children's Easter book. I've even brought it with me to doctor's offices and read it aloud to my kids.

1 comments about Minerva Louise and the Colorful Eggs (Minerva Louise).

1. "Minerva Louise and the Colorful Eggs" features a hen who loves the springtime. She loves all the beautiful colors, the blooming of trees and the farmers on her farm. What she can't understand is the sudden appearance of brightly colored eggs in places she wouldn't expect to see them. Where did they come from? Why has their mother left them there? Are they in danger?
   
   Readers will know where these eggs are coming from, and so do her fellow hens, but Minerva is clueless. All she knows is that there are eggs that apparently need caring for. A cute story with simple but brightly colorful illustrations fit for the season. Happy Easter!

5 comments about Dora's Rainbow Egg Hunt (Dora the Explorer).

1. Our 20 month old daughter loves this book! We have had it for several months and she still picks it first over all her other Dora books. True it does not educate the child on the meaning of Easter, but that can be done by us at an appropriate time. The book is very well designed and has multiple flaps to open. It has held up very nicely through every day use. She is learning her colors with this book. It is also a wonderful tool for her memory as she goes for the flaps with eggs. We love this book!



2. I bought this book on a whim since my 2.5 year old recently discovered Dora. Anyway, she LOVES this book like no other she's ever read. I sometimes have to read it to her 3 to 6 times a day. Sometimes twice before bedtime (my daughter has never been the type to ask me to read the same book twice in a row). She's even caught me in the middle of the night, if she wakes up, she actually asks me to read it to her again, even though it may be 3am. Frtunately, by this point, I've memorized it and all the flaps.
   
   The best thing about it is it really helps a child to learn their colors in English if they don't already know them, and definately in Spanish. We aren't a bilingual household, but my daughter has started picking up counting in Spanish from Dora. With this book, she's now easily learning her colors. The pictures are bright and colorful and the story is cute and typical Dora. Even Swiper makes an appearance. The story itself seems a little shorter then the typical Dora books, so it's easier for younger kids to sit through. I highly recomend this book and I know my daughter does to.



3. My 20-month-old son loves Dora, and this book is great. It goes through all the colors of the rainbow and has tons of flaps for him to open. We're still working on the colors in English, so we haven't really read the Spanish words yet, but we will.
   
   It is true that this book doesn't mention Easter, but I think it makes it a book you can read year-round, not a reason not to buy it. If you talk to your children about the true meaning of Easter, then why is it necessary to put it in a Dora book?



4. This book is great. On each page Dora is looking for a different color easter egg and you have to help her find it. Lots of flaps.



5. My son absolutely loves this Dora book, along with the Dora Halloween book. He knows all of his colors in Spanish now and he wants to read it all the time. My husband despises this book now though because he has read it so much. I highly recommend this book and my 2 yr old son would as well.

5 comments about Resurrection Eggs.

1. Ressurection Eggs is a fantastic teaching tool and a fun family tradition. 12 eggs in a box each contain a part of the Easter story. It's a tactile experience, with ample Scripture reference, and details to aid you in setting the stage for understanding.



2. We have really enjoyed using the Resurrectoin Eggs to share the Easter story with our children. This new box is more study than the last version and the items in the eggs are helpful in sharing the story. We also use it at our Easter party - passing our all the eggs and then one by one opening each egg and telling the story. We recommened it for your growing family - under 12's will enjoy it most.



3. I purchased the Resurrection Eggs after reading a review about them on a friend's blog. They are a great tool for teaching children about Easter and its true meaning. The eggs contain small props that help you explain the story of Easter from Christ's crucifixion to His resurrection.
   The story booklet enclosed is a nice guideline for younger children and can be read for old children (the stories are not short).
   I think this is one of the best Easter traditions you can share with your children and family. I highly recommend it.



4. The resurrection eggs were a great hit with my nephews and niece and their mom. Alyssa used them to teach about the real meaning of Easter and they still enjoy using them. Thank you selling them!



5. Great way to teach a child the true Easter Story. My 2 1/2 year old loves to tell friends and family about what each item is and seems to be able to understand better when I show her pictures that go along with each item.

5 comments about Dumb Bunnies' Easter (Dumb Bunnies').

1. We bought six copies of this book to give as birthday party favors...The invitation says 'They Dumb Bunnies are so dumb, they send the party favor before the party. Read this book, and be prepared for a funny bunny time!'
   
   We love the silliness of this book. It's like Amelia Bedelia for younger kids, and it helps develop a sense of comedy. I only gave it four stars because I cannot make the case for it to be fine children's literature.
   
   It's just fun.



2. I hesitated to give this book a 5 star rating, since it hardly is a work of "fine literature." However, what pushed me into the 5 star category was the sheer delight of seeing my 6 year old son laugh out loud as he read the pages. If the goal of this book was to get my son to really get into a book he was reading, then the goal was met. The Dumb Bunnies' Easter is great for the K-2 crowd - because the pictures are funny, the sentences and word selection is manageable for them, and the jokes are not over their heads. In fact -the jokes are right at their level - which is often hard to find in the "Easy Reader" literature. For these reasons, I rate it a 5 star book - It is actually more clever than dumb. But it still is pretty dumb! Also - FYI, if I had to pick one holiday to break out this book, I'd choose Christmas time - since most of the references are more about Christmas than any other holiday. It definitely has a Christmas-y sort of feel despite the Easter title.



3. One of my granddaughters at the age of 8 is a very somber, old soul. We have to work hard to try to coax the child out of her.This book is just so dumb that she was smiling,laughing and glowing as she read it aloud to us for the first time as we sat around at the table after dinner. The next night her little sister asked to have it read again because "she loved this book". So far ages 4 through 10, boys and girls, know enough about what holiday traditions should be to 'get' the ridiculous humor.
   
   Simply delightful. We'll have more of Pilkey's books in this family.



4. DUMB BUNNIES' EASTER
   
   I purchased this book for my three year old grandson, Colton. Colton says the DUMB BUNNIES are SILLY! He is right! I also purchased it for my ten month old granddaughter, Paige, who is too young to appreciate the humor now but certainly will as she gets older and wiser!
   
   The Dumb Bunnies ROCK. They are for everyone! They are just so dumb that you have to laugh at them! The story line is goofy and the illustrations are great. In this book Easter is combined with every other holiday you can possibly think of. Kids enjoy the humor and the pure happiness of the story, and there is plenty of humor for adults too. This is one book you will enjoy reading over and over and over to your grandkids.
   
   I will definitely be purchasing ALL of Dav Pilkey's books to add to my grandkids book collections. Shh, don't tell anyone! They are REALLY for MY enjoyment!
   
   Thank you!!!!
   Pam



5. This is another great Dumb Bunnies title and our family are looking forward to getting more. The Dumb bunnies are really dumb, but they are good hearted - well sort of. This is a play on a whole lot of holidays. It might be a bit harder for kids outside the USA to understand them (we don't do Thanksgiving, or 4th of July for instance) but there is still a lot of great laughs in here - my kids still fall about laughing everytime poppa bunny gets dressed up to go out in the snow!
   
   An appealing and humourous book.

1 comments about Easter Ornaments Stained Glass Coloring Book (Dover Little Activity Books).

1. Very nice coloring books. The pictures are pretty detailed but easy to color. Can use many different kinds of coloring tools. Each page can be removed to be made in a little picture. Really very realistic stained glass look for a coloring book. Cute pictures and can be used for nice decorations. This book is fun to color in and you get good results with little talent. Good for kids of all ages. A very good purchase, since it's so cheap. Is on Amazon Prime so no shipping costs. All different kinds of subjects available too.

5 comments about Easter Bunny, Are You For Real?.

1. This is a great book to read with your children to help them see beyond (but yet still enjoy) the Easter Bunny and Easter eggs, and understand the true meaning of Easter in the Christian faith.



2. This book does a great job explaining how "The Easter Bunny has nothing to do with the real Easter." It gives a simple explanation of Jesus death and how he rose from the grave. It also explains how celebrating Spring (New baby animals , flowers and trees blooming)"is God's picture of Jesus rising from the dead as all of Nature comes to life again" It explains how Eggs and Coloring them became part of the easter tradition and says that spring time and the real Easter got mixed up.

   In the book a child ask if it is Ok to celebrate Spring by Hiding eggs The answer is Sure , if we also remember that on the real Easter Jesus rose from the dead. It mentions going to Church to celebrate Easter.The book puts the focus back on Jesus where it should be, and not on the Easter Bunny. I love this book!!!




3. This book has been around for a while. I grew up with a copy back in the late 70s and I have great memories of it. I grew up in a family that didn't go for the Santa Claus and Easter Bunny myths, and although my parents tried to teach a spirit of kindness and understanding, I had a tendancy to look down my nose at the poor gullible saps who fell for the myths. By providing a historical context for the secular Easter traditioins, this book helped temper my attitude and help me be more respectful of the Bunny Believers around me. It also reinforced my undertanding of the true focus of the holiday and it was nice as a kid to have a pretty picture book that said the same things that my parents did. I highly recommend it and plan on getting a copy of this and the Santa Claus equivalent for my children.



4. We received this book for our children for Easter and I was simply HORRIFIED that the first page says that bunnies are "bad". My two year old is now running around, pointing at rabbits and saying bad. I would never read this book again due to this negative language. I grew up understanding the true meaning of Easter without learning that the Easter bunny was bad.



5. The reader who said she'd never read this book to her child again because it is negative clearly did not read beyond the first two pages. Although a young child does point to the Easter Bunny and say "bad bunny," we quickly learn this is because he's overhead adults saying something to that effect. His parents, however, tell him the Easter Bunny is NOT bad...then go on to explain how secular and Christian traditions evolved and how they can live harmoniously side by side. In other words, this book is about making secular Easter traditions meaningful for Christian families.

3 comments about Somebunny Loves Me: A Fuzzy Board Book.

1. Colorful illustrations and cute text... One of our favorites!



2. It's important for all babies and toddlers to touch everything, after all this is how they explore and learn about the world around them. I really like this book because each page has a parent and their child... it could be easily be a Mother or Father with their daughter or son. Each page has a fuzzy spot that you can start out and put the childs' finger on it, then later have your child find where the fuzzy spot is. I love to read this to my daughter and tickle her under her chin on " You're someone's puppy love page! She always giggles when we read this and excitely expect the page when she knows she's going to get softly tickled!



3. We love this book! It is a bit mushy/silly, but I think it is very sweet. I am glad we have it, and read it often!

2 comments about Last One in Is a Rotten Egg! (Gilbert and Friends).

1. Let me tell you a feel-good story. It involves love - the love of a mother for her daughter, and a child's passionate, exhilarated, uncomplicated love for books. This is the true story of Deb Raymer, and her daughter Sabrina, and how I came to know them. This holiday season, I am grateful that Deb has shared parts of her story, and that through her mom, Sabrina has shared a wonderful cast of characters previously unknown to me.
   
   A couple of months ago, Deb asked me to help her find a series of books. All Sabrina wants for Christmas is "Gilbert". Deb needed to order multiple copies of each book in the collection, she explained. Sabrina loves the "Gilbert" books so much, that she reads them to pieces. Literally. While I am always thrilled to see someone who loves books that much, that's not even the best part of the story. Sabrina is mentally and physically handicapped. She has a job at Partners in Progress that she enjoys. Whenever she rides to work on the bus, she has a "Gilbert" book - or two, or three - in her bag, and she "reads" them to the other passengers. Sabrina has memorized her favorite books. Her mother needs to keep buying new copies of them because Sabrina pages through them so much and so often that they fall apart.
   
   Gilbert, the hedgehog, and his sister Lola, are creations from the paintbrush and pen of Diane de Groat. This author/illustrator started working in children's literature by doing the artwork for some well-known children's authors, such as Lois Lowry and Eve Bunting. De Groat started on her Gilbert series in 1996 with "Roses are Pink, Your Feet Really Stink", which is still Sabrina's favorite.
   
   I hadn't heard of de Groat, and Deb gave my literary ego a boost by reassuring me that I'm not alone. Often, when Deb and Sabrina have searched for Gilbert in libraries and bookstores, he is nowhere to be found. So, it's time to spread the word. Diane de Groat has created a fun, inexpensive series with sympathetic characters, situations that kids can relate to, and a little lesson that doesn't come across like a 2"x 4" to the forehead. The titles themselves produce a smile for kids and adults alike. Now there's a Gilbert for every season in a child's life. A reader can start school with Gilbert in "Brand New Pencils, Brand New Books" and end the school year with the companion volume, "No More Pencils, No More Books! No More Teacher's Dirty Looks!" In these final months of the year, we have been enjoying "We Gather Together, Now Please Get Lost" for Thanksgiving, and "Jingle Bells, Homework Smells" for Christmas.
   
   The Gilbert books have been so successful that now his sister Lola has her own series, books for slightly younger children, that often include Gilbert, but from Lola's point-of-view. When Lola can't decide what to be for Halloween, she finally decides to be "a Gilbert", because she knows he's an original. I think Sabrina and Lola are on to something good.
   
   Author,"Hobo Finds A Home"



2. If you have a child at home in preschool or early elementary school, and are looking for a good book, this book is for you! This is a wonderful Easter-time story about a hedgehog named Gilbert, who meets up with his seldom seen cousin, Wally. Though related, Wally and Gilbert are the opposite when it comes to manners. I am a substitute teacher, and I read this to a class of first graders. Even though it was time for recess the kids were "begging" me to turn the page so they could find out what happens next!

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