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    The Children's Book Review

    Spring Books, Easter Books, & Farm Animals

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze6 Mins Read Ages 0-3 Ages 4-8 Board Books Book Lists Early Readers Gift Books Picture Books Seasonal: Holiday Books
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    By Bianca Schulze, The Children’s Book Review
    Published: April 4, 2011

    Spring brings warmer weather, fragrant and bright colored flowers, adorable baby farm animals, and taller children. Spring also brings more books—books that encompass all of those topics and more, for our taller children with blossoming minds. It’s time to select a book that matches the tone of the season, grab a blanket and find a nice spot outside for a spring story time session.

    From bunnies to eggs to butterflies to chicks and even a spring shower, these books that have been selected all harness some kind of special spring power and celebrate Easter in its secular form.

    Picture Books


    Book: Quiet BunnyQuiet Bunny’s Many Colors

    By Lisa McCue

    Reading level: Ages 4-6

    Hardcover: 32 pages

    Publisher: Sterling (March 1, 2011)

    Source: Publisher

    Hands down, the best spring book of 2011. The colors, the critters, the bugs, every illustration captures the essence of spring. The story is light and bounces with fun read-aloud words and finishes with a gentle-but-powerful message of self-acceptance. Simply gorgeous!

    Add this book to your collection: Quiet Bunny’s Many Colors

    Spring Books and Easter BooksLittle White Rabbit
    By Kevin Henkes

    Reading level: Ages 2-7

    Hardcover: 40 pages

    Publisher: Greenwillow Books (January 25, 2011)

    Source: Publisher

    Kevin Henkes is brilliant and so is Little White Rabbit. The pastel colors of the pencils and acrylic paint give off friendly charm as the rabbit explores nature and his own abilities. The gentle details given to the rabbit’s face allow the readers to truly experience the delicate emotions experienced on every page—especially the bliss of true devotion from his mother. The double-page spread of Rabbit imagining what it would be like to flutter through the air with butterflies provides sheer elation.

    Spring Books and Easter Books
    Illustration by Kevin Henkes

    Add this book to your collection: Little White Rabbit

    Book: Snow RabbitSnow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit: A Book of Changing Seasons
    By Il Sung Na

    Reading level: 1-5

    Hardcover: 24 pages

    Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (January 11, 2011)

    Source: Publisher

    This is a beautiful tale of the change of seasons—winter into spring. A white bunny, along with many other animals brave the stark winter and celebrate the colors of life which have been masterfully brought to life with rich inks and oil paints.

    Add this book to your collection: Snow Rabbit, Spring Rabbit: A Book of Changing Seasons

    Spring Books and Easter BooksBig Bunny
    By Betseygail Rand and Colleen Rand

    Reading level: Ages 3-5

    Hardcover: 32 pages

    Publisher: Tricycle Press (January 11, 2011)

    Source: Publisher

    The illustrations have a folk-tale and tribal feel that make this new take on the story of the Easter Bunny worthy of belief.

    Add this book to your collection: Big Bunny

    Spring Books and Easter BooksRain Brings Frogs: A Little Book of Hope
    By Maryann Cocca-Leffler

    Reading level: Ages 0-7

    Hardcover: 32 pages

    Publisher: HarperCollins (March 1, 2011)

    Source: Publisher

    Rain Brings Frogs is a little book of sunshine. Nate, the main character, always looks on the bright side of life: “When Dad says, mud. Mud. Mud. Nate says, Rainbow! Rainbow! Rainbow!” Spring is the warmth after a cold winter and Rain Brings Frogs captures this feeling beautifully. It’s a little book of hope and optimism paired perfectly with endearing watercolor illustrations.

    Add this book to your collection: Rain Brings Frogs: A Little Book of Hope

    Spring Books and Easter BooksLast One in Is a Rotten Egg! (Gilbert and Friends)
    By Diane DeGroat

    Reading level: Ages 3-8

    Paperback: 32 pages

    Publisher: HarperCollins; Reprint edition (January 25, 2011)

    Source: Publisher

    This is for the family that dreads the Easter Egg Hunt! DeGroat’s story provides enough entertainment and the right amount of “lesson” to induce good behavior, a decent amount of competitiveness and a healthy dose of sharing.

    Add this book to your collection: Last One in Is a Rotten Egg! (Gilbert and Friends)

    Board Books


    Spring Books and Easter BooksOne More Egg
    By Sarah Emaneulle Berg

    Reading level: Ages 1 and up

    Board book: 16 pages

    Publisher: NorthSouth; Brdbk edition (February 1, 2010)

    Source: Publisher

    A bunny and a chicken go on a quest to find one last egg. After a trip around the farm meeting many different animals, the chicken realizes the power is within her to produce the last egg. A comical and delightful story that will leave readers wondering whether this leading bunny might actually be the Easter Bunny!

    Add this book to your collection: One More Egg

    Spring Books and Easter BooksHome For A Bunny (Golden Baby)
    By Margaret Wise Brown

    Reading level: Ages 0-4

    Board book: 24 pages

    Publisher: Golden Books; Brdbk edition (January 11, 2011)

    Source: Publisher

    This is a classic book by a classic author, Margret Wise Brown (Goodnight Moon), in a great new format for babies and toddlers. This padded board book is light, chewable and has easy to turn pages that tell a wonderful springtime story of a bunny looking for a new home.

    Add this book to your collection: Home For A Bunny (Golden Baby)

    Early Readers


    Spring Books and Easter BooksNoodles: I Love Easter!
    By Hans Wilhelm

    Reading level: Ages 4-8; Scholastic Reader: Level 1

    Paperback: 32 pages

    Publisher: Cartwheel Books; Original edition (January 1, 2011)

    Source: Publisher

    Egg hunts, sharing, and pastel hued watercolor illustrations—this is a lovely Easter choice for beginner readers. The text is large with one to two sentences per page.

    Add this book to your collection: Noodles: I Love Easter!

    Spring Books and Easter BooksHippo & Rabbit In Three Short Tales
    By Jeff Mack

    Reading level: Ages 4-8; Scholastic Reader: Level 1

    Paperback: 32 pages

    Publisher: Cartwheel Books; Original edition (February 1, 2011)

    Source: Publisher

    Fans of Mo Willems’ Elephant and Piggie series will love Hippo and Rabbit in Three Short Tales. Great comedic timing with small amounts of large sized text in speech bubbles and entertaining comic style illustrations make this a great choice for beginning readers—even the reluctant ones. Highly recommended.

    Add this book to your collection: Hippo & Rabbit In Three Short Tales

    Spring Books and Easter BooksButterflies
    By Nic Bishop

    Reading level: Ages 4-8; Scholastic Reader: Level 2

    Paperback: 32 pages

    Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (February 1, 2011)

    Source: Publisher

    Stunning close-up photographs, real facts; and a great author’s note, glossary of words, and photo index are found on the last two double-page spreads. Large text well placed on the pages makes it a great choice for a non-fiction early reader book.

    Add this book to your collection: Butterflies

    Spring Books and Easter BooksTeeny Tiny Animals
    By Lexi Ryals

    Reading level: Ages 4-8

    Paperback: 32 pages

    Publisher: Scholastic Reference (March 1, 2011)

    Source: Publisher

    It’s the cover that got me with this book—it just shouts springtime. Open up the book and you’ll discover each double page spread dedicated to a different tiny animal. From dogs to snakes to the Pink Fairy Armadillo, there is something for everyone.

    Add this book to your collection: Teeny Tiny Animals

    What to Read Next:

    1. Kids’ Easter Books & More Spring Picks
    2. Summer Reading List: Best Beach Reads
    3. Kids’ Halloween Books: Cats, Bats, & Skeletons
    4. Five Family Favorites with Jude Watson

    *Disclosure: Please note that this post may contain affiliate links that share some commission. Rest assured that these will not affect the cost of any products and services promoted here. Our team always provides their authentic opinion in all content published on this site.

    Betseygail Rand Colleen rand Diane Degroat Easter Gilbert and Friends Hans Wilhelm Jeff Mack Kevin Henkes Lexi Ryals Lisa McCue Margaret Wise Brown Maryann Cocca-Leffler Sarah Emaneulle Berg Spring
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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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