Our top 12 Easter and springtime books:
Easter is one week away and there is still time to order a new book or two. These twelve are some of our absolute favorites, both in Honeybee and in our family. My daughters are 7 and 12 and really enjoy holiday picture books. They like to divide them up so they each have a couple next to their bed and then often trade back and forth so they each get a turn with the top favorites. Its very common for me to gather them up from their bedside tables on preschool days so I have some fun books to read to my class too!
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes: This is the number one book requested by my daughters and its a treasured book from my childhood too.
The Easter Egg by Jan Brett: We love Jan Brett books around here, and the preschoolers love watching the scenes that unfold in the side panels of each page.
Humbug Rabbit by Lorna Balian: This is the number two requested book. We love all of Balian’s books and this one is charming and clever and has two stories going on at the same time. If you don’t have this book already, this Easter is a great time to pick it up!
Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polacco: This is my favorite Easter/Springtime book. I love the classic illustrations, an introduction to beautiful Ukrainian eggs and the darling storyline. We make pysanky eggs each year because of this book!
Here Comes the Easter Cat: We don’t own this book but enjoy it from the library in Honeybee each year. All the books in this series are funny and cute.
The Little Rabbit: The Easter Bunny brought this book a couple years ago and we all loved the illustrations and sweet spring story.
Yoga Bunny: This book is on its way to us for Easter morning. It looks like a great addition to our easter picture book collection!
Bunny’s Book Club: This isn’t about easter but the bunny connection is strong. I love the illustrations and the kids love the story of a bunny who discovers the wonders of the library.
Bunny Roo, I Love You: This is a sweet little board book for the littlest one in the family. We have some board books that come out each year and this one, illustrated by Teagan White, would have been perfect when my girls were younger. Everything Teagen White touches is gold!
I Am A Bunny by Richard Scarry: This is the first Easter book I bought for my daughter and she still loves to read it, 12 years later! It’s a classic.
A Tale for Easter by Tasha Tudor: We love all of Tasha Tudor’s books and this one is a favorite for sure.
The Easter Egg Artists: This is considered a vintage book now, and it is my favorite from childhood. The illustrations are sweet and the story is inspiring.
If you have Overdrive through your local library, there are many easter books available now to read as an ebook or audiobook. They have thousands of picture books and if you use the filter with your search, you can narrow the results down to children’s books that are available now. We just did a search and found many of our favorites and also plenty of books we haven’t seen before that we want to read.
Don’t see your family’s favorite book on our list? Please comment to add it. I’m always looking for new favorites and I hope you choose a fun new book to add to your Easter book collection this year!