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April 11, 2020

The Best Read Aloud Books for Easter

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Your kids will love checking out these Read Aloud Books for Easter! If you’re looking for some fun activity ideas or treats to pair with a children’s Easter Celebration check out these 35+ Children’s Easter Book recommendations and easy Easter Activities.

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Children’s Easter Picture Books

Since Easter Sunday is just around the corner, I thought that I’d share some fun Easter themed picture book picks with you. Here are over 30 egg-cellent books to read this year for Easter!

Fun Kid-Friendly Easter Celebration Ideas

Are you wondering what to make for Easter Brunch or Easter Dinner? Try celebrating Easter at home with these delicious spring recipes and a side of Easter stories.

Easter Book Bingo

Play a round of book bingo using this Book Bingo Game; you can easily adapt this simple holiday game for Easter!

Use peeps or your other favorite Easter candy to for marking the bingo spots as you read stories about the Easter bunny and Easter Eggs. Then, when someone gets a bingo, pretend they found the caught the Easter Bunny. Winner gets a special treat!

More Easter Ideas for Young Readers

  • Set an Easter Bunny Trap
  • Make Hard Boiled Eggs for decorating
  • Fun Read Aloud Picture Book or Easter themed Fiction Books
  • Learn about Easter traditions, symbols, and the story of Easter
  • Have an egg hunt
  • Fun crafts with Easter Theme – bunnies, chicks, spring flowers,
  • Make Recycled Crayons using spring pastel colors
  • Easter Coloring Pages

Easter Story Time Snacks

Here are some fun springy desserts and snack ideas to have alongside your Easter Story Time!

This recipe for Berry Frozen Yogurt Bites are so easy to prepare and kids love them!

These Vanilla Cut-Out Sugar Cookies are a fun Easter dessert for kids to make! Kids will love helping cutting out the dough in Easter shapes and decorating the finished cookies!

This recipe for Strawberry Oat Muffins is the perfect story time snack for spring because they feature delicious in season strawberries!

White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake Cookies are a fun springy cookie. They feature cream cheese in the batter, bits of raspberry jammy goodness, and melty chunks of white chocolate.

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The Best Read Aloud Books for Easter

Since Easter is just around the corner, I thought that I’d share some fun Children’s Easter Picture Book picks with you. Here are more than 30 super sweet books about Easter to read this year!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar's Easter Colors

The colors of the rainbow jump off the page in this colorful celebration of the Easter season. Young readers will love learning about colors along with The Very Hungry Caterpillar in this delightful board book filled with the joyful art of Eric Carle.

Happy Easter, Little Critter

Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter is celebrating Easter in this classic, funny, and heartwarming book. Whether he’s dyeing eggs, searching for baskets, or snacking on sweets, both parents and children alike will relate to this beloved story. A perfect way to celebrate the Easter holiday!

The Night Before Easter

"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 a beloved poem that will send families hopping to the bookstore for an Easter treat sweeter than any sugar plum!

Spot's Easter Surprise

It’s Easter, and Spot and his friends hunt for eggs at Spot’s grandparent’s house. Once everyone has collected the eggs, there is still a surprise waiting in the bushes. What could it be? This charming reissue of Spot’s Easter Surprise is perfect for children to share with their grandparents this Easter.

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Chick!

This time, the hungry old lady swallows a chick, some straw, an egg, some candy, a basket, and a bow! And just as she's hopping and skipping along, who should she meet but the Easter Bunny! Watch what happens when she trips, with amazing results!With rhyming text and funny illustrations, this lively version of a classic song will appeal to young readers with every turn of the page--a fun story for Easter!

Fancy Nancy and the Missing Easter Bunny

Fancy Nancy can’t wait for Easter. And this year, JoJo’s class pet, Nibbles the bunny, is staying at the Clancys’ house for the weekend. But when Bree and Freddy come over to begin an Easter egg hunt, Nibbles goes missing! It’s up to Nancy to find her before anyone notices she’s gone.

Here Comes the Easter Cat

Why should the Easter Bunny get all the love? That's what Cat would like to know. So he decides to take over: He dons his sparkly suit, jumps on his Harley, and roars off into the night. But it turns out delivering Easter eggs is hard work. And it doesn't leave much time for naps (of which Cat has taken five--no, seven). So when a pooped-out Easter Bunny shows up, and with a treat for Cat, what will Cat do? His surprise solution will be stylish, smart, and even—yes—kind.

Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny

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?

Easter Books About Eggss

The Easter Egg Farm

When she nests outside to get away from the noise and teasing of the others, Pauline manages to lay a beautiful sky-blue egg. Watching a ladybug in the grass, she lays a bright red spotted egg. The hen is confused, but Mrs. Pennywort is thrilled—and she takes Pauline on an adventure! Soon Pauline is laying eggs of all colors and patterns, to the delight of everyone who sees them. It seems like the perfect way to celebrate Easter. . . . even when the eggs start hatching into brightly colored chicks.

The Dragon Easter Egg

When Lucy finds a magical egg on her Easter egg hunt, she discovers a baby dragon inside! Will Lucy be able to keep her baby dragon a secret amidst all the magic and mischief it causes?

Ollie's Easter Eggs

Dunrea again gets the preschooler emotions exactly right, capturing a range of holiday-inspired feelings, from Ollie's wiggly impatience to be included to the pure joy of the older goslings discovering that Ollie has arranged the best Easter egg hunt of all.

Easter Egg Is Missing!

In this sturdy novelty board book, we crack the case of the missing golden egg. Where did it go? Did someone take it? In the end, readers will find out what happened to this very special egg. Keep an eye on all of the furry, fuzzy animals on the farm!

The Egg

In this gorgeous picture book, Britta Teckentrup portrays eggs through the eyes of an artist. From hummingbirds to the extinct elephant bird, illustrations of the avian world’s smallest and largest eggs demonstrate the variety present in nature. Pastel studies explore the rainbow of soft colors and intricate patterns that make eggs of common birds seem incredibly striking.

The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape!

Find out in this hilarious egg hunt adventure that reminds us to break out of our shells and help our friends in need! A funny book to share anytime, and the two sticker sheets make it especially egg-cellent for Easter.

Peppa's Easter Egg Hunt (Peppa Pig)

It's springtime, and Grandpa Pig has set up an Easter egg hunt for Peppa Pig and her friends! Join Peppa, Rebecca Rabbit, and Freddy Fox as they search for delicious chocolate eggs and even see baby chicks hatching in the yard! Includes stickers!

Eggs Are Everywhere

The Easter egg hunt is on! With this bright and colorful hands-on toddler board book, the Easter tradition of the egg hunt comes to life in a playful, interactive way. Young children will turn the wheel to hide brightly colored Easter eggs inside baskets, under flowers, behind rocks, and even in hands. After the egg is hidden, it's time to guess where it is! 

The Easter Egg

If Hoppi can make the best Easter egg, he will get to help the Easter Rabbit with his deliveries on Easter morning. But it is not so easy. Discouraged, he goes into the woods to think when a blue robin’s egg tumbles out of its nest. Hoppi keeps it safe and warm until the baby bird hatches, and when the Easter Rabbit arrives, he declares the empty blue eggshell the very best one to reward Hoppi for his kindness.

Wish

Rabbit has never had a wish before; but one day he gets not just one, but three! Wish is a touching story about the power of kindness and the magic of friendship, with beautiful and emotive illustrations from Chris Saunders.

It's Better Being a Bunny

P.J. Funnybunny is not having a good day. His mom won't let him eat ice cream for breakfast. She won't let him hang upside down from a tree. She won't even let him watch a scary movie! P.J. visits Potts Pig, whose mom lets them do all those things. But when he gets a stomachache and has a bad dream, P.J. Funnybunny realizes that--while it's fun to be a pig--it's better being a bunny!

How to Catch the Easter Bunny

Finding eggs is easy, but can YOU catch the Easter Bunny in action this year? He has a basket full of treats and tricks for staying hidden―plus that bunny hippity hops with lightning speed! 

Easter Books about Rabbits and Bunnies

The Little Rabbit

Ollie and her favorite friend bunny have been waiting for the rain to stop and spring to come, and at long last the sun arrives. Ollie puts on her rain boots, wraps bunny in a warm scarf, and the two set off for exploring. Then a sudden breeze whispers past and bunny’s nose twitches and their magical adventure begins…

Little Blue Bunny

From the very first moment little blue bunny met the little boy, they had a very special connection. Bunny's greatest wish was to have BIG adventures, to be important... to be special. But he believed that would have to wait until the little boy grew up and didn't need him anymore. But could this day be coming sooner than bunny wants?

Mr. and Mrs. Bunny--Detectives Extraordinaire!

In this hilarious chapter book mystery, meet a girl whose parents have been kidnapped by disreputable foxes, and a pair of detectives that also happen to be bunnies! 

Marshmallow

A beautiful classic picture book story about an unusual friendship between a bunny and a cat. Oliver is a tabby cat who is always the center of attention. Marshmallow is a baby rabbit who moves into Oliver's home.

At first Oliver does not welcome Marshmallow, but the little bunny's charms are impossible to resist. This is the true story of how Oliver and Marshmallow become friends.

Too Many Carrots

Rabbit loves carrots and that's a big problem! In this phenomenal bestseller, Rabbit loves carrots a little too much. In fact, his carrots are crowding him out of his cozy burrow. When his friends offer to help, they're just asking for trouble, a lot of trouble! 

The Tale of Peter Rabbit Story Board Book

In this generously-sized book, young children can experience the enchantment of Beatrix Potter's famous tale of naughty Peter Rabbit's adventures in Mr. McGregor's garden.

The Velveteen Rabbit

Once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always.This wondrous tale of the velveteen rabbit has delighted readers of all ages with its story of transformation and redemption through a child's unwavering love.

I Spy Easter Books

I Spy Little Bunnies

Filled with fun photos from the original I Spy series, the I Spy little board books build reading and recognition skills.Preschoolers can search for bunnies galore, as well as other intriguing toys and trinkets! Picture clues and rhyming riddles guide the youngest readers through the delightful puzzles.

Easter Tales (Highlights Hidden Pictures Silly Sticker Stories)

Perfect for any child's Easter basket -- a great candy alternative at an affordable price! This Silly Sticker Stories title combines over 20 Hidden Pictures puzzles with more than 250 stickers and humorous fill-in-the-blank stories.

I Spy Easter Book for Kids

The I Spy coloring book includes unique drawings and pages that are perfect for learning and playing.During Easter, your child will combine fun with learning the alphabet.The product contains single pictures from A to Z, so that the child has the opportunity to get acquainted with the animals that will be looking for in the next part of the active book.

Religious Easter Books for Kids

The Story of Easter (Little Golden Book)

This gentle introduction to the biblical account of Jesus's final days on earth, and Resurrection, is perfect for preschoolers. Lush, colorful illustrations of the Last Supper, Jesus carrying his cross, and the angel in the empty tomb are accessible to little readers who are just learning about Easter.

'Twas the Morning of Easter

A follow-up to the popular 'Twas the Evening of Christmas from beloved author Glenys Nellist. 'Twas the Morning of Easter tells the story of the resurrection of Jesus in a fresh way, with a familiar rhythm and rhyme that children will love, following the pattern of Clement Moore's iconic "'Twas the Night Before Christmas."

Easter Love Letters from God: Bible Stories

Easter Love Letters from God contains seven beautifully illustrated Bible stories, each accompanied by a special Bible verse and an encouraging letter tucked away in its own lift-the-flap envelope that can be personalized to your child.

The 12 Days of Easter: Learning Easter Symbols

Celebrate the Easter holiday with a new, faith-focused twist on the classic Christmas carol, The 12 Days of Christmas.The 12 Days of Easter features cheerful illustrations and highlights a different Easter symbol on every page. 

God Gave Us Easter

As Little Cub celebrates Easter with Papa, Mama, and her brother and sister, she begins to ask her papa questions about this very special day of the year. Papa lovingly explains God’s plans for his children, while taking Little Cub on a memorable walk through her stunning Arctic world, and he shares how Easter came about in clear, simple terms that even the littlest cubs can understand.

The Berenstain Bears' Easter Sunday

Young readers will understand the true meaning behind the celebration of Easter in this addition to the Living Lights™ series of Berenstain Bears books. Join Mama, Papa, Brother, Sister, and Honey as they go to church services, have an Easter treasure hunt, and learn about Easter.

This Little Light of Mine: A Lift the Flap Children's Book

The magnificent light of Jesus can spark joy, hope, and peace in our neighborhoods, communities, and our entire world. Little ones will enjoy lifting flaps on each page to find hidden lights as well as unfolding the final spread to find an eye-popping surprise ending. And all along, little hearts will take in the importance of their role as light-bearers in the world around them.

Did You Read Any of these Easter Read Aloud Books?

If you read any of these favorite Easter books, I’d love to hear from you! Leave a comment below and give this great book list a review for others to see. On Instagram? Share your photo and tag me with @goodlifeeats so I can check it out!

More Book Lists for Kids

There’s nothing sweeter than reading books about love and enjoying a little treat afterwards! If you’re looking for some fun activity ideas or treats to pair with a Valentine’s Day Celebration check out Children’s Valentine’s Day Picture Book recommendations.

If you’re looking for some lucky books to pair with a St. Patrick’s Day Celebration check out my St. Patrick’s Day Book recommendations.

Books themselves deserve to be the star once in a while! Check out these Books about Books – they were really fun titles to check out. Hope you enjoy!

Read about all things SNOW with these Picture Books About Snow. The perfect reading list for kids this winter!

Do your kids love books about different cultures and places? I’ve found some winners that are as entertaining for the Geography Buff as his mom. Check out these Children’s Books for the Geography Buff.

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