Easter Books
These are my favorite Easter picture books - each one is so egg-citing and your child is sure to love them! There are stories about eggs, bunnies, and the events leading up to the first Easter.
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The Story of Easter by Jean Miller illustrated by Jerry Smath
This beautifully illustrated book depicts the holy story of Easter, that many kids forget amidst the Easter bunny and egg hunt excitement.
If you’re a collector of Little Golden Books, then this is the perfect addition to your collection!
The Easter Egg by Jan Brett
Each year, the rabbit who decorates the prettiest egg gets to help the Easter Bunny hide his eggs on Easter Sunday! This year, Hoppi is hoping that he gets to help the Easter Bunny!
He travels to see how his friends are decorating their eggs and makes his way to the forest. But oh no! An egg has fallen out of a nest! He knows he can't leave it alone, so he shelters it day and night. Soon, the day comes for the Easter Bunny to judge the eggs, but Hoppi doesn’t have one! What will he do?
Ollie’s Easter Eggs by Olivier Dunrea
Gossie and Gertie are dyeing eggs. So are Booboo and Peedie!
Ollie is hopping. (He really likes to hop) But then he sees his friends’ eggs, and wants some of his own! Join him as he…um…relocates his friend’s Easter eggs.
I absolutely loved (and still do) this book when I was a toddler! Ollie is so silly lol.
Bare Tree and Little Wind by Mitali Perkins illustrated by Khoa Le
This book is absolutely GORGEOUS! It beautifully depicts and celebrates Holy Week and the events leading up to it.
Khoa Le is an amazing illustrator, we love her books! If you haven’t read her other books, definitely check them out - one of my favorites is ‘Making Happy.’ Bare Tree and Little Wind is my favorite book on this page, it’s just so beautiful <3
The Easter Bunny's Helpers by Anne Mangan illustrated by Tamsin Ainslie
The Easter Bunny needs a helper this year and Emu, Cockatoo, Kangaroo, and Koala are each trying out for the role! Who will the Easter Bunny Pick?
My mom and I read this book for the first time a few years ago, and my mom loved it so much that she bought it!
The Easter Rush by Alessandra Yap illustrated by Valery Vell.
Oh no! The Easter Bunny is overloaded with work and very, VERY tired. He's not going to be able to get all of his tasks completed in time for Easter! The holiday will be ruined! Will his friends be able to help him out?
Oh. My. Easter eggs.
This book is absolutely adorable! The illustrations and plot are so stinkin’ cute!
Leprechaun vs. Easter Bunny by Todd Tarpley illustrated by Stephanie Laberis.
Now this really is a festive feud!
The Leprechaun and Easter Bunny are having a…disagreement about who gets that perfect hill.
Leprechaun wants the hill to hide his pot of gold and Easter Bunny wants the hill to hide his eggs.
But who will get the hill? Find out in this hilarious rhyming picture book with a funny twist at the end!
How to Track an Easter Bunny by Sue Fliess illustrated by Simona Sanfilippo.
Join this bunch of kids as they track the Easter Bunny in order to find all of her eggs! They’ll have to be clever and crafty, but that’s no worry for these kids!
This is one of my favorite picture book series - the rhymes are always so fun to read and the illustrations are adorable!
More Favorites
Duck and Goose, Here Comes the Easter Bunny by Tad Hills
Join Duck and Goose as they hunt for the perfect hiding spot to see the Easter Bunny!
Duck and Goose books are amazing! I remember reading them as a little kid with my mom - we both enjoyed them a lot!
This board book is the perfect gift for a tiny tot <3
The Story of Easter by Aileen Fisher illustrated by Stefano Vitale
This book, also titled "The Story of Easter," tells just that. It also tells how different cultures celebrate Easter, such as how some cultures paint intricate details on their Easter eggs.
The illustrations are so fun - I love the painted style!
Margret and H.A. Rey’s Happy Easter, Curious George by R.P. Anderson and Mary O’Keefe Young
This little monkey is so excited for Easter! He (along with The Man in the Yellow Hat) heads to the park on Easter Sunday and sees kids finding eggs…how strange!
He quickly joins in the fun and is determined to become the best egg-hunter he can be! Join him in this sweet and silly book!
The Best Easter Egg Hunt Ever by Dawn Casey and Illustrated by Katy Hudson
On Easter Sunday, a little rabbit wants to find a very special egg. She goes looking for one, and along the way she helps other animals find eggs of their own. After helping, she realizes that she hasn't found an egg for herself! What surprise will she find at the end?
These illustrations are...Just. So. Cute! The story is so sweet, too!
The Littlest Easter Bunny by Brandi Dougherty illustrated by Jamie Pogue
Penny is the littlest bunny in Easter Town, but is determined to help her family in preperation for the holiday. Her family seems to think that she’s too little to help and every job is too big for her.
Will Penny find a way to be part of the festivities? Or is she really…”too little”?
I love this series so much! The illustrations are always adorable, and the plots are so cute.
Rechenka’s Eggs by Patricia Polacco
Old Babushka is famous for her intricately painted Easter eggs - every year she takes them to the Easter festival to be admired and sold.
Then she takes in an injured goose and things take a turn for the…messy.
When Old Babushka wakes up one morning, all of her painted eggs are broken! But what she doesn’t know is that Rechenka (her goose) has a surprise up her feathers.
