{"id":5151,"date":"2019-10-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mindchamps.org\/au\/blog\/going-easter-book-hunt\/"},"modified":"2021-02-02T10:48:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-02T02:48:27","slug":"going-easter-book-hunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franchise.mindchamps.org\/au\/blog\/going-easter-book-hunt\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019re Going on an Easter Book Hunt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Depending on what kind of a build-up is taking place in your household as Easter approaches, books written specifically for the Easter season can play a part in creating anticipation for the celebration.<\/p>\n<p>If your goal is to help your child understand the historical story behind Easter, there are a number of books that retell the Easter story with children in mind \u2013 but I would add the caveat that for very young children, even though the message of salvation is the essence of the celebration, the introduction of notions of death and resurrection, can be confusing and unsettling. That being said:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>That Grand Easter Day<\/em> by Jill Roman Lord and Alessia Trunfio is a good choice for younger children. The rhymes and rhythms and the cumulative effect of the repetitions draw children into the story in a very accessible way. For older children (8 \u2013 12 y.o.),<\/li>\n<li><em>The Story of Easter<\/em> by Christopher Doyal is accessible and based on the biblical accounts, with delicate, yet effective watercolour illustrations.<\/li>\n<li><em>Love One Another: The Last Days of Jesus <\/em>by Lauren Thompson and Elizabeth Uyehara is also an effective and non-confronting treatment of the story for even young children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Of course, to most children, the most outstanding elements of the Easter experience are the Easter Bunny, Easter egg hunts and the compulsory consumption of insane amounts of chocolate \u2013 and this has been fertile ground for writers and illustrators of picture books.<\/p>\n<p>If your child ever dreamed of helping the Easter Bunny, imitating his generosity \u2013 or even meeting him \u2013 then books like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the delightful <em>The Easter Egg<\/em> by Jan Brett;<\/li>\n<li>Katherine Tegen\u2019s tale <em>The Story of the Easter Bunny,<\/em> telling how a pet rabbit became the Easter Bunny;<\/li>\n<li>the addictive and interactive <em>We\u2019re Going on an Egg Hunt <\/em>by Laura Hughes;<\/li>\n<li><em>How to Catch the Easter Bunny<\/em> by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton, showing how the Easter Bunny outwits his would-be captors;<\/li>\n<li><em>the Easter Bunny\u2019s Helpers<\/em>, by Anne Mangan and Tamsin Ainslie, with its native Australian animal characters and<\/li>\n<li><em>Otter Loves Easter <\/em>by Sam Garton, with its lesson of sharing \u2013 and avoiding over-consumption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>all fit the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The very creative <em>P. Zonka Lays an Egg<\/em> by Julie Paschkis and the beautiful <em>Rechenka\u2019s Eggs<\/em>, both draw upon the Russian\/Ukrainian traditions of decorated eggs to tell their stories, and if your children are very young:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the simple and engaging <em>Egg<\/em> by Kevin Henkes<\/li>\n<li><em>Easter Babies: A Springtime Counting Book <\/em>by Joy N. Hulme<\/li>\n<li><em>Max\u2019s Chocolate Chicken <\/em>by Rosemary Wells, with it\u2019s frustrating, yet ultimately satisfying, egg hunt and<\/li>\n<li><em>Spot\u2019s First Easter,<\/em> Eric Hill\u2019s classic lift-the-flap adventure with Spot the Dog<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>are ideal choices.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s to making reading a traditional part of creating a Happy Easter for all the family.<\/p>\n<p><em>Written by Brian Caswell<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Brian Caswell<\/strong>\u00a0 is an internationally acclaimed award-winning author and a respected educationalist with over 35 years of experience in the areas of public and private education. As Dean of Research and\u00a0Programme\u00a0Development at\u00a0MindChamps, Brian has dedicated himself to creating\u00a0programmes\u00a0that enhance students\u2019 learning, active recall and thinking processes,\u00a0taking into account\u00a0the latest research into how the brain learns and stores information.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depending on what kind of a build-up is taking place in your household as Easter approaches, books written specifically for the Easter season can play a part in creating anticipation for the celebration. 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