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Favorite Easter Picture Books for Children

March 15, 2013 by Mommy Evolution 34 Comments

While these Easter picture books are great for the holiday, we read many of them year round.

Easter is such a wonderful time of year.

Easter egg hunts.

Sunday brunches.

But best of all… books!

You can find these Easter picture books for children at your local library or purchase through the affiliate links provided for your convenience.

15+ Favorite Children's Easter Picture Books | Mommy Evolution

15+ Favorite Children’s Easter Picture Books

We have been in love with author Rosemary Wells ever since we discovered her.

And Max’s Chocolate Chicken doesn’t disappoint.

Try the audio track that goes with the book – it’s so adorable!

easter picture books

Max’s Chocolate Chicken (Max and Ruby)

All Max wants to do is eat the chocolate chicken that someone left in the birdbath one fine spring morning.

But “wait, Max,” his sister Ruby says, “First we go on an egg hunt.”

Max does his best to play along, but when Ruby finds all the eggs — and he finds only ants and acorns — he shows her what can happen when you put all your eggs in one basket!

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.

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 kind.

Happy Easter, Mouse!

Join Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he tries to figure out who’s leaving Easter eggs all over his house!

Terrific practice for counting as well.

Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure

In this latest Pete Picture Book, Pete helps out the Easter Bunny!

Fans of Pete the Cat books will love this Easter-themed Pete storybook.

Last One in Is a Rotten Egg! (Gilbert and Friends)

Gilbert and Lola are excited that their cousin Wally is coming for a visit — just in time for the Easter egg hunt!

Soon they learn how competitive Wally has become. He has to be the fastest, be the first in line, and find the most eggs, no matter who gets hurt.

How can Gilbert deal with such relentless rivalry?

In this humorous and encouraging story by Diane deGroat, Gilbert — everyone’s favorite opossum — teaches Wally who the rotten egg really is!

Where Are Baby’s Easter Eggs?: A Lift-the-Flap Book

Little ones will love lifting the large, sturdy flaps in this sweet, irresistible board book to find Baby’s Easter eggs. Where could they be?

Children will discover colorful springtime objects under each of the six sturdy flaps until… they find Baby’s Easter eggs in a fold-out finale.

Splat the Cat: Where’s the Easter Bunny?

Easter is almost here! Splat has to tell the Easter Bunny what he wants most.

A really big Easter egg, of course! But where is the Easter Bunny? Do you know?

The Egg Tree

One Easter morning, Katy and Carl went on an egg hunt through Grandmom’s house.

Katy couldn’t find anything until she went up to the attic. And there she discovered a very special set of eggs.

Grandma had painted them when she was a little girl. And now, she hung them from the branches of a tiny tree — an Egg Tree! So began a very special Easter tradition. 

This Caldecott Medal-winning story of a Pennsylvania Dutch Easter will surely inspire children to make Egg Trees of their very own.

Duck & Goose, Here Comes the Easter Bunny!

New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Tad Hills brings our favorite feathered friends out to celebrate spring in this sturdy board book.

Duck & Goose have lots of ideas about how to find the Easter Bunny, but will they succeed?

Preschoolers won’t be able to resist this latest board book featuring Duck & Goose, lots of colorful eggs and the Easter Bunny.

Easter Bugs : A Springtime Pop-up by David A Carter

All kinds of bugs are hiding behind colorful Easter eggs, just waiting for you to find them! (And there are lots more fun surprises, too!)

How Many Jelly Beans?

How many jelly beans are enough? How many are too many? Aiden and Emma can’t decide. Is 10 enough? How about 1,000? That’s a lot of jelly beans. But eaten over a whole year, it’s only two or three a day.

This giant picture book offers kids a fun and easy way to understand large numbers.

Starting with 10, each page shows more and more colorful candies, leading up to a giant fold-out surprise — one million jelly beans!

With bright illustrations and an irresistible extra-large format, How Many Jelly Beans? makes learning about big numbers absolutely scrumptious!

Fancy Nancy’s Elegant Easter

Nancy prepares an elegant Easter affair in this fancy new lift-the-flap book!

Throwing a fabulous and fancy Easter party is a very big job — and Nancy and Bree are in charge of decorating!

This book includes thirteen flaps that open to reveal hidden surprises that will delight all festive Fancy Nancy fans!

The Biggest Easter Basket Ever

As Mouseville prepares for a gala Easter celebration on the village green, complete with a biggest Easter Basket contest, two lovable mice learn a lesson in cooperation — and fun!

Town mouse Clayton and country mouse Desmond continue to teach the benefits of collaboration and friendship in another sweet story centered around this joyful holiday.

The Easter Egg

Hoppi, a small but industrious bunny, takes a tour of the woods and sees how other rabbits are preparing fancily decorated eggs in the hopes of being chosen to assist the official Easter Rabbit.

Max’s Easter Surprise (Max and Ruby)

Ruby and her friend Louise are decorating Easter eggs, but Max wants to have an Easter Parade.

Big sister Ruby tells Max the Easter Parade is tomorrow, but he can help today by carrying all the decorated eggs to the Easter basket.

But Max doesn’t want to just carry the eggs. He wants to march them in a parade!

Like these Easter picture books? Find even more engaging book lists for kids with more than 100 book-themed reading lists!

Keep the fun going with these educational affiliate links:

  • Easter Spy Bundle Pack
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  • Easter Bunny I Spy Freebies
  • Easter Math
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  • Easter Theme Preschool Classroom Lesson Plans

 

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Comments

  1. kelly thompson (@kellythom747) says

    March 15, 2013 at 12:16 pm

    these are great selections – i love the egg tree! I also love your idea that we are all still evolving! thanks- Kelly from joyandgladness!

    Reply
    • thejennyevolution says

      March 16, 2013 at 3:55 pm

      Thanks. I do believe we are always evolving… or at least should be trying to!

      Reply
  2. DearCreatives (@DearCreatives) says

    March 15, 2013 at 12:26 pm

    Oh, love the Happy Easter Mouse. I love children’s books & all the illustrations. Thanks for your recent visit! & follow. Can’t wait to get to know you better.

    Reply
    • thejennyevolution says

      March 16, 2013 at 3:55 pm

      Happy Easter Mouse is a favorite in our house, too. 🙂

      Reply
  3. One + One = Four says

    March 15, 2013 at 3:03 pm

    We have a few of these, and they’re definitely Easter favorites!! I’m a new Facebook fan. 🙂

    KC @ http://www.OnePlusOneIsFour.com

    Reply
    • thejennyevolution says

      March 16, 2013 at 3:54 pm

      Thanks. Always love Fans! And I actually just came across your blog this week. I really like what I see and look forward to getting to know you and your site better.

      Reply
  4. Ginny says

    March 15, 2013 at 3:54 pm

    My son loves Happy Easter Mouse 🙂
    Ginny
    mynewfavoriteoutfit.blogspot.com

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    • thejennyevolution says

      March 16, 2013 at 3:53 pm

      My boys do, too. Sometimes we focus on the color of the eggs. Other times counting them all. And sometimes we talk about where we would hide them ourselves!

      Reply
  5. Kiki says

    March 15, 2013 at 4:16 pm

    One of my old favorites is The Easter Bunny Gang. Mostly because of the illustrations–loved it as a kid and love for my kids now! Visiting from the blog hop after you visited MY blog. It’s not a kids’ book, but I wrote an Easter ebook devotional–feel free to check it out, or not. 🙂 http://amzn.com/B00BF9C6C0

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    • thejennyevolution says

      March 16, 2013 at 3:52 pm

      I’ve never heard of The Easter Bunny Gang. Thanks for the tip.

      Reply
  6. Denise Taylor-Dennis says

    March 15, 2013 at 4:59 pm

    I don’t have any Easter books for my son these would make great additions to his library.

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    • thejennyevolution says

      March 16, 2013 at 3:52 pm

      My boys absolutely love love love Easter books. And Max’s Chocolate Chicken is read year-round in my house!

      Reply
  7. Frugal Foodie in WV says

    March 15, 2013 at 7:52 pm

    My kids get a book every holiday, they love them1 Great selections 🙂

    Reply
    • thejennyevolution says

      March 16, 2013 at 4:16 pm

      My kids get a book every holiday… mainly because I can’t stop buying books! I’ve always been a reader. And now I’m a children’s book reader (no time for mama!)

      Reply
  8. Jenna says

    March 15, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    Great roundup of awesome Easter books! Thanks for sharing!

    Jenna @ http://rainonatinroof.com

    Reply
    • thejennyevolution says

      March 16, 2013 at 4:15 pm

      Thanks. Wondering if you have a personal Easter book favorite?

      Reply
  9. noni says

    March 16, 2013 at 7:33 am

    Just waving back! Thankyou for stopping by, love your little family corner around here! have a happy weekend!noni!

    Reply
    • thejennyevolution says

      March 16, 2013 at 3:51 pm

      Thanks for dropping me a note 😀

      Reply
  10. Kelley Johnsen says

    March 16, 2013 at 1:00 pm

    We have a few of these and love them as well. We love to have seasonal books to enjoy snuggle and reading together time. Thank you for sharing these 🙂

    Reply
    • thejennyevolution says

      March 16, 2013 at 3:51 pm

      We love seasonal books as well. However, Max’s Chocolate Chicken is a year-round read with my boys.

      Reply
  11. thedomesticgeek says

    March 16, 2013 at 1:44 pm

    Great suggestions!

    Reply
    • thejennyevolution says

      March 16, 2013 at 3:50 pm

      Glad you liked them. 🙂 Do you have a favorite?

      Reply
  12. ronnkelly3 says

    March 16, 2013 at 1:58 pm

    These are great books for children. Thank you for sharing..

    Reply
    • thejennyevolution says

      March 16, 2013 at 3:50 pm

      Glad to! My boys are absolutely fascinated by Easter books.

      Reply
      • Jenny Seiger says

        March 21, 2013 at 9:46 am

        Hi Jenny! My name is Jenny Seiger and I am writing to you because I found you on Pinterest on your Children’s Books Kid Blogger Network board. You said to leave a comment with you if you would like to be able to pin on that board. I would like to suggest my new book Why Is Mommy So Tired? It is a children’s picture book that is fun for both parent and kid to read. It would make a great book for families to read around Mother’s Day or any other time!

        Reply
  13. LuAnn Braley says

    March 17, 2013 at 4:25 pm

    Following from the Harvest of Friends Weekend Blog Hop.

    What a wonderful series of books! Thanks so much for posting the list, pictures and descriptions!

    Reply
    • thejennyevolution says

      March 18, 2013 at 10:04 am

      So glad too! I wish someone had done this while we were just discovering kid lit. It would have saved me and the kids from a lot of duds out there.

      Reply
  14. Rosey says

    March 17, 2013 at 7:53 pm

    I didn’t know Laura Numeroff had an Easter book. Love her!

    Reply
    • thejennyevolution says

      March 18, 2013 at 10:04 am

      It’s not her usual “if you give a mouse a cookie” format. But we love it just the same.

      Reply
  15. Diane @ Me, Him And The Cats says

    March 18, 2013 at 9:58 am

    They look like great books!

    Reply
    • thejennyevolution says

      March 18, 2013 at 10:04 am

      We personally love all of the books listed (otherwise why include them, right?) 🙂

      Reply
  16. Anna at Mama Writes says

    March 18, 2013 at 12:48 pm

    I love Easter and Easter books! I have to get some new easter books for my 4-year-old this year… Thanks for the list, I will look for these when we hit the bookstore!

    Reply
  17. Julie says

    March 19, 2013 at 11:03 am

    Great round up! I really appreciate the extra step to give a synopsis of each book! Well done. Thanks for visiting my blog today. I just wanted to let you know you have a reply to the comment you left on my flower ball tutorial post. Happy Easter Jennifer.

    Reply
  18. erin says

    March 21, 2016 at 2:38 pm

    Great list!!! Thank you. You will be featured on Good Tips Tuesday this week. (again!) 🙂 #smooches.

    Reply

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