Are you looking for literature to support classroom instruction about Easter? Check out Our Editors’ Choices for titles recommended by the Education World team. Then it's your turn to share books that you enjoy or use in your classroom in the Our Readers’ Voices section below. With your help, we will build the best list on the Web of Best Books for teaching about Easter.
Chicken Sunday
by Patricia Polacco
A young Russian American girl and her African American brothers are determined to buy their gramma Eula a beautiful Easter hat. But their good intentions are misunderstood, until they discover just the right way to pay for the hat that Eula's had her eye on. A loving family story woven from the author's childhood. "In this moving picture book, the hatred sometimes engendered by racial and religious differences is overpowered by the love of people who recognize their common humanity," wrote Booklist.
Junie B., First Grader: Dumb Bunny
by Barbara Park
Lucille is having an Easter Egg Hunt at her rich expensive mansion, and the winner gets a play date to swim in Lucille's heated indoor swimming pool. Only, here is the problem. 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? Will Junie B. end up with egg on her face? Or will the day deliver some very un-eggs-pected results? Part of Barbara Parks' Junie B. series.
Now It's Your Turn!
We've shared a few Editors' Choices for teaching about this theme. Now it's your turn to contribute to the Readers' Voices section below. Do you have a book related to this theme that you and your students enjoy? Just click here to share it!
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The Night Before Easter
by Natasha Wing "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 Clement C. Moore's beloved poem that will send families hopping to the bookstore for an Easter treat sweeter than any sugar plum.
It's Not Easy Being a Bunny
by Marilyn Sadler
Sick of being a bunny, P. J. Funnybunny takes off to become a bear. Hibernation gets dull, so he tries being a bird. And so it goes, with beavers, pigs, possums, and skunks -- till P. J. realizes that bunnyhood is for him. The short, repeating text is ideal for beginners and the bright, humorous cartoons will get immediate attention (School Library Journal)
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes
by Dubose Heyward
The country bunny attains the exalted position of Easter Bunny in spite of her responsibilities as the mother of twenty-one children. "A gem of a fantasy in which kindness and cleverness win out over size and brawn," wrote Learning Magazine.
Add your voice to our list of books for teaching about Easter!
The Education World Editors’ Choices above represent just a handful of the fine books that might be used to support classroom instruction about Easter. Now we’re waiting for you to add to our list! Simply send us your review of a favorite book in 100 words or fewer and we will add it to the Readers’ Choices below.
The Night Before Easter
