Sunday Stacks: Easter Edition

Really, if you think about it, Easter is a batshit crazy holiday and I kinda love it for that. A bunny who hides eggs filled with candy? Uh, okay, America. Good work on that one. But screw it. Bunnies, eggs, pastels, baskets, bonnets -- all of these are what Martha Stewart would call a good thing. Of course there is a larger religious narrative behind the holiday, but that doesn't really have anything to do with us. It's all about celebrating the new season: Spring! I am excited indeed for all the trees to bloom and the weather to move from the low 70s to the high 70s.

Pretty much every brand in children's books, including well-known authors not known for being particularly commercial, have an Easter book. Dora, Spot, Blue's Clues, Littlest Pet Shop, Corduroy... and so on. It's like the ubiquitous Christmas album among recording artists: not necessarily an artistic highpoint, but can be good fun nonetheless.

   

• I've got a real soft spot for Kitty White and this is just 100% pastel goodness: Hello Kitty's Easter Bonnet Surprise
• Known for her Christmas books, Jan Brett also does Easter: The Easter Egg
• Mmmmm.... scented storybook: Little Bunny Follows His Nose
• My childhood copy has made its way into Bea's shelf: The Little Lamb

   

• All the new Beatrix Potter books are kind of a shady rip-off and kinda cool: Peter Rabbit Easter Egg Hunt
• I carry a mushy spot in my heart for the bear family: The Berenstain Bears' Baby Easter Bunny
• Because isn't this ultimately all about the season: The Spring Equinox: Celebrating the Greening of the Earth
• I have a soul; I'm not immune to baby animals: Easter Babies: A Springtime Counting Book

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