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Owen’s Marshmallow Chick
Owen is a little mouse with a big appetite in this delightful Easter board book by Kevin Henkes. Owen says each kind of candy in his Easter basket is “my favorite” and promptly eats all of the jelly beans, gum drops, buttercream eggs and the big chocolate bunny, but he doesn’t eat the little yellow marshmallow chick that’s the same color as his special blanket. Instead, Owen happily plays with the chick until bedtime, then goes to bed and dreams about it. (Greenwillow, 2002. ISBN: 0060010126)

Ready for Easter
Rosie the Rabbit has a lot to do to get ready for Easter and your child is invited to help. Using reusable stickers, young children can help decorate an Easter cake, put decorated eggs on Rosie’s egg tree, fill an Easter basket, and more. The straightforward text by Harriet Ziefert and the bright and cheerful illustrations by Laura Rader, which include 18 stickers, will make this book a favorite with active two- to five-year-olds. (Sterling Publishing Co., 2005. ISBN: 1402722966)

Little Bunny’s Easter Surprise
Little Bunny’s mother gives each of her five bunnies an egg to decorate for Easter. Although Little Bunny is very careful as he decorates the egg, his egg begins to crack. However, instead of being ruined, his egg turns out to be “the most special Easter egg of all.” Each page of this brief Easter board book by Tara Doyle is filled with detailed illustrations by Lucinda McQueen, providing lots of things for you and your child to discuss. (Scholastic, 1993. ISBN: 0439696828)