What We're Reading: Brenda

The Easter Egg by Jan Brett

In The Easter Egg young Hoppi the Bunny is getting ready to decorate his first ever Easter Egg for the annual contest. Each year the Easter Rabbit chooses the most beautiful egg and the winner gets to help him hide eggs on Easter morning. Hoppi doesn't know what type of egg to make and visits the other bunnies hoping to find inspiration. After realizing that he needs to make an "egg that is right for me" and he doesn't "have to win ... just make an egg I am proud of" he goes into the woods to think. That's when he finds a robins egg that has tumbled out of its nest and he knows what he has to do! I think you can guess the ending of this sweet story! The illustrations in this book are absolutely amazing and it is the perfect book to celebrate spring. In addition to the main illustrations there are also side illustrations that show rabbits making their unique eggs and a top illustration that depicts the story of the robin family. The pictures are extremely detailed and provide a great opportunity to play "I Spy" with your little one! A wonderful book to read this Easter!