The Great Easter Egg Hunt (A Look Again Book) [Hardcover]

Michael Garland (Author, Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up | Grade Level: P and up

With its suspenseful treasure-hunt plot, this magical picture book set in the land of the Easter bunnies offers more than 200 hidden objects to find, puzzles to solve, and intriguing clues that lead to a surprise ending-a meeting with the Great Easter Bunny himself!
When Tommy receives an invitation from his eccentric Aunt Jeanne, he immediately sets out to find her, but he discovers instead the Easter egg factory, a wild jelly bean machine, the place where chocolate bunnies are created, and much more. Brimming with extravagant detail, Michael Garland's bright illustrations will keep eagle-eyed readers busy for a long time after the last fuzzy chick is found and the last puzzle solved.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3 - Tommy, who appeared in Mystery Mansion(2001) and Christmas City(2002, both Dutton), is once again being led on a holiday-themed journey by his mysterious Aunt Jeanne. Following a series of rhyming notes from her, he chases a pink-vested rabbit through an Easter wonderland. On this exciting treasure hunt, he encounters a 10-foot-tall chocolate Easter bunny, a noisy jelly-bean machine, a bustling egg factory, and an Easter Parade down Fifth Avenue that is filled with other holiday "things that just don't belong" (e.g., Santa, a leprechaun, a witch). At the end of his quest, Tommy is reunited with his clever aunt in the magnificent egg-shaped palace of the Great Easter Bunny. The vibrant computer-generated collages are reminiscent of the illustrations in the "I Spy" (Scholastic) books. Hidden in the eye-catching artwork are word puzzles (including Easter greetings in a number of foreign languages) and a collection of chicks, eggs, lambs, rabbits, and bonnets waiting to be found. Aunt Jeanne also appears one step ahead of Tommy on each page. Her final note supplies the answers to all of the puzzles. Children will eagerly re-examine the pages of this "Look Again" title and search for the hidden items. - Linda L. Walkins, Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Brighton, MA
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From Booklist

PreS-Gr. 2. In the third book in the Look Again series, Garland has more than 200 items to find in the collage picture puzzles. When Tommy awakens on Easter morning, he finds a note from Aunt Jeanne that tells him to follow the bunny (a la Alice in Wonderland). Each spread contains a rhyming clue set inside a yellow box on the page; the clues serve as the narrative string tying the hide-and-seek game together. The fanciful illustrations contain many Easter objects--from pysanky egg houses to colorful chickens laying patterned eggs. An opening poem suggests that children make a list of all the things they find, count all the gold eggs and chocolate bunnies, etc. The last page provides tallies and translations of the foreign phrases that appear throughout the book. Call this holiday book a cross between the I Spy books and Ann Jonas' The 13th Clue (1992). Julie Cummins
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile; 1st edition (January 13, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0525473572
• ISBN-13: 978-0525473572
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 10.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #711,805 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Gift To Leave In Your Young Readers' Easter Basket This Year..., January 18, 2006

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Erika Sorocco (Southern California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Easter Egg Hunt (A Look Again Book) (Hardcover)

Young Tommy awakes on Easter morning to find that his clever Aunt Jeanne is leading him on another one of her holiday-themed journeys. This one, however, leaves Tommy following a white rabbit in a pink vest through an Easter wonderland. Throughout Tommy's adventure, he meets up with a 10-foot-tall chocolate rabbit, encounters an egg factory, is introduced to a noisy jelly bean machine, and even attends an Easter Parade down Fifth Avenue. One that features many things that don't belong, such as Santa Claus, and a leprechaun. But it's not until Tommy makes it to the egg-shaped palace of the Great Easter Bunny that he is reunited with his beloved Aunt Jeanne.

Michael Garland is not only a talented artist, but wonderful at creating a holiday-themed I SPY-esque book that will keep young readers occupied for hours upon hours as they search for various hidden pictures. Tommy is a fun character who follows an adorable white bunny - a la ALICE IN WONDERLAND - in an attempt to meet up with the Great Easter Bunny himself, as well as his aunt. Garland shows here that he is a talented prose-writer, and weaves an entertaining story that must be read over and over again. THE GREAT EASTER EGG HUNT is the perfect gift to leave in your young readers Easter basket this year.

Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Great Easter Egg Hunt, March 23, 2009

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Melinda Springer (Mission Viejo, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Great Easter Egg Hunt (A Look Again Book) (Paperback)

Very colorful and beautiful illustr4ations; however, did not like text in large retangler blocks - it was a distraction from the ambiance of the colorful illustrations.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Darling Easter Book!!, January 14, 2009

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cp1776 (FL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Great Easter Egg Hunt (A Look Again Book) (Hardcover)

The Great Easter Egg Hunt (Look Again Book)

If you're looking for a great Easter book for a young child buy this! We bought this book several years ago when my son was 3 and he still reads it. It's a fun story with lovely art and the kids love hunting for the eggs hidden in the illustrations.