Book Details:
- Format: Hardcover
- Publication Date: 2/9/2010
- Pages: 32
- Reading Level: Age 3 and Up
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Jan Brett’s lovable bunny hero, Hoppi, and her remarkable Easter Rabbit will enchant readers as they pore over illustrations filled with dazzling eggs made by Flora Bunny, Aunt Sassyfrass and others.
If Hoppi can make the best Easter egg, he will get to help the Easter Rabbit deliver the eggs on Easter morning. But it is not so easy. Discouraged, he goes into the woods to think when a blue robin’s egg tumbles out of its nest. Hoppi keeps it safe and warm until the baby bird hatches, and when the Easter Rabbit arrives, he chooses the empty blue eggshell to reward Hoppi for his kindness.
Spring is everywhere in gorgeous illustrations framed with pussy willows, flowering vines and flowers. Side borders feature busy rabbits making their unusual eggs and, in a border above, the Robin’s family drama unfolds.
A gatefold surprise reveals the Easter Rabbit.
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Hoppi, a small but industrious bunny, takes a tour of the woods and sees how other rabbits are preparing fancily decorated eggs in the hopes of being chosen to assist the official Easter Rabbit. He collects ideas, tools, and accoutrements from the artistic—and obviously older—bunnies, including flowers, paints, wood to carve, and chocolate. As soon as he decides that he will need to limit his own production to match his capabilities, he suddenly becomes the foster parent to a fallen robin’s egg. Brett’s large watercolors include a few visual puns (one rabbit is painting a silhouette of Lewis Carroll’s March Hare on an egg, for instance) and lots of woodland detail. The story of the robins and their fallen egg unfolds in the top border of the page spreads. A satisfying, gentle tale whose text and images can be enjoyed multiple times over. Preschool-Kindergarten. --Francisca Goldsmith
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Jan Brett is the author of the New York Times bestselling Gingerbread Friends, The Three Snow Bears, and The Mitten, as well as many other classics. She lives in Norwell, Massachusetts.
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
By Nonfiction
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The story of little Hoppi trying to decide what type of egg to make is very sweet and full of good messages. Hoppi first thinks he will copy one of the types of eggs being made by the other bunnies but then decides that he needs to make an "egg that is right for me". As he thinks about what to do he realizes he doesn't have to win the contest and that he just wants "to make an egg I am proud of." Then he selflessly sits on the mother robin's dropped but unbroken egg so that she can sit on the two that remain in her nest. This book is filled with messages that I am happy to share with my preschooler. It does not contain any explicit references to anything religious surrounding Easter so if you want that you should look for another book. The illustrations are up to Jan Brett's amazing, detailed, beautiful standards.
27 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Plot: Rabbit Youngster seeks to create great egg artwork, but instead sits on a robin's egg until it hatches, and is rewarded by the Easter Bunny himself.
WHY I PICKED IT UP: Jan Brett's latest? Of course!
WHY I READ IT: This books is HORTON HATCHES THE EGG with illustrations by Jan Brett. Remember that elephant, Horton? Pick up the tale about him and Lazy Bird Daisy Bird who flies away to Palm Beach for a spree and sticks him with her egg. Dr. Seuss really puts Horton through the wringer in his tale, and his illustrations are much sparser than Brett's incredibly lush artwork but Horton is still fine reading. Interspecies egg hatching is retold every generation or two (Lionni: "Whoopsy, it's an alligator!), but do your child a favor -- read him both versions. The truth? I haven't read Horton Hatches the Egg in twenty years and I just read THE EASTER EGG yesterday but Horton is still the more memorable character. But The Easter Egg is just in time for Easter, the artwork is superb, and the story is very nice. Read the endpapers on Brett's book too -- they'll explain why all her rabbits look so different. She's made a study of rabbit species, (did you know that Beatrix Potter had a real pet Peter Rabbit and autopsied it after it died?) and her verisimilitude shows in the fantastic detail which defines her style. Where is her Caldecott, anyway?
WHY I PICKED IT UP: Jan Brett's latest? Of course!
WHY I READ IT: This books is HORTON HATCHES THE EGG with illustrations by Jan Brett. Remember that elephant, Horton? Pick up the tale about him and Lazy Bird Daisy Bird who flies away to Palm Beach for a spree and sticks him with her egg. Dr. Seuss really puts Horton through the wringer in his tale, and his illustrations are much sparser than Brett's incredibly lush artwork but Horton is still fine reading. Interspecies egg hatching is retold every generation or two (Lionni: "Whoopsy, it's an alligator!), but do your child a favor -- read him both versions. The truth? I haven't read Horton Hatches the Egg in twenty years and I just read THE EASTER EGG yesterday but Horton is still the more memorable character. But The Easter Egg is just in time for Easter, the artwork is superb, and the story is very nice. Read the endpapers on Brett's book too -- they'll explain why all her rabbits look so different. She's made a study of rabbit species, (did you know that Beatrix Potter had a real pet Peter Rabbit and autopsied it after it died?) and her verisimilitude shows in the fantastic detail which defines her style. Where is her Caldecott, anyway?
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
By V. A. POMATA
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Jan Brett's books are guaranteed great collectable books. I can't think of another author with more beautiful illustrations than hers. All of my grandchildren love her books - some for the stories and some for the pictures, but I've never bought a Jan Brett book in which I was dissapointed.
This one is no acception. My 3 year old Grandson loved it and now reads it to his little sister. We even play "I Spy" with the many facinating things to be "found" in the illustrations.
This one is no acception. My 3 year old Grandson loved it and now reads it to his little sister. We even play "I Spy" with the many facinating things to be "found" in the illustrations.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
All of Jan Brett's books are wonderful!
I gave this to our grandchildren ages 3 and 4 for Easter and they love it. It's a book to have and enjoy for years to come. Thank you Jan for another lovely book!
Published 2 days ago by Jane Edson
5.0 out of 5 stars
great Easter story
I loved reading the book to my two sons for Easter. Great story. I highly recommend to read to other children.
Published 3 days ago by kathleenh
5.0 out of 5 stars
Penny--retired teacher
I love Jan Brett books mostly because of the intricate and beautiful illustrations. Getting it at a discounted price made it even sweeter!
Published 7 days ago by Penelope
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful!
Wonderful item that lives up to Jan Brett's great standards. Illustrations are beautiful! Arrived fast and was well packed. Just as descibed!
Published 18 days ago by Kathy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Another great book!
LOVE Jan Brett and love this story. Rich illustrations and the story is so simple and sweet. My kids and I all love it.
Published 24 days ago by Amy Harper
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Grandson Loves It!
My 3 1/2 year old grandson loves this book. Even though Easter has passed, he still wants to read it as one of his favorite books before bedtime.
Published 25 days ago by M. Wilson
4.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful illustrations and sweet story
Bought this as an Easter present for my 2 1/2 year old. She enjoys several of Jan Brett's other books (e.g. The Mitten, The Gingerbread Baby). Read more
Published 25 days ago by syd
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very nicely done book
Great little Easter Bunny book. My granddaughter really enjoyed it and I enjoyed reading it to her. Nicely illustrated and a good little story.
Published 1 month ago by Traveler
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful Illustrations
Hoping to steal time out of my day to savor the illustrations, but for now the kiddos love the story of the special egg. A treasure for sure.
Published 1 month ago by Phyllis
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved the book.
Our niece & nephew loved the book. Great story and the colorful pictures all through. Jan Brett's stories are wonderful.
Published 1 month ago by Cheryl Ann Higgins
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