Children's Easter stories

A variety of Easter stories

Updated March 21, 2023
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Fun-to-make. Crafts for Easter
Paper Book
Spring craft ideas abound in this handy volume of 150 great projects. Perfect for setting the mood for Easter celebrations, crafts vary from the very simple to more involved projects, but all can be completed with easy-to-find items. Kids and adults will have hours of fun-filled enjoyment with...
Clifford's happy Easter
Bridwell, Norman
Paper Book
Everyone has a happy Easter when Clifford is around!
Easter bugs : a springtime pop-up
Carter, David A.
Paper Book
All kinds of bugs celebrate Easter in this book filled from award-winner David Carter! All kinds of bugs are hiding behind colorful Easter eggs, just waiting for you to find them! (And there are lots more fun surprises, too!)
Peter Easter Frog
Dealey, Erin
Paper Book
In this hilarious picture book, a group of basket-bearing, egg-delivering animal friends give the Easter Bunny a run for his money--led by Peter Easter Frog! Here comes Peter Easter Frog, hopping down his favorite log. Hippity, hoppity, Easter's on its--wait. Easter FROG?...
Pete the cat : big Easter adventure
Dean, Kim 1969-
Paper Book
#1 New York Times bestseller! Pete jumps in to help the Easter Bunny in Pete the Cat: Big Easter Adventure--which comes complete with 12 Easter cards, a fold-out poster, and stickers. Author and artist James Dean brings us along for a hippity-hoppity Easter ...
Ollie's Easter eggs
Dunrea, Olivier.
Paper Book
Gossie, Gertie, BooBoo, and Peedie are all dyeing Easter eggs. Ollie wants Easter eggs too and he has a plan on how he'll get them! Humor and vibrant ink-and-watercolor illustrations fill Olivier Dunrea's holiday follow-up to Merry Christmas, Ollie. Dunrea again gets the preschooler emotions...
The story of Easter
Fisher, Aileen 1906-2002
Paper Book
With an informative text and glorious illustrations, this book explains both how and why people all over the world celebrate Easter. It tells the biblical story of Jesus’ Resurrection and then describes how people honor this day and the origins of these traditions. Hands-on activities help draw...
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
Fontes, Ron.
Paper Book
The Easter Beagle is coming to town in this paperback adapted from the classic Peanuts holiday television special. As Peppermint Patty tries to show Marcie how to make Easter eggs, Snoopy tries to get Woodstock into his new birdhouse. Full-color illustrations.
The Easter bunny that overslept
Friedrich, Priscilla.
Paper Book
One spring morning, the Easter Bunny skips merrily along to deliver his colorful, hand-painted eggs. But the children tell him that it's Mother's Day, which can only mean one thing: HE SLEPT THROUGH EASTER! Nobody wants eggs on Mother's Day, or on the Fourth of July -- and especially not on...
Pooh's Easter egg hunt
Gaines, Isabel.
Paper Book
It's Easter time, and Pooh and his friends are having an Easter egg hunt. But Pooh doesn't realize his basket has a hole in the bottom, and he's losing his eggs as fast as he's finding them!
Easter
Gibbons, Gail.
Paper Book
The story, how it is celebrated today, and the origin of some traditions.
Marley and the great Easter egg hunt
Grogan, John 1957-
Paper Book
The day of the annual town Easter Egg Hunt has arrived, and Marley and his family are ready to find the biggest, most eggstravagant egg! Marley is great at spotting the eggs in trees and behind plants, but he just can't seem to get the eggs to Cassie or Baby Louie before someone else snatches...
Celebrate Easter
Heiligman, Deborah.
Paper Book
The joyous celebration of Easter is seen through a global perspective in this National Geographic volume featuring over 25 vibrant photographs. Witness the holiest day on the Christian calendar as it is celebrated throughout the world- from the famous Easter Egg Roll at the White House to the...
The Easter story
Heyer, Carol 1950-
Paper Book
Award-winning artist Carol Heyer brings her brilliant illustrations to the pages of this beautiful retelling of the Easter story. This inspiring book takes the young reader from Christ's birth through His life, His death, and His Resurrection.
Silly Tilly and the Easter Bunny
Hoban, Lillian.
Paper Book
Silly Tilly Mole is so forgetful and silly on Easter morning that she cannot find her bonnet and fails to let the Easter Bunny into the house.
We're going on an egg hunt
Hughes, Laura (Illustrator of children's books)
Paper Book
A perfect story for Easter and springtime, this delightful read-aloud also features ten lift-the-flaps! We're going on an egg hunt. We're going to find them all. We're REALLY excited. Hooray for Easter Day! Join a family of bunnies...
Easter babies : a springtime counting book
Hulme, Joy N.
Paper Book
From one newborn foal walking on wobbly legs and five open-billed nestlings eager for food to eleven children playing in the park and twelve church bells ringing, this lovely picture book celebrates spring, Easter, and new life.
Little Bunny's Easter surprise
Modesitt, Jeanne.
Paper Book
It's Easter morning, and Little Bunny is more excited than ever. Not only does she have her own Easter basket to look forward to, but this year she's planning to surprise Mama, Papa, and Baby Brother with baskets of their own. At the end of the day, though, there is one more surprise that Little...
Bunny's Easter egg
Mortimer, Anne.
Paper Book
Bunny has spent a long night hiding Easter eggs, and now it's time to get some rest. But when she burrows down to sleep, something disturbs her, and everywhere else she tries to nap just isn't right. She tries the old oak tree--too noisy! She tries a little boat on the lily pond-...
Happy Easter, Mouse!
Numeroff, Laura Joffe
Paper Book
Join Mouse from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie as he goes on an Easter egg hunt! Who is hiding eggs in Mouse's house? This adorable board book combines an engaging Easter theme with a story about colors! This board book with sturdy pages is perfect for toddlers, who will enjoy the...
Fancy Nancy's elegant Easter
O'Connor, Jane.
Paper Book
Nancy prepares an elegant Easter party in this fancy lift-the-flap book! Throwing a fabulous and fancy Easter party is a very big job--and Nancy and Bree are in charge of decorating. This book includes thirteen flaps that open to reveal hidden surprises that will delight all festive Fancy...
Curious George colors eggs
O'Sullivan, Kate
Paper Book
Everyone's favorite curious monkey George explores the wonderful world of colors by dying Easter eggs with friends in the Level Two I Can Read based on the Curious George TV show. George explores the wonderful world of color, but can he do it without getting messy? While dyeing eggs with...
10 Easter egg hunters : a holiday counting book
Schulman, Janet.
Paper Book
The perfect addition to your child's Easter basket, featuring the adorable kids from the New York Times-bestseller10 Trick-or-Treaters and Lots of Fun With Counting! Wake up, Bunny, move those legs, You've not much time to hide those eggs! By dawn the...
Hopper's Easter surprise
Siegenthaler, Kathrin.
Paper Book
""Hopper, an arctic hare, aspires to be like the Easter Bunny in this cuddly holiday tale. The warm watercolor ilustrations embrace the reader in Hopper's adventures and the story's springtime splendor. A special present from the Easter Bunny reminds us of the mystery and joy of the season.""<...
Happy Easter!
Slegers, Liesbet.
Paper Book
"A buoyant, simple orientation to the Easter Bunny for little ones who are awaiting their baskets of springtime treats." -- Kirkus Reviews "Children will appreciate this unadorned salute to the new beginnings of spring and the fabled bearer of Easter treats." -- School Library...
The story of the Easter Bunny
Tegen, Katherine Brown
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! Everyone knows who the Easter Bunny is. Each year, he comes with a basket of painted eggs and chocolates for children. But not everybody knows where he comes from. On a snow-cold day in a snug little house... So begins the true story of the Easter Bunny! ...
The Easter Bunny's assistant
Thomas, Jan 1958-
Paper Book
Perfect for very young readers celebrating Easter, this is a hilarious and vibrantly illustrated paper-over-board picture book that tells the story of decorating Easter eggs gone awry. Easter Bunny decides to decorate eggs with the help of his friend, Skunk. But Skunk's way of showing...
Dino-Easter
Wheeler, Lisa 1963-
Paper Book
As winter snow melts into spring, froggies croak and robins sing. Soon there'll be a holiday . . .Dino-Easter's on its way! Celebrate with the dinos as they gather flowers for a spring bouquet, throw an egg painting party, pet newborn farm animals, visit a chocolate factory, and join an...
The bunny who found Easter
Zolotow, Charlotte 1915-2013
Paper Book
In print for almost forty years, Charlotte Zolotow's The Bunny Who Found Easter has delighted generations of readers. A lonely bunny goes hunting for Easter, where he hopes to find other bunnies. His search takes him through the seasons, but only in the spring does he find the true meaning of...

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