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26th out of 81 books
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The Easter Egg
by
Jan Brett
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...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
February 9th 2010
by Putnam Juvenile
(first published 2010)
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It's Easter and the rabbits are trying to get ready before the Easter Bunny comes. Each spring the rabbits gather the perfect items to help them create a beautiful unique egg, in hopes that the Easter Bunny will find their egg the most beautiful. If the Easter Bunny chooses their egg, they get to help him deliver the Easter Eggs.
Hoppi takes readers from rabbit to rabbit who are decorating their eggs, and he's hoping to come up with an idea on how to decorate his own. My kids loved seeing the va...more
Hoppi takes readers from rabbit to rabbit who are decorating their eggs, and he's hoping to come up with an idea on how to decorate his own. My kids loved seeing the va...more
Apr 24, 2011
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It's Easter and the rabbits are trying to get ready before the Easter Bunny comes. Each spring the rabbits gather the perfect items to help them create a beautiful unique egg, in hopes that the Easter Bunny will find their egg the most beautiful. If the Easter Bunny chooses their egg, they get to help him deliver the Easter Eggs.
Hoppi takes readers from rabbit to rabbit who are decorating their eggs, and he's hoping to come up with an idea on how to decorate his own. My kids loved seeing the var...more
Hoppi takes readers from rabbit to rabbit who are decorating their eggs, and he's hoping to come up with an idea on how to decorate his own. My kids loved seeing the var...more
Brett, Jan Easter Egg 32 pages, Penguin Group (USA); Language~G, Sexual Content~G; Violence~G
It is almost Easter and the bunny rabbits are working to complete their eggs for the Easter Bunny to hide. Every year the rabbits worked hard to make the best, most beautiful egg. If the Easter Bunny chooses their egg then they get to help him hide eggs on Easter morning. This is Hoppi’s first year competing to win the coveted prize. He visits all his neighbors to observe them and get some ideas. Hoppi s...more
It is almost Easter and the bunny rabbits are working to complete their eggs for the Easter Bunny to hide. Every year the rabbits worked hard to make the best, most beautiful egg. If the Easter Bunny chooses their egg then they get to help him hide eggs on Easter morning. This is Hoppi’s first year competing to win the coveted prize. He visits all his neighbors to observe them and get some ideas. Hoppi s...more
As spring approaches quickly this year, I picked up some spring theme books at the library. I am so happy I picked up The Easter Egg by Jan Brett. This is a beautiful picture book for nursery and primary readers. Brett tells a wonderful story about bunnies who are trying to decorate the best Ester egg with hopes to help the Easter Bunny deliver his eggs. Hoppi feels like he cannot win and gets discouraged. He tends to a robin’s egg that fell from the nest and doesn't realize that he has made the...more
As always with Jan Brett, the illustrations are wonderful. Each page is an incredible compilation of detail and visual storytelling. The main panels illustrate the main story, but in the smaller frames on the borders, the illustrations show what is going on with other characters. The page borders are a rich arrangement of flora, ezpecially pussy willow, which creates an earthy, rustic feel. The realistic rabbits are all different breeds, and they are in a word adorable! The costumes on the rabbi...more
Classification: Picture Book
Overall Evaluation: Excellent
Annotation: Bunnies of all shapes and sizes learn the meaning and importance behind the gift of selflessness.
Evaluation: Brett’s masterful illustrations are such that they should be savored again and again, with readers making new discoveries each and every time. Each illustration is exquisitely framed with vegetation and intricate details. From pastel end papers to her beautiful color palette Brett creates a story that is pleasing to bot...more
Overall Evaluation: Excellent
Annotation: Bunnies of all shapes and sizes learn the meaning and importance behind the gift of selflessness.
Evaluation: Brett’s masterful illustrations are such that they should be savored again and again, with readers making new discoveries each and every time. Each illustration is exquisitely framed with vegetation and intricate details. From pastel end papers to her beautiful color palette Brett creates a story that is pleasing to bot...more
I work in a library and I remember the day that we got this book. Working in a library we often receive books before the actual release date so we have a few days to put them together with bar codes and spine labels and such well we received this one early and it took everything I had to not take a peak until the release date, the cover was gorgeous. It was the worth the wait though, the day of the release I flipped through and read the story and stared intently at every page soaking in the imag...more
Every Spring the Easter Bunny picks one rabbit who has created the most beautiful egg to help him deliver eggs on Easter morning. Hoppi isn't sure how to decorate his egg, so he travels from rabbit to rabbit seeing a variety of different eggs that are being decorated; some eggs have flowers in them, one is carved from wood, others have beautiful paintings on them. It is only when Hoppi helps out the mother Robin that he creates a beatiful egg without even realizing it! As with any Jan Brett book...more
I'm not sure why I can never become wholeheartedly a Jan Brett fan. I think some of her illustrations are absolutely fabulous and others are just so-so for me. But there always seems to be something in the stories that doesn't quite sit right with me, and I don't know why...
Here we have an extremely adorable story filled with super cuddly bunnies of various breeds--they are sooo cute--and lots of beautiful eggs. All the bunnies are decorating eggs to show the Easter Bunny and the winner will be...more
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This book is a great book not only for the Easter holiday, but it shows children that sometimes when you help others in service, it can pay off. It tells readers that sometimes its the thought that matters.
The beautiful illustrations, also done by Jan Brett, are colorfully detailed and capture every aspect of each page in the book. She has also gone and drawn beautiful borders throughout the story that not only add detail, but they give hints to the readers of things in the story to come.
The beautiful illustrations, also done by Jan Brett, are colorfully detailed and capture every aspect of each page in the book. She has also gone and drawn beautiful borders throughout the story that not only add detail, but they give hints to the readers of things in the story to come.
This is a cute story about a rabbit who wants to create the best Easter egg ever so he can hide the eggs with the Easter Bunny. I used this book in my first grade placement to teach characters. I read the story aloud to the whole group, then each student came to my small group to describe the main character on a handout. For my hook, I showed pictures on my iPad of characters they already know from television and books like Spongebob Squarepants and Junie B. Jones.
This is a sweet tale about Easter, kindness and the unique gifts and talents we all have. Jan Brett's illustrations are as fantastic as ever and we had fun poring through all the pages, looking for any hidden hedgehogs. We also loved the pussy willow border on the pages and all of the beautifully decorated eggs. It was a fun story to read together and perfect for Easter.
This book shows lots of kindness. The most beautiful eggs are the ones that give life. They are also the most precious. Hoppi gave up creating an egg of his own to help Mother Robin protect one of hers that had fallen out of the nest. Hoppi keeps it safe and warm and out of danger. He doesn't leave it for anything. This book reminded me of Horton Hatches the Egg by Dr. Seuss. Hoppi wins the contest and gets to help the Easter Bunny hide eggs for Easter.
Jan Brett showcases her exquisite and detailed illustrations to tell the tale of Hoppi as he competes with the other rabbits to have the best decorated egg for Easter. Feeling discouraged after seeing how beautiful others have done theirs, he goes to the woods to reflect but stumbles upon an unexpected discovery. Readers will love the surprise in this charming, unforgettable picture book.
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I enjoyed the illustrations much more than the story, frankly. I just love the detail and Scandinavian/Eastern European flavor. In this tale, the rabbits are each busy designing an egg that will win the contest and allow them the privilege of helping the Easter Bunny hide the Easter eggs. One rabbit, Hoppi, doesn't know what to do, so he visits the other rabbits for ideas. The most interesting part of the book was seeing all the different types of eggs that were being made--carved wood, painted...more
Hoppi hopes to make the best egg for the Easter Rabbit. He sees all of the creative work that other bunnies are doing, but instead he takes care of the lost robin egg. To the surprise of all of the bunnies, the empty blue shell is the winning egg. All bunnies of many different breeds are happy for Hoppi and he will hide the eggs with The Easter Rabbit.
While the story is strangely very similar to Horton sitting on his egg (with an easter twist...and a bunny), nothing compares to Jan Brett's exquisite illustrations. I bought the book simply for that reason...and my kids and I have loved looking through the book and noticing all the little details. Story is weak, illustrations are breath taking!
The is a really cute book about bunnies decorating eggs for a contest, and learning in the process that helping others is the best prize of all. This would be a cute book to read to children who celebrate the easter holidays. Various activities could result from this book where children could decorate their own eggs, count eggs, etc.
As expected, Jan Brett's illustrations are intricate and fabulous! I love the variety of amazing Easter eggs she illustrated. The story itself is just okay, but seems better than it actually is because of the illustrations. All Jan Brett fans will want to read this, and anyone else who likes Easter eggs or the Easter Bunny.
Students will love how the illustrations on the borders of each page give a clue as to what is going to happen next. This would be a great book to help with predictions. It is about a rabbit who is trying to make the best Easter egg for the Easter Bunny. However, his plans take an unexpected turn.
A sweet holiday book with everything you would expect from Jan Brett. The illustrations run the show--and her bunnies and their artistic eggs are beautiful. I loved the pussy willow borders that morph into rabbits at the end. A lovely springtime/Easter book for the young set.
I love this book! The pictures are absolutely amazing!!! The story is about a small bunny that wants to make an extraordinary egg so that he'll get picked to be an assistant to the Easter Rabbit! This would make an excellent present in an Easter Basket!
Sometimes the kids and I get so wrapped up looking at the pictures we forget what we are reading. Usually we look at the pictures first read the book and them go back to see what we missed. Her books are beautiful works of art.
Jan Brett tells a story of Easter that shows what hard-work and diligence can accomplish. It is also a lovely reminder of the new life that comes at Easter. As usual, we enjoyed Brett's beautiful illustrations.
I was fortunate to meet Jan Brett the night I purchased this book. She is a talented charming woman. This is a delightful addition to my collection of children's books. I've never met a Jan Brett book I didn't like.
The story is particularly "amazing" as the 5 stars deem, but combined with the gorgeous illustrations this holiday book is a must buy. I love Jan Brett, but this one is particularly a real winner.
Adorable pictures full of detail and such a cute story! My four-year-old really enjoys hearing this story and looking at all of the pictures. A great Easter gift!
35 months - if I ever see this book in the thrift store I'll pick it up. A cute and different Easter story where Hoppi visits his friends who are making unique eggs. He's trying to find his own "style" for making a special egg. Appeals to my artistic side. Jan Brett's book as always is beautifully illustrated.
This is an ordinary sweet story but the illustrations are spectacular. Thus the book gets a three stars but the artwork is off the chart. Jan Brett at her best.
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With over thirty three million books in print, Jan Brett is one of the nation's foremost author illustrators of children's books. Jan lives in a seacoast town in Massachusetts, close to where she grew up. During the summer her family moves to a home in the Berkshire Hills of Massachusetts.
As a child, Jan Brett decided to be an illustrator and spent many hours reading and drawing. She says, "I reme...more
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