Luke and Lottie. It's Easter!

Luuk en Lotje

by Ruth Wielockx

We’ve celebrate Halloween and Christmas with the twins, Luke and Lottie! Now let’s celebrate Easter with them!

It’s Easter! Luke and Lottie are going to an Easter egg hunt at the farm. Daddy is dressed up as an Easter Bunny. And Luke and Lottie are dressed up as bunnies too! They look in the henhouse, in the meadow, and in the bunny hutch. Easter egg hunts are so much fun!

A sweet and recognizable story about celebrating Easter together. For children ages 3 and up.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Paperback

Published March 10, 2020

Reviews

[La Coccinelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

The synopsis says this is "a sweet and recognizable story". It is sweet... but it's not recognizable, at least not to North American audiences. The book was apparently first published in Dutch in Belgium and the Netherlands, and it's obvious that they have some different Easter traditions. The egg hunt seems to be a strange mixture of Easter and Halloween (everybody dresses up in Easter-themed costumes and traipses through animal enclosures to find chocolate eggs), and rather than dyeing eggs, the kids paint them and stick feathers on them.

If you go into it understanding that it's not going to show a traditional North American Easter celebration, it'll probably work a little better. The illustrations are cute (maybe a little too cute... but for little kids, it's fine) and the writing isn't bad.

This book could be used as a good introduction to different Easter customs... and may even be the inspiration for some new traditions of your own!

Thank you to NetGalley and Clavis Publishing for providing a digital ARC.

[MissBecka Gee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zero substance in here, but it doesn't seem to matter.
The pictures are vibrant, the story is adorable and the kids are funny!

This is bound to be a cute Easter read for any tiny human.
Thanks a bunches to NetGalley and Clavis Publishing for my DRC.

[Natalie all_books_great_and_small · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an advanced reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This is a cute picture book about twin siblings Luke and Lottie and their Easter day egg hunt at a farm.
I found the pictures to be delightful and the story to be simple but delightful for little readers to share with a parent or guardian over Easter.

[Carla · Rating 3 out of 5]

Luke and Lottie celebrate easter with a visit to the farm for an easter egg hunt. This is something we do at Easter out in the backyard, so my granddaughter was familiar with this activity. She liked that they were with other kids and that they dressed up in costumes. I liked that the whole family got involved and even daddy was in a costume. There was not a lot to talk about with this book, except we discussed that it is not a good idea to go into a chicken coop or yard without an adult and that they should not touch or break open chicken eggs. There was not a lot to this story but it was cute. Thies was not one that I was asked to read again, so probably not one I would buy for the family library. The publisher generously provided me with a copy of this book upon request. The rating, ideas and opinions shared are my own.

[Regina Chari · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a sweet book that would make a great addition to any Easter basket.
My daughter and I enjoyed reading it together. It is short and simple. We hadn't read any other Luke and Lottie books, so we didn't have any connection to the characters yet it was sweet enough.

I generally wouldn't choose book about Easter with such extravagant celebrations (they all dress up in bunny costumes) mainly because i don't want my 5 year old asking for a bunny costume. Also, this book has no mention of Jesus or the reason we celebrate Easter. For families without a Christian faith who still want to celebrate Easter in some way, this may be a great option for you!

[TammyJo Eckhart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Author Ruth Wielockx' Belgian children's books are being translated into English and made available to us English readers to enjoy. While the holiday of Easter may be familiar to many of us, it feels like we are also taught a few things about the holiday in Belgium, too.

Some folks may be upset that the religious meaning of Easter isn't here but they need to remember that that the holiday is a mixture of religious and cultural ideas and rites. What we get here is an egg hunt, a family celebration, and lot of candy; even in the religious family I was raised it, those things were about 60% of what we did for Easter, too.

I really enjoyed the illustrations that let you focus on the characters of Luke and Lottie but also gave you other things to study and enjoy like the various costumes other egg hunters wore. The text and story were just complicated enough to make it interesting but it moved quickly. The words should be easy for any 1st or 2nd grader to tackle.

[Kaitlyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

**I received a free digital copy of this book from NetGalley and the Publisher in exchange for an honest review**

I couldn’t help but focus on while reading this picture book was the illustrations. The plot was simple enough to follow alone, but the illustrations really brought the story to life. The illustrations were beautifully done and held a lot of detail.

[Claire (clairesneverlandofbooks) · Rating 3 out of 5]

A cute little Easter story. Not my favorite, but cute and to the point. I feel like there wasn't really a moral to this story. Great illustrations though!

I received a free copy via netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

[Terrie Case · Rating 3 out of 5]

The download wasn’t correct and the pages were not in order. What I could see, though, looked like a good Easter story. Decorating eggs, making an Easter tree, dressing up and going to the farm. I really liked the illustrations. They are adorable and fun. I have enjoyed other Luke and Lottie books so anticipate that this one is just as good.


I received an ARC from Clavis Publishing through NetGalley. This in no way affects my opinion or review of this book. I am voluntarily submitting this review and am under no obligation to do so

[Lynda · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Luke and Lottie It’s Easter, is an amazing book. I love the part where they find Easter eggs and decorate a tree.” - V, age 6

[Kelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute Easter-themed story. Light and fun.

[Sheila Kaye · Rating 5 out of 5]

You can never have enough Easter books and the illustrations in this story are precious. An aspirational family story.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a free ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This was adorable book with cute characters. The pictures were bright and colorful and the story was fun.

[Melinda Keen · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kids loved this story. They loved the costumes.

[Jurene · Rating 3 out of 5]

A sweet family book about an Easter egg hunt. Lovely drawings. Basic.

[Andréa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Note: I received a digital review copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley.