Easter Early Years Book Recommendations
With Easter just around the corner, it's the perfect time to introduce your children to the joy of the festival - celebrating new beginnings, togetherness, and fun traditions like egg hunts and festive crafts.
In our nurseries we will be teaching the children about Easter through various activities like...
See our Easter early years book recommendations below:
'Fluffy Chick' by Rod Campbell
'Follow Chick around the farm and meet all her animal friends: stroke the woolly lamb, feel the cow's smooth horns and then lift the flap at the end to find out who is hiding under mother hen's wing!
This touch-and-feel springtime story from the creator of Dear Zoo the perfect gift for Easter. It's sure to delight young children, with different textures to discover, a lift-the-flap ending and a whole host of favourite farm animals to meet, including a little chick with fluffy yellow feathers.'
'Spot's First Easter' by Eric Hill
'Join Spot and his friends on a springtime Easter egg hunt in this new edition of the classic Spot tale - from the creator of the world's best loved lift-the-flap books.
It's Easter, and the Easter Bunny has hidden some eggs for Spot to find! There's lots of fun (and chocolate) to be had for Spot and all his friends as they join the hunt.
Toddlers will love discovering all the Easter eggs in this classic picture book. With fun flaps to train fine motor skills and an adventure to encourage curiosity and exploration, this story is great for early learning and play.'
'Peter Rabbit A Fluffy Easter Tale' by Beatrix Potter
'Peter and the rabbits are hopping about on an egg hunt. Along the way, they find fluffy surprises and meet some new friends!
This sensory board book features tactile elements on every page and a simple story to follow.
The perfect Easter gift, introduce little readers to the world of Peter Rabbit with this touch-and-feel board book.'
'The Story of Easter' by Fiona Boon
'A small format rhyming book that makes a perfect introduction to the amazing story of Easter for young children.
With beautiful illustrations and rhyming text, The Story of Easter is a simple introduction to Jesus’ death and resurrection for young children and adults to read together.'
'First Festivals: Easter: A Lift-the-Flap Book' by Ladybird
'Featuring simple text, gorgeous illustrations and satisfying lift-the-flaps, this book explores exciting Easter traditions and helps young children understand the importance of this special holiday.
Lift the flaps to look inside the Church, cook tasty hot cross buns and join in with the Easter egg hunt!
TheFirst Festivalsseries invites children to explore the world's culture from the comfort of their home, encourages the development of hand-eye coordination and is recommended for children aged 2 and over.'
'The Easter Story (Usborne Bible Tales)' by Heather Amery
'Features the Easter story, retold in simple language. This work is colourfully illustrated by Norman Young, and is useful for beginner readers, at home, school, or Sunday school.'
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'Hello Spring' by Jo Lindley
'Meet four magical friends who control the seasons in this irresistible new series from author-illustrator Jo Lindley.
Say hello to the Little Seasons!
After a whole year of waiting, it’s finally Spring’s turn to wear the Weather Crown and create her own special season. Her friends can all remember how beautiful spring was last time.
But this time, as Winter places the crown on her head, Spring starts to feel anxious. Can her friends help by showing her that not everything has to be perfect?'
