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1. IT’S BOARD BOOK DAY!

IT’S (still) BOARD BOOK DAY!

Here are three new board books perfect for the littlest hands in your family. Each are made with thick, difficult to tear pages that will clean off everything from baby drool to grape jelly.

From Chronicle Books: Hop, Hop Bunny (A Follow-Along Book), by Betty Schwartz and Lynn Seresin, with illustrations by Neiko Ng.

Hop, Hop Bunny cover

“Bunny is secured to a sturdy ribbon as young readers help them hop through the die-cut holes to explore the garden. Where will she go? What will she see? Warm illustrations and a tactile, interactive adventure teach little ones hand-eye coordination and introduce them to reading fun.” [publisher]

Continue reading for review and a spread . . . HERE.

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Also from Chronicle Books: On My Beach (Felt Finger Puppet Board Books) by Sarah Gillingham, with illustrations by Lorena Siminovich.

On My Beach

“Turn the colorful die-cut pages of this irresistible board book to discover just what makes little crab’s beach so cozy.” [publisher]

Continue reading for review and a spread . . . HERE.

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And from yesterday:
From Blue Manatee Press: Black and White Nighty-Night by Sarah Jones.

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“This unique concept book combines the ever-popular bedtime nursery rhyme with contemporary high-contrast illustrations, specifically designed with babies in mind. The youngest readers and their families will delight in the gentle story of an owl-saying goodnight to barnyard friends as they snuggle into bed. Bold black-and-white illustrations will capture babies’ interest, as the soothing rhymes lull them to sleep.”

Continue reading for review and a spread . . . HERE.
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Filed under: Board Books, Children's Books, Favorites, Library Donated Books, Series Tagged: Betty Schwartz, Black and White Nighty-Night, Blue Manatee Press, Chronicle Books, Hop, Hop Bunny (A Follow-Along Book), Lorena Siminovich, Lynn Seresin, Neiko Ng, On My Beach (Felt Finger Puppet Board Books), Sarah Gillingham, Sarah Jones

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2. #684 – Hop, Hop Bunny by Betty Schwartz, Lynn Seresin & Neiko Ng

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Hop, Hop Bunny

Series: Follow-Along Book
Written by Betty Schwartz & Lynn Seresintop book of 2015 general
Illustrated by Neiko Ng
Chronicle Books          3/01/2015
978-1-4521-2464-3
10 pages           7″ x 7”          Age 0—2
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“Help bunny hop through the die-cut holes as she explores the garden. Where will she go? How many colors will she see? Warm illustrations and a playful adventure teach little ones hand-eye coordination and introduce them to reading fun. Punch out the piece and follow along!” [back cover]

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Before reading and hopping through the die-cut hole, Bunny must be released from his stationary spot on the cover. Adults, this is your first job. All done? Good. Let’s open the book and begin.

“Bunny likes to play in the garden.
“Hop, hip Bunny. Hop between the red flowers.”

Now help your little one help Bunny hop from his home in the tree stump through a garden of red roses—look out for the snail! Bunny continues to explore, hopping up and over rocks, under a green bush, and other garden spots along the way. Bunny never gives away where her journey will lead her, how long the adventure will last, or if she has a goal.

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Not only will children continue developing hand-eye coordination, but they will also learn patience and concentration. To guide Bunny through each bunny-shaped die-cut hole, none of which line up with the hole before or after it, children must first lift the right-side page, then hop Bunny—paws on the ground, please—to her next destination. A sturdy ⅛th inch ribbon, strung through each hole and then embedded into the front and back covers, keeps Bunny from losing her way.

Hop, Hop Bunny’s digital illustrations are colorful and have delightful details. Each spread contains additional critters for children to find, identify, and count. Young children will enjoy the inclusive nature of Hop, Hop Bunny, and its companion Run, Run Piglet . Children will have Bunny repeating her journey until her paws ache and her tummy growls. A terrific activity-story that will increase a child’s interest in books and the many ways they entertain us.

Betty Schwartz and Lynn Seresin also collaborated on Ten Playful Tigers: A Back-and-Forth Counting Book (reviewed coming soon).

HOP, HOP BUNNY (A FOLLOW-ALONG BOOK). Text copyright © 2015 by Betty Schwartz & Lynn Seresin. Illustrations copyright © 2015 by Neiko Ng. Reproduced by permission of the publisher, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, CA.

Purchase Hop, Hop Bunny at AmazonBook DepositoryChronicle Books.

Learn more about Hop, Hop Bunny HERE.
Meet the author, Betty Schwartz, at her website:  
Meet the author, Lynn Seresin, at linkedin:  http://bit.ly/LynnSeresin  
Meet the illustrator, Neiko Ng, at her website:  http://www.neikoart.com/
Find more Board Books at the Chronicle Books website:  http://www.chroniclebooks.com/

Follow-Along Books

Run, Run Piglet 978-1-4521-2467-4

Run, Run Piglet
978-1-4521-2467-4

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Filed under: 6 Stars TOP BOOK, Children's Books, Debut Illustrator, Favorites, Library Donated Books, Series, Top 10 of 2015 Tagged: a follow-along book, activity-story, Betty Schwartz, Chronicle Books, concentration, hand-eye coordination, Hop, Hop Bunny, Lynn Seresin, Neiko Ng, patience

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3. Artist of the Day: Peter de Sève

Today we look at the work of Peter de Sève, Cartoon Brew's Artist of the Day!

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4. 2013 YA Blogfest!


This event, organized by Apryl Baker, features 30 authors; one for every day of the month! One author will be highlighted daily at My Crazy Corner with both a guest post AND a giveaway. I am fortunate to be one such featured author; look for my post on September 22nd, and you can enter to win my giveaway now:

THREE winners here at BWATE? will get an ecopy*
of SOLID (Solid Series Book #1)

*Winners' choice of Kindle or .pdf format




Enter to win through Rafflecopter HERE

Giveaway runs the entire month of September; last day to enter is Sept. 30, 2013.

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5. Illustration Friday: “Jump” 2

This week’s Illustration Friday’s prompt “Jump” lends itself to lots of ideas, so I might just use it as a warm-up for the week.

Below is an illustration where I played around with type and a painterly style.

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6. Authors in Bloom GIVEAWAY HOP




What do you send your favorite author to celebrate the launch of her/his new book?

Why, flowers and candy, of course!

The only way to top that would be candy flowers, which I’ve always wanted to make. 

This is how Paula Deen (love her!) does it, so it’s probably the recipe I’ll go with:

Ingredients:
50-75 petals (depending on size) from organically grown roses
2 egg whites, broken up with a fork
2 cups sugar

Directions (Prepare Sugared Rose Petals one day in advance):
Line a baking sheet with wax paper and set aside. Pour sugar into a medium mixing bowl. Using a craft paint brush, gently brush all sides of each rose petal with the egg whites and dip each one into the sugar completely coating the petal. Place on lined baking sheet. Repeat until all rose petals are covered. Allow to dry at room temperature overnight.

Now, Paula uses her petals to then decorate a cake, but I can’t do that because…I don’t like cake. 

Yes, I’ll wait while you gasp, choke, and call me names. 

Now, where was I? Right, cake. Cheesecake I’m okay with, and occasionally a carrot cake if it’s nutty, but traditional ol’ cakey-cake with frosting is just not my thing. Oh, why sugar coat it? (Pun kinda sorta intended ;)

I hate cake! But I don’t hate comments – those I love!  So if you’ve ever candied petals, please leave a comment below telling me how it went and offering any tips you have. Or if you want to comment about something else entirely, feel free to do that instead. :) Either one will enter you to win:


A Signed Copy of either:
 "Solid" (Solid Series Book #1) or "Settling" (Solid #2)



To enter to win, just follow this blog
and leave a comment/question, along with a way to contact you.

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7. Charity Hopping Around the World GIVEAWAY








  I am thrilled to be part of this hop, organized
      by Reading Away the Days and I Am A
        Reader, Not A Writer
, which features
           over 100 (!) participating blogs!


My SOLID series grew from my wish to give reluctant readers (particularly early teens and tweens who find themselves so overwhelmed by required reading that they lose interest in reading for pleasure) fun and fast books to bring them back into the booklovers' fold.

But mine's a pretty small wish compared to those granted by the Make-A-Wish Foundation, which brings dreams to reality for children with life-threatening conditions. So for the duration of this giveaway hop, I will be donating all proceeds from the sales of Solid and Settling to Make-A-Wish. This offer will actually extend through April 6th, so that those of you who do not win a copy of Solid or Settling and then choose to buy either or both books will also be contributing to my donation.

The details for my giveaway are as follows:

Winner here at BWATE? gets a Signed Copy of either:
 "Solid" (Solid Series Book #1) or "Settling" (Solid #2)



To enter to win, just follow this blog and leave a comment/question,
along with a way to contact you.


Optional Extra Entries:
+1 Follow on Twitter
+1 Like Solid Series on Facebook 
+1 Add series to your to-read list on Goodreads

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8. Follower Love GIVEAWAY HOP!



This hop, organized by Happy Endings and I Am A Reader, Not A Writer, features almost 300 (!) participating blogs offering book-related giveaways! We're all linked up together so you can hop easily from one giveaway to another; see the full list here: Follower Love Giveaway Hop.


Winner here at BWATE? gets a Signed Copy of either:
 "Solid" (Solid Series Book #1) or "Settling" (Solid #2)



To enter to win, just follow this blog and leave a comment/question,
along with a way to contact you.


PLEASE NOTE: This hop is different than other previous giveaways!
Like the Gratitude Giveaway, I'd like to treat this as a way to thank followers
(not ask them to do stuff ;), so there is only
ONE entry per person, which you get by following this blog
(GFC or Networked Blogs), or liking my FB page or following me on Twitter.

AND to further show my thanks for your support, I will send a bookmark
to every person who follows this blog and enters the giveaway!

Giveaway runs from Feb. 7th to Feb. 14th; last day to enter is Tues., Feb. 14th.

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9. Dream Destination - BLOG HOP


Welcome to today's edition of the BLOG-A-LICIOUS BLOG TOUR!
Today we're sharing Dream Destinations, so please visit LIFE THROUGH LUCYLASTICA'S LENSE before me, LORHAINNE ECKHART'S CHOICE OF GIVING after, and all of the other thoughtful bloggers on TODAY'S TOUR. Happy Travels!

I bet you think you know where I’m headed – a land of fabulous cuisine, possibly classical (Tuscany), perhaps exotic (Morocco), or maybe undiscovered (the Basque region straddling France and Spain that’s making headlines for avant-garde cooking, called “the last unknown great cuisine of Europe” by chef Mark Miller).

Actually, none of the above. The food tie-in for this post is that my dream destination looks good enough to eat:



St. Basil’s is what dreams are made of; it’s dominated mine since I was a little girl. This architectural marvel represents a fairy tale and fable come to life; imagine Hansel and Gretel stumbling upon a castle instead of a cottage. 

Obviously, I’ll visit more on my epic journey than just Red Square, or even Moscow. When (not if!) I finally make this personal pilgrimage, I plan to take in as much of Russia as I possibly can. And yes, that includes eating myself silly :)

Now, all I know* about Russian cuisine is that they invented Chicken Kiev, which I’ve found delicious in my American tasting experience, but could very well be a whole ‘nother beast in its traditional form, like Taco Bell vs. authentic Mexican food. Oh, and that they make a lot of vodka. The good stuff.

Not that it really matters what I know* (there it is again!) before I go; my vacation eating m.o. is to try everything local I can get my hands on, whether I know* (for the trifecta!) what it is or not. (My husband and I once made an entire meal out of the strange junk foods we found in a foreign convenience store!) So my Russian preparation will entail the usual mini-course: how to say yes, no, please, thank you, and what’s your favorite thing on the menu? I’ll have that :) Yes, that strategy occasionally leads to a bad meal, but I always return home full of experiences!


And, don’t tell anyone, but I might lick one of those onion domes if I get the chance :)


*By know, I mean heard and believed. This may, in fact, be completely untrue, b

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10. Is Punctuality Important? - BLOG HOP


Is punctuality necessary? Pandora asked.  
Yes, I answered without hesitation.

And my 2 becauses were:
1. You never want to be late for dinner; and
2. The early bird gets the worm.

Then I thought, "Ooh, let me go find a cute moving image of a bird getting a worm for my top graphic."

Which led to YouTube.

Which took up the rest up of my day.

First, I typed in "bird gets worm,"
then HAD to click on "frog eats giant worm,"
and then (to see more cool worm videos!) broadened my search to "eating worms,"
which turned up more than one porn site. Seriously. (And yes, I admit I was curious, but too fearful of viruses of all kinds to click on one.)
I did click on "racoon eating worms,"
which led to "triplet baby raccoons,"
then "dog nursing raccoons,"
then "dog nursing baby deer,"
then "dog catches shark,"
then "shark vs. crocodile,"
which suddenly reminded me of this wild (literally) documentary I saw a long time ago on "big cats," which showed a jaguar dive into a river and catch a caiman.
FOR REAL.

Of course I had to go looking for THAT video and, even though I didn't find it, I did find this one:

 


So, long story less long, I didn't write my post on punctuality.

Now, I could try to wrap this all up with some clever connection between the early bird getting the worm (where I began) to the early jaguar getting the caiman (where I ended up), but my retinas (and brain) are a little fried from all the viewage.

Instead, I'll just say that YouTube is super fun - and addictive - BUT punctuality is so important that I was able to tear myself away (as soon as I finished "bee vs. jumping spider") to make it to my friend's birthday party ON TIME ;)

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11. SheWrites HOP - Welcome Hungry Readers!

What perfect timing for a double-length SheWrites Bloggers Ball!

Since I did an introductory post for my first ball, and a hop topic for my second, this time I'd like to show another side of BWATE? - GUESTS!

My current post (9/14) is a FoodFic look at Sweet Music on Moonlight Ridge by Ramey Channell, whom I met during my first SheWrites Ball; my upcoming post (9/21) will feature Adrianne Ambrose, who's stopping by to talk about her book, What I Learned From Being a Cheerleader.

I hope you enjoy *meeting* these other wonderful women as much as I did, and feel free to dig through the archives to meet many more! 


Welcome to the SheWrites Blogger Ball!

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12. People Who Turn Me Off - BLOG HOP

Five times a blogsmaid, finally a hop bride! I'm thrilled to be the 1st stop on today's Blog-A-Licious Blog Tour: a fantastic blog hop that brings together bloggers of all genres, backgrounds, and locations. When you're done here, keep the laugh track playing and hop on over to Ms. Totsymae's site! She's the second reason I'm so glad to be first up today; she's a tough act to follow :)

Today's Topic: 
People Who Turn Me Off



Looks like today’s the day I separate the complete strangers from the occasional readers from those who know me oh-so-swell. Did you catch that? Because it’s all coming in threes today, starting with a multiple-choice question:

The people who turn me off are the:
1. Swipers – aka reach-across-the-table-to-help-themselves-to-your-food-ers
2. Shamers – aka ruin-your-meal-by-lecturing-you-on-its-fault-ers
3. Starvers – aka can’t/won’t/don’t-eat-for-no-sensical-reason-ers
(Yes, you get bonus points here if the “S” trio reminds you of a certain other series…:)

Remember, there are no real losers here, because…oh, let’s just do another list of 3 for fun (and luck!):
1. You’re game enough to play – thank you!
2. There are no real winners either, since there’re no prizes!
3. They’re all good answers, since I’m turned off by all these folks! But I will put them in order from least to most offensive. Wait; I already did :) Now let’s give them each a closer look, shall we?

1. Swipers – Touching my food? Seriously? That’s almost an unforgivable offense…except that it means I’m dealing with a fellow food-lover who sometimes (and understandably) falls under the spell of a vixenous delicacy. 

2. Shamers – You know what I have to say: Shame on you! If you don’t want to eat, don’t; your loss. But if you’re going to have the audacity to ruin somebody else’s meal – especially mine – with your unsolicited commentary, you should be shot…perhaps with a big, fat syringe of sugar-caffeine syrup to wake you up to the joy of goo

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13. Fortune or Fame? - BLOG HOP


Today's post is in conjunction with the Blog-A-Licious Blog Tour: a fantastic blog hop that brings together bloggers of all genres, backgrounds, and locations. Please visit the blog before mine in today's hop - Reiza's Wander If You Must - and the one right after - Author Jess Buike - as well as all of the other thoughtful bloggers on TODAY'S TOUR. And comment with your answer to today's question:

Fortune or Fame?
Or the way I see it:


Let’s start with fortune.

If I were suddenly rich, of course I’d get a bigger house…and someone to clean it…and a pool…and someone to clean that, too. But my real indulgence would be a personal chef.

Y’all know by now how much I love food. And I’m a good cook, but I rarely whip up my best meals because I just do not like all the non-cooking parts of the job. So even though I’m pretty sure I could Bam! like Emeril if I had someone to dice up all my ingredients ahead of time and wash my dishes afterwards, I don’t.

Now, if I were wealthy, I’d blow right past getting a kitchen assistant and go straight to setting up a real-live version of Food TV in my own home; just sit back and watch somebody else do it all. Or maybe some-manybodies else – a Cajun chef and an Italian one; one for Mexican food and another for BBQ. A whole team to satisfy my every craving, like my own personal Iron Chef panel. (Man, the guy behind that show was exactly the same kind of eccentric genius I could be.)

Anyway, my answer to the question posed is: Fortune. That’s what I know what to with, and it wouldn’t change my life much beyond chow time. :)
 
Really, the bigger question for me is:
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14. Treasures in Your Life - BLOG HOP

Today's post is in conjunction with the Blog-A-Licious Blog Tour: a fantastic blog hop that brings together bloggers of all genres, backgrounds, and locations. Check out the post before mine in today's hop - SCATTERED MUSINGS - and the one right after - LIFE THROUGH LUCYLASTICA'S LENSE - as well as all of the other thoughtful bloggers on TODAY'S TOUR. Happy Treasure Hunting!


The treasure we call family isn’t all that different from pirate booty, if you think about it; we’ve got mostly priceless, sparkling gems, but there are also a few pieces of precious silver tarnished almost beyond recognition, and a handful of fake coins thrown in the mix as well. But pirate treasure can be boxed up and stored, hoarded and preserved for eternity. Family’s a bit more like Nestle Treasures; not meant to be buried and hidden, but shared and enjoyed. 

Yup, if Mr. Nestle and Forrest Gump had a baby, the youngster would surely say, “Family’s like a box of chocolates; you never what you’ve really got in there.”

Like chocolates, some of your relatives are most certainly delightful inside and out; others may look plain, but conceal delicious surprises; others still may be beautiful to look at, but so hard on the inside that you could crack a tooth on them. (Note: you can avoid such painful snacking situations by poking the bottoms of the chocolates to investigate before diving in, but family members don’t take that quite as quietly as food products do.)

Sadly, also like Nestle Treasures (a product line the company divested in 2008), people don’t last forever, and so the only way to realize the true value of your loved ones is to treasure them every day. So go give some kisses (sloppy, Hershey’s or both!) to someone you love right now. :)

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15. Welcome Hungry Readers! SheWrites HOP

Welcome to the SheWrites Blogger Ball! Welcome, wonderful women of She Writes!
For those of you who are *meeting* me for the first time, I'm the author of the "Solid" series for teens and tweens, but my blog is about food in books. No, not cookbooks - food in FICTION. We all talk about what the characters are doing and whom they're doing it with, But What Are They Eating?
 
 
When you think of Lady and the Tramp, you go right to that romantic scene behind Tony’s with the big, beautiful bowl of spaghetti that ends in their sweet doggy kiss, right?  Can you even describe any other scene?

Thousands of fans flock to Port Angeles’s Bella Italia where Bella had mushroom ravioli with Edward.

The first thing visitors to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter do is grab a butter beer.

You might be thinking that such scenes or details were only significant in the movies, but I disagree. I think those things – more specifically, those digestible items – only made it into the films because they first resonated with the readers of the books. 

Maybe it’s the relatability of characters when they make choices that we also make in our daily lives (as opposed to whether or not to turn into a vampire) that speaks to us. Or maybe it’s that we like to think that if we eat lamb chops and mashed potatoes, we can be strong enough to win the Hunger Games, too. 

Or maybe it’s just because people are HUNGRY – for love, for power, for money, for lunch!

Whatever the reason, the food depicted in a book does something for us, so let us read, read, read…and then ask the vital question: But What Are They Eating?

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16. “Rio” Rocks US Box Office

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In its second weekend, Carlos Saldanha’s Rio dropped a slim 32% to retain the top spot at the US box office. Its estimated $26.8 million weekend pushed the US gross to $81.3M. More impressive, its worldwide total stands at $283.9M, pushing it ahead of Rango’s $235.1M worldwide take as the top grossing movie of 2011. The other animated film in the US top ten was llumination’s Hop which benefited from a 16% Easter Weekend boost to place fourth. Its estimated weekend take of $12.5M pushed its domestic total to $100.5M.

For those keeping track, this is the fourth straight week that an animated movie has topped the US box office. Through the first four months of 2011, four of the top seven films at the worldwide box office have been animated. Even more noteworthy, only one of those films was released by Disney or DreamWorks. In a year when fewer people in the US are attending the movies than any year since 1995, animation is coming into its own and dominating Hollywood as never before. With any luck, these successes will encourage greater experimentation and diversity within the medium.


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17. Book Review and Giveaway: HOP Movie Tie-In Books

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Giveaway & Review by Chris Singer

THE BOOKS (Little Brown Books for Young Readers)

HOP: The Chapter Book
About the book: Who will fill the Easter Bunny’s shoes? E.B. Jr.’s got big plans to be a big music star, and Fred, who never had plans to be anything, finds himself with more responsibility than he is used to in this chapter book
My take: This is a nice read for good elementary school reads. Pre-school and early elementary readers will enjoy this as a bedtime read aloud as well.

HOP: Chicks vs. Bunnies
About the book: The Easter Bunny gets all the glory, but what about all the chicks who do all the work making Easter baskets? This is a bright, colorful and humorous look at Easter’s cute and rivaling icons includes punch-out Easter egg stands featuring characters from the movie!
My take: This one is fun! Great pictures will keep the little ones engaged and it even keeps with egg holders at the back of the book so you can tie this read in with some coloring of Easter eggs.

HOP: Meet the Easter Bunny
About the book: Easter Island is home to the Easter Bunny’s magical workshop—where do you think Santa got all his good ideas? Chocolate bunny carving, jellybean polishing, and adorable chicks and bunnies are just a few of the fantastic sights to see on this lively tour of Easter in the making.
My take:This little book is pretty cute as well. Again, the brightly colored and cartoon-like illustrations will keep the little ones engaged. Throw this in the Easter Basket with some marshmallow peeps (you’ll have to read this one to find out why!!).

HOP: Hoppy Bunnies
About the book: This adorable and interactive Easter board book features hoppy bunny finger-puppets for read aloud Easter fun.
My take: My little girl loves finger puppets so this one was her immediate favorite! If your family celebrates Christmas, you will recognize the theme of this book pretty quickly.

HOP: Counting Chicks
About the book: Easter chicks Carlos and Phil teach numbers as they put together an Easter basket just for you!
My take: Your basic 1-10 counting board book that would make a nice Easter gift for the baby or toddler in your life.

All together, a nice set of books for young children. But now that you’ve seen the books, check out the film below. My daughter is still a little young for the movies but many kids will be asking to see this movie over the Easter holiday. You can learn more about the film and watch the trailer below.

About the movie:
Blending state of the art animation with live action, Hop is a comedy about E.B. (voiced by Russell Brand), the teenage son of the Easter Bunny. On the eve of taking over the family business, E.B. leaves for Hollywood in pursuit of his dream of becoming a drummer. He encount

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