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10 Best Easter Picture Books for Kids

With Easter quickly approaching, we know many people are getting in their last-minute shopping. While many are flocking to sugary foods that will keep your little ones hyped up for days to come, we must say, these Eastery books are great, non-sugary treats to include in your little one’s basket! So, we found some eggcellent books that are itching to hop into your child’s Easter basket! 

How to Catch the Easter Bunny (How to Catch... Series)

Hardcover $9.99 $10.99

How to Catch the Easter Bunny (How to Catch… Series)

How to Catch the Easter Bunny (How to Catch… Series)

By Adam Wallace
Illustrator Andy Elkerton

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Hardcover $9.99 $10.99

If your child is obsessed with catching any mythical holiday creature, this book series will be sure to delight them. However, this book is told from the point of view of the Easter Bunny and takes us through an entire Easter delivery day. Starting at the bunny’s headquarters, readers will follow along as the bunny delivers eggs and manages to avoid traps that become more and more complex. 

If your child is obsessed with catching any mythical holiday creature, this book series will be sure to delight them. However, this book is told from the point of view of the Easter Bunny and takes us through an entire Easter delivery day. Starting at the bunny’s headquarters, readers will follow along as the bunny delivers eggs and manages to avoid traps that become more and more complex. 

Big Easter Adventure (Pete the Cat Series)

Sticker Book $11.99 $12.99

Big Easter Adventure (Pete the Cat Series)

Big Easter Adventure (Pete the Cat Series)

By James Dean , Kimberly Dean
Illustrator James Dean

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Sticker Book $11.99 $12.99

What’s Pete the Cat’s favorite candy? Jellybeans. But he’s going to have to work for his candy. One day, the Easter Bunny leaves Pete a note asking him to help out with his holiday chores. Pete diligently dons the rabbit ears the bunny left for him, gathers eggs, paints them, and hides them. Phew! What a day! Somebody get this cat some jellybeans. 

What’s Pete the Cat’s favorite candy? Jellybeans. But he’s going to have to work for his candy. One day, the Easter Bunny leaves Pete a note asking him to help out with his holiday chores. Pete diligently dons the rabbit ears the bunny left for him, gathers eggs, paints them, and hides them. Phew! What a day! Somebody get this cat some jellybeans. 

The Complete Peter Rabbit (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)

Hardcover $25.00

The Complete Peter Rabbit (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)

The Complete Peter Rabbit (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions)

By Beatrix Potter

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Hardcover $25.00

If you love Peter Rabbit, then this stunning collectible edition is perfect for you! With the original illustrations and all 23 of Beatrix Potter’s tales all arranged in their published order, this book is the perfect book to keep in your home library! PLUS, there’s even an adorable Peter Rabbit Plush that you can add with this book!

If you love Peter Rabbit, then this stunning collectible edition is perfect for you! With the original illustrations and all 23 of Beatrix Potter’s tales all arranged in their published order, this book is the perfect book to keep in your home library! PLUS, there’s even an adorable Peter Rabbit Plush that you can add with this book!

Guess How Much I Love You

Hardcover $15.99 $17.99

Guess How Much I Love You

Guess How Much I Love You

By Sam McBratney
Illustrator Anita Jeram

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Hardcover $15.99 $17.99

This classic picture book never goes out of style! Tender and loving, this beautiful story makes the perfect read aloud for parents to enjoy with their kids as they capture the bond between parent and child. Like Peter Rabbit, there’s also a sweet bunny plush to go alongside this fantastic story! 

This classic picture book never goes out of style! Tender and loving, this beautiful story makes the perfect read aloud for parents to enjoy with their kids as they capture the bond between parent and child. Like Peter Rabbit, there’s also a sweet bunny plush to go alongside this fantastic story! 

Peppa's Easter Egg Hunt (Peppa Pig)

Paperback $4.99

Peppa's Easter Egg Hunt (Peppa Pig)

Peppa's Easter Egg Hunt (Peppa Pig)

By Scholastic
Illustrator EOne

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Paperback $4.99

Is your kid simply obsessed with Peppa the Pig? Well, so are we, and so is this fantastic picture book that also includes some stickers! Full of fun friends spending their time searching for chocolate eggs and watching baby chicks hatching in the yard, this picture book is a must-have for all Peppa fans who celebrate Easter! 

Is your kid simply obsessed with Peppa the Pig? Well, so are we, and so is this fantastic picture book that also includes some stickers! Full of fun friends spending their time searching for chocolate eggs and watching baby chicks hatching in the yard, this picture book is a must-have for all Peppa fans who celebrate Easter! 

Five Little Bunnies (Pete the Cat Series)

Hardcover $11.99 $12.99

Five Little Bunnies (Pete the Cat Series)

Five Little Bunnies (Pete the Cat Series)

By James Dean , Kimberly Dean
Illustrator James Dean

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Hardcover $11.99 $12.99

A fun Pete-the-Cat-ified version of “Five Little Monkeys,” this rendition of a classic story is certain to have you hopping up and down! When Pete the Cat is bunnysitting five little bunnies, they start hopping on the bed! You and your little Pete the Cat fan will have a blast singing along to this classic tune with an Easter twist! 

A fun Pete-the-Cat-ified version of “Five Little Monkeys,” this rendition of a classic story is certain to have you hopping up and down! When Pete the Cat is bunnysitting five little bunnies, they start hopping on the bed! You and your little Pete the Cat fan will have a blast singing along to this classic tune with an Easter twist! 

Happy Easter, Curious George

Hardcover $11.99 $12.99

Happy Easter, Curious George

Happy Easter, Curious George

By H. A. Rey

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Hardcover $11.99 $12.99

For fans of Curious George, we have a delightful holiday adventure that takes place in a park and involves stickers! This lovely book follows George and the man with the yellow hat as they head to the hat and George sees some kids dyeing Easter eggs! You won’t want to miss this fantastic holiday read! 

For fans of Curious George, we have a delightful holiday adventure that takes place in a park and involves stickers! This lovely book follows George and the man with the yellow hat as they head to the hat and George sees some kids dyeing Easter eggs! You won’t want to miss this fantastic holiday read! 

The Good Egg

Hardcover $16.99 $19.99

The Good Egg

The Good Egg

By Jory John
Illustrator Pete Oswald

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Hardcover $16.99 $19.99

If you’re looking for an eggcellent Easter read that can also be read all year long, you’ll want to check out The Good Egg. As part of the food groups picture book series, this eggceptional read is all about the importance of balance, self-care, and accepting those we love! Plus, there’s even an extra Good Egg story: The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! all about a hilarious egg hunt adventure that includes sticker sheets perfect for decorating eggs with for Easter!

If you’re looking for an eggcellent Easter read that can also be read all year long, you’ll want to check out The Good Egg. As part of the food groups picture book series, this eggceptional read is all about the importance of balance, self-care, and accepting those we love! Plus, there’s even an extra Good Egg story: The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! all about a hilarious egg hunt adventure that includes sticker sheets perfect for decorating eggs with for Easter!

The Velveteen Rabbit: The Classic Edition

Hardcover $17.95 $19.95

The Velveteen Rabbit: The Classic Edition

The Velveteen Rabbit: The Classic Edition

By Margery Williams
Illustrator Charles Santore

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Hardcover $17.95 $19.95

This classic will be your child’s stuffed animal dream come true. This beloved story about a toy rabbit so well loved that he eventually becomes real. This book is the perfect bunny read! Plus, our classic edition has more illustrations than the originally published work, all by Charles Santore! And the icing on the cake (or the dye on your eggs) is that there’s even a lovable Velveteen Rabbit plush you can purchase to give your child their own Velveteen Rabbit to love and cherish! 

This classic will be your child’s stuffed animal dream come true. This beloved story about a toy rabbit so well loved that he eventually becomes real. This book is the perfect bunny read! Plus, our classic edition has more illustrations than the originally published work, all by Charles Santore! And the icing on the cake (or the dye on your eggs) is that there’s even a lovable Velveteen Rabbit plush you can purchase to give your child their own Velveteen Rabbit to love and cherish! 

The Easter Egg

Hardcover $17.99 $19.99

The Easter Egg

The Easter Egg

By Jan Brett
Illustrator Jan Brett

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Hardcover $17.99 $19.99

Jan Brett, author of many holiday classics, gives us an Easter tale to remember in The Easter Egg. Follow Hoppi, a bunny determined to make the best Easter egg in order to get the opportunity to help the Easter Bunny with his Easter morning deliveries. Hoppi struggles to make the perfect one and heads into the woods, discouraged and trying to think. When he keeps a blue robin’s egg safe and warm until the baby bird hatches, he presents that empty blue eggshell to the Easter Bunny as his Easter egg. All about kindness and Easter, this book is certain to warm the hearts of all who read it! 

Jan Brett, author of many holiday classics, gives us an Easter tale to remember in The Easter Egg. Follow Hoppi, a bunny determined to make the best Easter egg in order to get the opportunity to help the Easter Bunny with his Easter morning deliveries. Hoppi struggles to make the perfect one and heads into the woods, discouraged and trying to think. When he keeps a blue robin’s egg safe and warm until the baby bird hatches, he presents that empty blue eggshell to the Easter Bunny as his Easter egg. All about kindness and Easter, this book is certain to warm the hearts of all who read it!