Easter Bunny Blues Book

This charming book for beginning readers celebrates the virtue of working together.

Easter is just one week away, and the Easter Bunny has the flu! Petey and Old Jack think it's a doggone shame that children won't receive their Easter baskets this year. Together the dogs come up with a plan that involves lots of animals. But can they help the bunny beat his blues in time?

Children's Literature

Petey and Old Jack, two farm dogs, are worried there will be no Easter for their girl, Belle, and all the other children. The Easter Bunny has come down with the flu and also has the blues. After talking to Mrs. Bunny, the two friends decide to take over for the Easter Bunny by enlisting the help of the farm and forest animals. The ducks and chickens are invited to donate eggs, the squirrels are recruited to decorate eggs with their tails, the birds will mix up paint using berries and fruits, and the dogs and deer will deliver baskets. Mrs. Bunny provides the baskets and the animals get to work. Luckily the Easter Bunny pulls through just in time. He uses his super powers to provide Easter surprises for the baskets and treats for all the animals that helped get the baskets ready to deliver. Attractive watercolor and ink illustrations complement the springtime story and do not interfere with the text. This book will be popular with beginning chapter book readers, who will be looking for more adventures of Petey and Old Jack. Reviewer: Nancy Baumann