EASTER BOOKS

Easter! A time for joy and rejoicing. A time of new life - new beginnings. A time when we celebrate the God of the impossible. To help you get ready for Easter check out some books about Easter in the library.


ADULT BOOKS


The Stone That Rolled Away
Experience passion week and Easter through stories, meditations, hymns, poems, and prayers. The book is compiled by Guideposts.

The First Easter
It was the week that changed the world. This book tells the nature of the conspiracy against Jesus,
unravels the politics behind the cruifixion, documents the Last Supper and captures the trial before Pilate.

Lilies, Rabbits, and Painted Eggs
The symbols of Easter - painted eggs, new born ckicks, white lilies, new clothes are explained as well as how these symbols fit in our Easter celebration.

Peter Marshall's Beautiful Easter Prayers
A small book of prayers for Easter meditations by Peter Marshall to help you prepare yourself for Easter.

Our Family Easter Book
Stories, activities for the family to do together as they prepare for Easter. Special recipes like pancakes, chicken buns, and coconut pyramides. Crafts - making cards, making an Easter garden, and wooly chicks are included. There are read-aloud excerpts also included.

The Passion Story
A Bible study to be used during Lent.

The First Easter
Written by Peter Marshall who was convinced that "no man can look at Jesus of Nazareth and remain the same." It was the purpose of his ministry to make sure his congregation really looked at Jesus. The material is taken from his sermons.



CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Easter Parade
A illustrated book of Irving Berlin's song Easter Parade. Little bunny and her father go and enjoy the Easter Parade together.

The First Easter
A small board book for young children that very simply tells the story of the first Easter.

The Parable of the Lily
A farmer's daughter recieves a myterious gift which she neglects and then discards, only to find out Easter morning how special it is. Bible verses link the story to the life of Jesus.

The Spring Rabbit
Smudge is the only rabbit in the woods without a brother or sister. His mother tells tim to wait until spring. But spring is a long way off. Will Smudge's wish for a brother or sister ever come to pass?

East Bunny Are You Real?
What does the Easter bunny have to do with Easter? The book very simply explains about this symbol of Easter.

Hosanna to you, Jesus
A simple story which explains Palm Sunday.

The Easter Egg Artists
The Abbots have an established business as Easter egg artists, but take time out for a artistic adventure with their son Orson. Will the Easter eggs be ready for Easter? Delightful pictures help tell the story.

The Big Bunny and the Easter Eggs
Wilbur is big - bigger than the other rabbits. He can carry heavy loads and hop great distances. That is why he is chosen to be the Easter Bunny. He does a good job, until he gets sick.

The World in the Candy Egg
The story of the life inside a spun sugar egg. A tiny bird, a chicken, a wooly lamb, and a furry rabbit took a peck inside the egg, but the world belongs to a little girl.

The Easter Bunny That Overslept
It was raining and the Easter bunny was struggling down in his warm burrow dreaming about painting eggs and all the children who would visit on Easter Sunday. The bunny listened to the rain and it was so soothing he fell asleep and slept right through Easter. That is how the bunny found no one is interested in Easter eggs on Mother's Day, the 4th of July, or Halloween. Luckily when Christmas comes around Santa Claus thought of the perfect gift for the Easter bunny so he would never be late again. Read the book and you will know what the bunny got for Christmas.

A Rabbit for Easter
Paul is the happiest boy in Kindergarten because he can take the class' pet rabbit home during the Easter vacation. Sam, the rabbit, gets lost - but is found and Paul learns a valuable lesson.

The Golden Egg Book
Once there was a little bunny who found an egg. He could hear something moving inside the egg. He rolled the egg down a hill to break the egg. Later when the bunny fell asleep the egg cracked open. Read the story to find out what was inside the egg.

Things to Make and Do for Easter
The book includes recipes, puzzles, riddles, games and instructions for making Easter eggs and an Easter basket.

The Easter Story for Children
Life always comes back in the spring. The glory of Easter is revealed to us in the spring. The cross becomes a major part of the Easter story - the proof that God keeps his promises.

The Great Easter Egg Mystery
After working hard to get them painted in time for the big Easter egg hunt, the Maple Street Six discover some of their eggs are missing. A Easter time mystery - see if you can solve the mystery before the Maple Street Six.

Petook
Petook the rooster witnesses the crucifixion of Christ and rejoices in the birth of New Chicks three days later on Easter morning.