I need this book. I could also see giving this book to all of my friends. What a beautiful book about the gift of Easter.

What I especially appreciate is it doesn't bash things like Easter eggs or the Easter bunny. Rather, the book uses them as examples of how we can see Jesus, how Easter was the Plan all along. What a good reminder for us adults as well ( )

God Gave Us Easter begins with the Easter bunny and chocolate eggs but quickly and briefly redirects back to the main point of Easter: Jesus' death and resurrection. It covers sin and God's forgiveness, and life and death in general. This makes it a good choice for a child who has lost a loved one. It also includes the beginning of Noah's Arc and starting new. Overall, this feels more like a general book about God than one about Easter.

Recommended age: 4-6 years

Writing style: The story is written as a conversation between a Papa bear and its Little Cub. There is a lot of text crammed into the page. It also uses a lot of analogies, like an egg cracking like Jesus' tomb or how a pinecone spreading its seeds to grow a new tree is like the resurrection.

Lexile score: AD5000L
Decoding difficulty: 4/5
Vocabulary difficulty: 4/5
Sentences difficulty: 4/5
Patterns difficulty: 5/5

Illustration style: Beautiful illustrations with good variety. Some are full pages, some are small illustrations between blocks of text, and some have cute borders. The text on many of the full-page illustrations is hard to read.

Reality-based: The story is told by polar bears instead of humans, but the message is correct. ( )

This is a wonderful book about Easter. It is clear and easy for a child to understand. The art is also absolutely lovely. ( )

I enjoyed this Christian Children's book. I received this as part of a gift. I voluntarily chose to review this. I've given this a 5* rating. I really like the way this author explains things to the very young. I'm sure my grandchildren will enjoy this. ( )

This was a sweet book. I personally didn't enjoy it as much as some of her other books, but my 6-yr-old daughter loved it. ( )