Rabbits and Eggs

So the theme for this week's story time was "Rabbits and Eggs" and we enjoyed lots of wonderful stories, two flannelboards (Four Little Chicks and Five Little Rabbits) We sang several songs and did a number of finger plays. After we made bunny ears to wear we had hunted to easter eggs, hidden among the books in the children's room.

Here are the books we read:

Wake Up, It's Spring! by Lisa Campbell Ernst
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a wonderfully illustrated book with simple text. Sun wakes the earth with the news that Spring is here - and the word passes from character to character. My story time audience loved that each new character opened one eye at a time, when told to wake up, it's spring. When all the characters are dancing in the warm spring sun, the kids all pointed out the characters. This was a very engaging story time read.

Quiet Bunny by Lisa McCue
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I fell in love with Quiet Bunny. The character is so adorable - hats off to Lisa McCue for her wonderful illustrations! This adorable little guy loves the all the sounds of the forest he lives in but there is one problem: when he tries to contribute he opens his mouth but only silence comes out. He tries everything to copy the sounds he hears. Finally, wise old owl advises him to find his own sound...which he does - by accident - and very happily joins in all the other forest animals and the cacophony they make each night. The joy that Quiet Bunny feels comes across so clearly that everyone, young and old, broke out in big smiles.

Hop! by Phyllis Root
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This board book has lovely illustrations and simple rhyming text that was very popular with my story time audience. We stopped often to count the rabbits or discuss what they were doing on many of the pictures ("hungry bunnies in a bunch (5) find some clover and nibble lunch") The pictures are big and bright enough that even with a good sized story time audience this book worked.

Muncha! Muncha! Muncha! by Candace Fleming
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

With repeated sounds and a chorus of "Muncha, Muncha, Muncha!" this book, documents the battle between Mr. McGreely and three mischievous rabbits over his newly planted vegetable garden. There is no stopping these rabbits - although Mr. McGreely tries his best. Just for a moment, it looks like he has won the battle - but has he?