The Horn Book Guide

EASY READERS

Wallace, Carol

Easter Bunny Blues

40 pp. | Holiday | March, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-2162-6 $15.95

(3) K-3 Holiday House Readers series. Illustrated by Steve Björkman. Two dogs work quickly to make a plan when the Easter Bunny comes down with the flu a week before the holiday. Thanks to the chickens' eggs, the birds' gathered berries, the squirrels' tails (as paint brushes)--and a last-minute rally from the bunny himself--they manage to save Easter. This lively story about cooperation features spirited illustrations of helpful animals.

Reviewer: Susan Halperin