RAR #90: Easter Basket Ideas for Young Readers
Need a few Easter basket ideas for your young readers? We’ve got you covered!
In this episode we’re bringing you books and bookish ideas for kids infant-teen.
In this episode, you’ll hear:
- favorite children’s bibles and Easter books
- fiction books that your kids will love to find in their baskets this year
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Listener Guide
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- 2:01 Easter ideas for young kids
- 5:54 Easter ideas for 4- to 7-year-olds
- 11:01 Easter ideas for 8- to 12-year-olds
- 14:34 Easter ideas for teens
- 24:26 Meet Linsey Davis: The World is Awake
- 30:08 Diversity in picture books
- 35:55 Let the kids speak
Books from this episode:
(All links are affiliate links.)
Youngest kids:
Kids ages 4-7
Kids ages 8-12:
Teens:
Other books from this episode:
Links from this episode:
- RAR #22: Read Good Books. The End. – Carol Joy Seid
- RAR #67: Reading for the Bigger Story, Jonathan Rogers
- Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors, Rudine Sims Bishop
- Grace Lin’s TEDx talk: The Windows and Mirrors of Your Child’s Bookshelf
- The Read-Aloud Family
- Diverse books to celebrate the everyday
I love the idea of adding books to my baby’s first Easter basket. Thank you!
Great list, thank you! Favorites in our house are:
-Easter Bunny’s Amazing Egg Machine, Wendy Cheyette Lewison (hilarious)
-The Donkey That No One Could ride, Anthony DeStefano (AMAZING story and you can watch it read by the author in the EWTN youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqXAhafNJI8&t=5s)
-God Gave Us Ester, Lisa Tawn Bergren (BEAUTIFUL and very gentle way to introduced why the passion)
-The Sparrow’s Easter Song, Michelle Medlock Adams
-The Prince’s Poison Cup, R.C. Sproul
-The Easter Story, Brian Wildsmith
You can see and hear these ones and many more in my youtube channel: Stories that Build Character and More..: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlb-nJqzyK2D-9lsM0jvaA to see if you want to get them from the library or buy a copy. Happy reading and Happy Easter!
Great episode as always! I also love the book, Max and the Tag-along Moon, for a diverse every-day book.
I loved the interview with Linsey Davis! I saw her in Raymond Arroyo’s show, “The World Over” and so enjoyed listening to her. I immediately thought of you and wondered if you had seen her book and here it is! You are ahead of the game, Sarah! I need to get this book even though I don’t have any littles left.
Thanks for posting this list, we have several books you mentioned and love them dearly! Are you taking other suggestions? If so, I recently illustrated and published a counting primer for young children called Counting Thru the Bible (available on Amazon). It’s a board book designed to clearly identify basic numbers with items illustrated from the Old and New Testaments. I am about to publish another primer about animals of the Bible as well (Spring 2018).
I would love to hear any advice you may have in getting the word out about these biblically based children’s books, or if you want more information I would be happy to send you a copy. Thank you in advance!
So many great recommendations here! We absolutely love books by Jane G. Meyer. So many gems!
In the Candles Glow is a great one for Lent, too.:)