The Easter Surprise
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
The fifth book by the authors of the media sensation and instant New York Times bestseller The SheepOver, featuring a curious bunny and her baby farm animal friends solving an Easter mystery together.
Fern the bunny wakes up one morning to a surprise: the squirrels have discovered a beautifully decorated egg in their tree! And it's not just the squirrels--Mo the kitten, the goslings, the puppies, and even the lambs have all found special eggs hidden around the farm. As the baby animals follow clues from one egg to the next, Fern thinks she sees two soft, pointy ears peeking out above the grass. Then she notices a fluffy tail disappearing behind the barn. Then she spots long whiskers twitching among the flowers! Someone is watching, and the animal friends will have to solve their Easter mystery together to find out who.
With vividly evocative photo illustrations, John and Jennifer Churchman bring to life a delightful story based on real animals and events on their Vermont farm.
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The Churchmans first introduced Moonrise Farm and its animal residents in The SheepOver. The series continues with an Easter-themed story starring Fern, a tawny-colored rabbit, who is looking for a friend who "promised her a surprise today." Fern roams a springtime barnyard, pasture, and light-bathed woodland, where she discovers an Easter egg featuring an image of an orange kitten: "The picture on that egg looks just like Mo the farm kitten." Ornately illustrated eggs by Ukrainian artist Theresa Somerset use Jan Brett style visual foreshadowing, featuring images of the animals that will appear next. ("Fern discovered Mo prowling around the kitchen garden.") Readers familiar with the other titles in the Sweet Pea & Friends series will appreciate the reappearance of characters, including Sweet Pea the sheep and sheepdog Maisie. The joyful photo illustrations offer a dreamlike, pastoral world that readers will be eager to revisit. Ages 4 8.
