If you love Jesus, and love children, and love books, then it just makes sense to want to give a child a book at Easter.

But if you’re choosy about what’s IN that book, you’ve got some figuring out to do.

You might select a book with cute baby animals and colorful flowers that celebrates spring.

Or a book with cute baby animals and colorful flowers and butterflies about the excitement and joy of new life at springtime.

Or a book in which Jesus dies and rises again … but we never know why.

Or a book that tells the Easter story in some detail and celebrates that because of Easter we can live forever with Jesus in heaven … someday.

Or a book that tells the Easter story in full detail, emphasizing our sin and our need for a Savior.

And any of these might be fine.

Or not.

Because death and resurrection and new life and forever and someday and sin and forgiveness are concepts young children–the age most Easter books are for–aren’t wired to understand just yet (my opinion; I know not everyone agrees).

On my blog at DianeStortz.com earlier this week, I put together a list of Easter books and a bit of information about each one. I’m sure I could have included more–and if you have a suggestion, I’d love to hear what it is and why you like it.

And I applaud all the authors and publishers who’ve tackled the trouble with Easter in children’s books.

Because every year I still want to slip an Easter book into a child’s basket among the chocolate bunnies and jelly beans.

DIANE

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