Easter Fun with Peter Rabbit

Children's Literature

Children celebrating Easter will find numerous craft ideas to keep them busy in the weeks proceeding the holiday with this educational activity book. Easter cards, a crossword puzzle, a rebus letter, matching games, recipes, stickers, and many egg decorating techniques are just some of the excellent activities provided. Children will find crafts and games to suit different abilities and interests. For example, some activities emphasize creativity, others help develop motor skills, and some are interactive and educational. Black and white illustrations accompany the instructions for each craft. The illustrations are certainly adequate but would have been more appealing with a splash of color here and there. Stickers in the middle of the book add a bit of needed color. Some of the stickers are used with activities in the book, and others are for decorating Easter eggs and cards. Both stickers and illustrations are true to the style of the original Beatrix Potter books. Although a number of the activities require kitchen or craft supplies, others require only a pen or crayon and are suitable for car, train, and airplane trips. Children will need assistance with the baking and egg decorating activities. 2003 (orig. 1999), Penguin Books/Penguin Putnam, Pettenati