Easter Bunny's Basket

Lily Karr, illus. by Kyle Poling, Scholastic/Cartwheel, $6.99 (10p) ISBN 978-0-545-27940-6

In this interactive board book with a carrying handle, a buttercream yellow bunny leads readers on a search for candy and eggs to fill Easter baskets: "An Easter basket needs a chocolate bunny treat. Do you see one?" Small flaps integrated into a sunny country landscape reveal hidden Easter goodies as well as cows, birds, and other assorted animals. The surprise elements should please youngest readers. Up to age 3. (Jan.)

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