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"I gave this book to my granddaughter and read it to her. She loved it and wanted to have a backward Easter egg hunt too. It's a perfect way to explain to young children what Easter is all about. I highly recommend it!"
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The Backward Easter Egg Hunt Hardcover Picture Book Ages 47 Meadow Rue Merrill Books Reviews
- Molly is excited about Easter! She gets to go to Aunt Jenny’s house and search for plastic Easter eggs hidden in the barn!
But something is BACKWARDS this year. What will happen? Will she learn more about Jesus and about how much He loves us?
Meadow Rue Merrill’s latest Lantern Hill Farm children’s book—THE BACKWARDS EASTER EGG HUNT—is available today, March 1, from Hendrickson Publishers. This delightful bound book (a board book version is available) will excite young readers and will thrill parent and grandparent readers with its clever story, its vivid illustrations, its opportunity to teach the Christian Easter message, and with its focus on children being participants in the story but not the focus of it.
The focus is on God’s great love for us all, the kind of love which, in Molly’s thoughts, “makes you brand new and sparkly, too.â€
Delighted myself in the book, I deputized my oldest granddaughter as my test reader. She’s seven (ALMOST EIGHT!), and she’s an expressive reader. She had loved Merrill’s first Lantern Hill Farm book, THE CHRISTMAS CRADLE, which introduced the same characters—Molly, Baby Charlie, Mama and Papa, Aunt Jenny and Uncle Gerry, and friends—when it appeared last year. (Three additional Lantern Hill Farm books are slated to appear this year.)
When I handed my granddaughter THE BACKWARDS EASTER EGG HUNT, she was excited to have a new story about Molly. One of her comments to me about the Christmas book had been a thrilled interjection as she read it the first time, last fall, and was almost all the way through—“Grandpa, they already know about Jesus!â€
I smiled. This time, I was certain, my granddaughter would find that Aunt Jenny already knew the real story—and she would help Molly and the other children discern for themselves—the real story of Easter. And that is what happened.
She handed the book back. “How did you like it, sweetie?†“I LOVE it!â€
I handed the book to my second reader, my oldest grandson, at six. He snuggled into my lap, gathered his next younger sister, at almost 4, and he did a good job reading the story to us—except for words like though and through, which no one should be required to sound out.
My youngest grandson liked the book, too. He chewed on a corner of it for a bit and then tossed it away and went to build a block tower.
Meadow Merrill grew up on a farm in Oregon and now lives with her husband and six children on a farm in Midcoast Maine. She is an experienced journalist with many credits and is the author of the award-winning inspirational memoir REDEEMING RUTH.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in return for my honest review. - Conscientious parents struggle to incorporate cultural traditions with the sacred underpinnings of family holidays. Biblical stories of Jesus's birth, death, and resurrection hardly stand a chance against the lure of gifts and candy. But what if the light hearted side of Easter could be harnessed in the service of cementing the story of real, live truth?
Meadow Rue Merrill invites families to Lantern Hill Farm where Aunt Jenny hosts a backward Easter egg hunt with rhymed clues that send kids scrambling and competing for the goal. When she brings them all back together again, it's for an unveiling of God's Big Story that's been there in the hunt all along.
The Backward Easter Egg Hunt is fun for reading aloud or for Easter gift basketing, and it is also a heads up for parents who want to plan ahead for meaningful celebration of Resurrection Sunday and the God who makes possible a new sparkly life in Christ! - Are you wanting a fresh way to teach the values associated with the true meaning of Easter? Look no further than this delightful new children’s storybook “The Backwards Easter Egg Hunt†by author Meadow Rue Merrill. In a continuation of her Lantern Hill Farm holiday series, Merrill offers children a problem (Easter eggs for the hunt haven’t been filled) and a creative learning solution (a scavenger hunt for symbolic nature items.) What ensues is both fun and faith-building as each of the egg contents explain more of the Easter story. I’m excited to add this to my Granny Book collection and will be purchasing for gifts during Lent. ~ Lucinda Secrest McDowell
- The Backward Easter Egg Hunt gives a twist to the familiar hunt for plastic eggs filled with candy and prizes so many children participate in. The hunt in the book emphasizes the elements of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The characters enjoy this scavenger hunt so much that it will surely inspire other similar scavenger hunts as a fun, but more meaningful way to celebrate Easter!
- I honestly never thought about how so many holidays, including Christmas and Easter, are centered around children getting gifts (presents, chocolate eggs, etc) rather than "getting" the meaning of the celebration instead. This wonderful new Lantern Hill Farm picture book does both! The story entertained my 4-year-old nephew (shown here) while his mom and I appreciated the suggested activity (a "backwards" Easter egg hunt) and the focus on the real meaning of Easter. Entertaining and educational - a win for parents, grandparents, and anyone who buys kids books.
- I gave this book to my granddaughter and read it to her. She loved it and wanted to have a backward Easter egg hunt too. It's a perfect way to explain to young children what Easter is all about. I highly recommend it!
- I really Love The Lantern Hill Farm Series.With Easter around the corner this will be a Easter gift to be shared with children and adults.
- Such a wonderful interactive and creative story to share the true Easter message with children in a way that they will remember providing a fun interactive hunt that goes beyond just Easter eggs! Love it!
