Easter Archives - Redeemed Reader https://redeemedreader.com/tag/easter/ Kids' Books. Culture. Christ. Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:59:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://redeemedreader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/cropped-favicon-32x32.png Easter Archives - Redeemed Reader https://redeemedreader.com/tag/easter/ 32 32 A Wonderful Surprise by Sally Michael https://redeemedreader.com/a-wonderful-surprise-by-sally-michael/ https://redeemedreader.com/a-wonderful-surprise-by-sally-michael/#respond Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:48:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=42830 A Wonderful Surprise looks at Easter through the lens of one short scripture passage which children are encouraged to memorize.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/a-wonderful-surprise-by-sally-michael/feed/ 0 The Sacred Sacrifice by Hannah Paris https://redeemedreader.com/the-sacred-sacrifice-by-hannah-paris/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-sacred-sacrifice-by-hannah-paris/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:28:24 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=40254 In The Sacred Sacrifice, Paris is proposing we use Bach's St. Matthew Passion in Lent and Easter much like we enjoy Handel's Messiah during Advent and Christmas.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-sacred-sacrifice-by-hannah-paris/feed/ 0 At Jerusalem’s Gate by Nikki Grimes https://redeemedreader.com/at-jerusalems-gate-by-nikki-grimes/ https://redeemedreader.com/at-jerusalems-gate-by-nikki-grimes/#respond Fri, 10 Mar 2023 17:55:42 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=37959 At Jersualem's Gate offers poetic meditations on what people involved in the events leading to Christ's resurrection might have thought and felt.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/at-jerusalems-gate-by-nikki-grimes/feed/ 0 The Velveteen Rabbit Turns 100: A Bunny Booklist https://redeemedreader.com/the-velveteen-rabbit-turns-100-a-bunny-booklist/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-velveteen-rabbit-turns-100-a-bunny-booklist/#respond Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:11:32 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=34573 The Velveteen Rabbit turns 100 There was once a velveteen rabbit . . . Once upon a time, there were three little rabbits and their names were. . . In your head did you just hear “Flopsy, Mopsy, Cottontail, and Peter? (If your head is like mine, it was probably with a nice British accent!)…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-velveteen-rabbit-turns-100-a-bunny-booklist/feed/ 0 Christian Easter Gifts for Kids and Teens https://redeemedreader.com/christian-easter-gifts-for-kids-and-teens/ https://redeemedreader.com/christian-easter-gifts-for-kids-and-teens/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2022 08:54:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=34437 Do you give Easter gifts in your family? Most families I know give gifts—a lot of them—at Christmas, but give minimally (if at all) at Easter. And, frankly, that’s fine. Our culture loves to use any occasion to encourage us to buy more stuff, which most of us don’t need. And we know that Easter…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/christian-easter-gifts-for-kids-and-teens/feed/ 44 *Bare Tree and Little Wind by Mitali Perkins https://redeemedreader.com/bare-tree-and-little-wind-by-mitali-perkins/ https://redeemedreader.com/bare-tree-and-little-wind-by-mitali-perkins/#respond Wed, 09 Mar 2022 10:45:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=33939 Bare Tree and Little Wind reminds readers that Jesus is the Real King, and He is coming again. *Bare Tree and Little Wind by Mitali Perkins and illustrated by Khoa Le. Waterbrook, 2022. 40 pages. Reading Level: Picture books, ages 4-8 Recommended For: All ages. Bare Tree is stark and barren: no dates, no seeds,…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/bare-tree-and-little-wind-by-mitali-perkins/feed/ 0 *Something Better Coming by Megan Saben https://redeemedreader.com/something-better-coming-by-megan-saben/ https://redeemedreader.com/something-better-coming-by-megan-saben/#respond Tue, 01 Mar 2022 13:47:22 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=34462 Something Better Coming builds anticipation for the Easter season as it builds faith in young hearts.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/something-better-coming-by-megan-saben/feed/ 0 *Easter Stories: Classic Tales for the Holy Season https://redeemedreader.com/easter-stories-classic-tales-for-the-holy-season/ https://redeemedreader.com/easter-stories-classic-tales-for-the-holy-season/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:38:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=34450 Easter Stories is a lovely—and literary—collection of short stories from authors both old and new. *Easter Stories: Classic Tales for the Holy Season. Plough Publishing House, 2015. 374 pages. Reading Level: Teens, Ages 12 and up Recommended For: Ages 8 and up as a family read aloud Easter stories are about redemption. They’re about mankind’s…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/easter-stories-classic-tales-for-the-holy-season/feed/ 2 The Expected One and The Risen One by Scott James https://redeemedreader.com/the-expected-one-and-the-risen-one-by-scott-james/ https://redeemedreader.com/the-expected-one-and-the-risen-one-by-scott-james/#respond Fri, 05 Nov 2021 11:36:00 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=32815 There is much to anticipate in both Christmas and Easter, but the Story is much bigger than the significant events, as Scott James demonstrates in a pair of devotional books. *The Expected One by Scott James. B&H Publishing, 2021. 121 pages. *The Risen One by Scott James. B&H Publishing, 2021. 121 pages. Reading Level: Adults…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/the-expected-one-and-the-risen-one-by-scott-james/feed/ 0 A Family Easter https://redeemedreader.com/a-family-easter/ https://redeemedreader.com/a-family-easter/#comments Fri, 03 Apr 2020 15:01:08 +0000 https://redeemedreader.com/?p=27602 What were you doing last February? Possibly, after Valentine’s Day passed and stores cleared their shelves for St. Patrick’s, you were seeing some Easter chicks and ducks, lilies and daffodils peeking out from the green. You might have started working on your church’s annual Easter cantata, or (if you’re a traditionalist) thinking about for new…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/a-family-easter/feed/ 1 *He is Risen: Rocks Tell the Story of Easter by Patti Rokus https://redeemedreader.com/he-is-risen-rocks-tell-the-story-of-easter-by-patti-rokus/ https://redeemedreader.com/he-is-risen-rocks-tell-the-story-of-easter-by-patti-rokus/#respond Tue, 16 Apr 2019 20:45:47 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=24848 A beautiful, artistic representation of the story of Easter using rocks set against a black backdrop. Starred review for He is Risen.

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/he-is-risen-rocks-tell-the-story-of-easter-by-patti-rokus/feed/ 0 Easter List Round-Up, 2017 Edition https://redeemedreader.com/easter-list-round-2017-edition/ https://redeemedreader.com/easter-list-round-2017-edition/#respond Mon, 10 Apr 2017 23:16:41 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=21757 Need a last minute gift idea for Easter morning? Want to have some books around that remind your children of the real reason for Easter? Here’s a compilation of our Easter lists along with a couple of reminders of other books we’ve featured that work well for Easter. Mission Accomplished: A Two Week Devotional for…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/easter-list-round-2017-edition/feed/ 0 Bunny’s First Spring by Sally Lloyd Jones and David McPhail https://redeemedreader.com/bunnys-first-spring-by-sally-lloyd-jones-and-david-mcphail/ https://redeemedreader.com/bunnys-first-spring-by-sally-lloyd-jones-and-david-mcphail/#respond Wed, 20 May 2015 13:00:30 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=15498 Bunny’s First Spring by Sally Lloyd Jones, illustrated by David McPhail. Zonderkidz, 2014. 32 pages. Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 0-4 A little bunny explores his world through changing seasons, sharing his exuberant observations with his affectionate parents. As winter arrives, he mourns the world that seems to be dying. Fearful of changes and very…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/bunnys-first-spring-by-sally-lloyd-jones-and-david-mcphail/feed/ 0 *Mission Accomplished: A Two-Week Family Easter Devotional https://redeemedreader.com/mission-accomplished-a-two-week-family-easter-devotional/ https://redeemedreader.com/mission-accomplished-a-two-week-family-easter-devotional/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2015 22:00:09 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=14528 *Mission Accomplished: A Two-Week Family Easter Devotional by Scott James. New Growth Press, 2015. 64 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 8-10 Recommended for: ages 4-8, ages 8-10 So often our church celebrations of the great story of Easter end with Easter morning: after attending various Passion week services, we arise early and go to…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/mission-accomplished-a-two-week-family-easter-devotional/feed/ 1 Easter devotional: Why Easter? https://redeemedreader.com/easter-devotional-why-easter/ https://redeemedreader.com/easter-devotional-why-easter/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2014 13:00:48 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=11226   Compared to the proliferation of Christmas-themed titles, the availability of books about Easter is sparse. As we noted last year, many of them focus just on Passion Week or try to justify the use of eggs and bunnies as part of the celebration of the suffering, death and resurrection of Christ. There just isn’t…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/easter-devotional-why-easter/feed/ 19 Easter Picks from the New Crew https://redeemedreader.com/easter-picks-from-the-new-crew/ https://redeemedreader.com/easter-picks-from-the-new-crew/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:37:40 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=8088 We thought we’d kick off our new partnership with Megan and Betsy with a few Easter book recommendations.  (If you missed their introduction, read about them here and here.)  I will qualify this list by saying just because a book is on our list, that doesn’t mean we love everything about it.  In fact, we…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/our-easter-basket/feed/ 1 ‘The Dawning’ by George Herbert https://redeemedreader.com/from-the-dawning-by-george-herbert/ https://redeemedreader.com/from-the-dawning-by-george-herbert/#comments Sun, 24 Apr 2011 18:02:45 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=764 Awake sad heart whom sorrow ever drowns; Take up thine eyes, which feed on earth; Unfold thy forehead, gathered into frowns; Thy Saviour comes, and with mirth: Awake, awake.   And with a thankful heart His comforts take. But thou dost still lament, and pine, and cry, And feel His death, but not His victory.…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/from-the-dawning-by-george-herbert/feed/ 1 Easter Gifts 101: Last Minute Warning! https://redeemedreader.com/easter-gifts-101-last-minute-warning/ https://redeemedreader.com/easter-gifts-101-last-minute-warning/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:38:53 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=705 Easter is almost here, and while you could just pick a board book up at Walmart while you’re getting the Paas dye, you’ve still got time to order a book you’ll treasure for years to come.  And guess what?!  I happen to have a few ideas to help you do just that! TOP PICKS The…

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]]> https://redeemedreader.com/easter-gifts-101-last-minute-warning/feed/ 1 Easter Gifts 101: ‘The Prince’s Poison Cup’ by R. C. Sproul https://redeemedreader.com/easter-gifts-101-the-princes-poison-cup-by-r-c-sproul/ https://redeemedreader.com/easter-gifts-101-the-princes-poison-cup-by-r-c-sproul/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:43:33 +0000 http://ordinary-fan.flywheelsites.com/?p=518 The Prince’s Poison Cup is perfect for young boys ages 4-8, but I think it will also appeal to many girls. It’s that time of year again: the tulips in my flower bed are peeking out, the birds are building nests on my porch, and I’m trying to explain to my girls that, no, you…

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