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      • Fall Holiday Books
      • Winter Holiday Books >
        • Oscar the Kitten Review
    • Kid-Friendly Fun >
      • All About the Arts for Kids
      • Animal & Nature Lovers
      • Dinosaurs
      • Jr History Detectives
      • Knights & Dragons
      • Mad About Science
      • Outer Space Page
      • Pirates! Arrr!
      • Superheroes
      • Planes, Trains, Automobiles, Ships
      • Princess and Fairies Page
    • Kids Camps >
      • Camp Tour Dates & Open Houses
      • Summer Camps by theme
    • Other sites for events & activities >
      • Koddler Events New Feed
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      • Amusement Parks
      • NJ Spraygrounds & Water Parks
      • NJ Ski areas
      • NJ Farms
      • County Parks in NJ
      • Rec Departments in NJ
      • Beach Towns
    • Zoos, Horseback Riding >
      • Zoos by county
    • Museums
    • For a Rainy Day
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Spring & Spring Holiday Books

The age classifications (come from various sources) are meant as a guide to get you started. When the age classifications differ, we went with the earliest age for reading it (or reading it to the child) but some titles may still be enjoyed by a younger or older child. Parents know their children best and should use their judgment.
Other Seasonal/Holiday books: Summer, Fall, Winter
Check out more suggestions from NJ parents & children, top picks from ParenthoodNJ and library picks

Spring

Infants & Older

Spring Things by Bob Raczka (ages 4-8; younger kids will enjoy it, too)
Kitten's Spring by Eugenie Fernandes (baby-preschool)
Mud by Mary Lyn Ray (Pre-K to Gr 2)
Wake Up, It's Spring by Lisa Campbell Ernst (preschool)
Old Bear by Kevin Henkes (preschool)

Toddlers & Preschoolers

Wake Me in Spring by James Preller (ages 4-8)
It's Spring by Linda Glaser (Pre-K to Gr 1)
Hurray for Spring! by Patricia Hubbell (Pre-K to Gr 1)
Skunk's Spring Surprise by Leslea Newman (ages 4-8)
Fletcher and the Springtime Blossoms by Julia Rawlinson (ages 3-7)
Little People Spring Is Here - Lift the Flap book

Elementary School

How a Seed Grows by Helene J. Jordan (Gr 1-3)

St. Patrick's Day
Please see our Winter Holiday Section

Passover

To learn more about Passover: What is Passover?, About Passover, Judaism 101

Infants & Older

Only Nine Chairs: A Tale for Passover by Deborah Uchill Miller (ages 4-8)
P is for Passover by Tanya Lee Stone (baby-preschool)
A Touch of Passover by Ari Sollish (baby-preschool)

Toddlers & Preschoolers

The Mouse in the Matzah Factory by Francine Medoff (PreK-Gr 3)
Sammy Spider's First Passover by Sylvia A. Rouss (ages 4-8)
The Matzah Man by Naomi Howland (preK-Gr 2)
Four Special Questions: A Passover Story by Jonny Zucker (ages 3-8)

Elementary School

Matzo Ball Moon by Leslea Newman (kindergarten-Gr 3)
Passover Parrot by Evelyn Zusman (ages 4-8)
Why on this Night? A Passover Haggadah by Rahel Musleah (kindergarten-Gr 4)
On Passover by Cathy Goldberg Fishman (ages 5-10)

Easter

Infants & Older

What is Easter? by Michelle Medlock Adams (baby-preschool)
My First Easter by Tomi dePaola (baby-preschool)
Where Are Baby's Easter Eggs? A Lift-the-Flap Book by Karen Katz (baby-preschool)
Hey Rabbit! by Sergio Ruzzier (baby-preschool)
Grumpy Easter Bunny Board Book by Justine Korman (baby-preschool)
Happy Easter by Michelle Knudsen (baby-preschool)
Baby Touch & Feel Easter Bunny by Roger Priddy (baby-preschool)
Easter Egg Hunt by Chuck Murphy (baby-preschool)
Happy Easter, Emily: A Lift the Flap Book (ages 4-8)
Panda's Easter Basket by Tara Jaye Morrow (baby-preschool)

Toddlers & Preschoolers

The Easter Egg by Jan Brett (ages 4-8)
Bunny's Easter Egg by Anne Mortimer (ages 4-8)
The Story of the Easter Bunny by Katherine Tegen (Pre-K to Gr 2)
Queen of Easter by Mary Engelbreit (ages 4-8)
The Royal Easter Tea Party by Megan Bryant (ages 4-8)
Easter by Miriam Nerlove (ages 1 to 6)
Rechenka's Eggs by Patricia Polacco (ages 4-8)
Humbug Rabbit by Lorna Balian (ages 4-8)
The Bunny Who Found Easter by Charlotte Zolotow (Pre-K to Gr 2)
Here Comes T-Rex Cottontail by Lois G. Grambling (Pre-K to Gr 2)
Last One is a Rotten Egg by Diane Degroat (ages 4-8)
Happy Easter, Mouse! by Laura Numeroff (ages 4-8)
The Dumb Bunnies' Easter by Dav Pilkey (ages 4 & up)
I Need an Easter Egg: A Lift the Flap Story by Harriet Ziefert (ages 4-8)
Minerva Louise and the Colorful Eggs by Janet Morgan Stoeke (Pre-K to Gr 2)
Milo the Really Big Bunny by Stephen Krensky (Pre-K to Gr 2)
Looking for Easter by Dori Chaconas (ages 4 to 8)
Ernest's First Easter by Paivi Stalder (ages 3 to 8)

Elementary School

The Best Easter Egg Hunt Ever by John Speirs (a look and find book; ages 4-8)
Silly Tilly and the Easter Bunny by Lillian Hoban (K-Gr 3)
Rechenka's Eggs by Patricia Polacco (ages 4-8)
The Great Easter Egg Hunt (A Look Again Book) by Michael Garland (Gr 1-3)
The Easter Bunny That Overslept by Priscilla & Otto Friedrich (ages 4-8)
The Tale of the Three Trees a traditional folktale retold by Angela Elwell Hunt (ages 9-12)


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