Pick a Perfect Egg by Patricia Toht, Jarvis
Published by Candlewick Press on February 14, 2023
ISBN: 1536228478
Pages: 40
Genres: Realistic Fiction
Format: Picture Book Fiction
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In this seasonal rhyming Easter story, a girl and her mother gather eggs at a farm. They bring them home and hard-boil, dye, and decorate them ahead of the next morning’s Easter egg hunt. The illustrations, filled with spring colors, are joyful.

The little girl, with reddish-brown hair, blue eyes, and freckles, wears a white rabbit costume and joins other pale and brown-skinned friends for an Easter egg hunt. There are no religious references. The rhyme scheme works well and is easy to read aloud making this a good choice to share for story time. Companion book to “Pick a Pine Tree” and “Pick a Pumpkin” by same author and illustrator duo. This would make an excellent book to add to the library’s spring/Easter collection.

Reviewed by Barb Rehmeyer, Liberty Library