If you are looking for a beautifully illustrated book that explains to children why we celebrate Easter with Easter eggs, this is the book! It tells the story of a little boy who has a sister who gets sick right before Easter. She is so sick that he has to go live with other people. While he is there he learns about Easter eggs and how they relate to Jesus and His resurrection. Then he looks forward to telling his sister all about what he learned.

I like the beautiful illustrations in this book. I also like that it shows the messy reality that sometimes, at least in the northern hemisphere, it can still be snowy and ice weather when Easter happens. The book shows the boy hunting for Easter eggs with frost on the trees and flowers. So many Easter books are just about the Easter bunny and eggs. I love that this book talks about Jesus and His life and sacrifice and resurrection. It is fun that it mentions the store in the author’s companion book, The Legend of the Candy Cane.