Easter Bunny, Are You For Real? - Hardcover

Myra, Harold Lawrence

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0849914930 ISBN 13: 9780849914935

Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc, 1998

Synopsis

Two children learn about the origins of the Easter bunny and other symbols and customs associated with Easter

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Review:

What parent is prepared to answer the question "What does the Easter Bunny have to do with Easter?" This fluffy fellow is not part of traditional Sunday school discussions, yet every spring he makes an appearance in the forms of animated characters, marshmallow treats, and holiday stories. Harold Myra and Jane Kurisu, who have also addressed Christian vs. commercial messages during other holidays in Santa: Are You for Real? and Halloween: Is It for Real?, provide a way of talking about this confusing subject for young Christians. When three children begin to question their dad about the connection between the Easter Bunny and the real Easter, he tells them about Jesus being killed on the cross and his resurrection. "The Easter Bunny has nothing to do with the real Easter. The Easter Bunny--along with new leaves and flowers and new baby kittens and baby chicks--is part of how we celebrate spring. But that's all. Spring is God's picture of Jesus rising from the dead as all of nature comes to life again."

Kurisu's spring-bright palette makes a pleasing backdrop to Myra's straightforward, evenhanded text; chocolate bunnies and Easter egg hunts are not disparaged, only placed in context. (Ages 4 to 8) --Emilie Coulter

About the Author:

Born in Camden, New Jersey, Harold Myra is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Christianity Today, Inc., which publishes Christianity Today, Campus Life, and Today's Christian Woman, and other outstanding Christian periodicals. His Bachelor of Science degree is from East Stroudsburg University (PA), and he has received Honorary Doctorate degrees from John Wesley College, Biola University, and Gordon College. He has taught writing and publishing at the Graduate School at Wheaton College. Harold lives in Illinois with his wife Jeanette. They have six children and three grandchildren.

Jane Kurisu has worked as a freelance illustrator in graphic design in Toronto, New York, and Los Angeles. Her whimsical art has been featured in a wide variety of media from periodicals to children's books. She currently lives in Toronto with her husband and two children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0849914930
• ISBN 13: 9780849914935
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Kurisu Jane