Angela Odusanya

It’s Easter and Amelia is searching for the Easter Bunny. She looks everywhere, but he is nowhere to be found. She searches the kitchen and finds a little purple egg hidden inside a cupboard. Inside the egg is a pink feather. Amelia continues her search for the bunny in the garden, and finds a blue egg. Inside the egg is another pink feather. Then she finds another egg, and another, and another, and another. Inside each colorful egg is something different. A rock, buttons, yarn, and some gems. Amelia still cannot find the elusive Easter Bunny, and wonders why he has left her these strange gifts.  As she examines the objects in each egg, and lays them out to create loose part art, she discovers that the Easter Bunny was there all along!

Amelia's Easter Surprise is a sweet and charming illustrated picture book for young children, by author Angela Odusanya. Part of ‘Amelia’s Loose Part Art’ series, this book follows Amelia as she searches for the Easter Bunny and finds new objects to create an extra special, Easter-themed loose part art.  The book not only encourages imagination and creativity, but it also helps to develop language and counting skills.  Young children will have lots of fun recognising the different colors and counting the eggs as Amelia searches for the Easter Bunny. They will particularly enjoy searching for the hidden bunny on each page, and may even be inspired to create their own Easter Bunny with loose part art.

With lots of rhyme and repetition, this is a great read-aloud book for children and their parents or caregivers.

Star rating: 5 Stars 

Summary: A joyful, Easter-themed rhyming picture book, to inspire budding artists and creative minds.