The Easter Bunny That Overslept
PreSchool-Grade 3-In this updated and newly illustrated version of a  1957 favorite (Lothrop), which was first revised in 1983  (Morrow, 1987), the Easter bunny sleeps through a rainy Easter  Day and doesn't wake up until Mother's Day. He tries to deliver  his brightly colored eggs then, but no one wants them.  Undaunted, he paints them red, white, and blue; dons an Uncle  Sam hat; and joins the Fourth of July parade. No one wants them  then either. Sadly, he returns home and naps until October when  little ghosts knock on his door for trick or treat. They don't  want Easter eggs either. Suddenly a fierce wind snatches up the  bunny and blows him all the way north to Santa's house, where he  can at least help make children happy. A grateful Santa presents  him with a gold alarm clock, and the bunny never again sleeps  through Easter. The clever story is written in simple, sprightly  language and illustrated in an unusual combination of collage  and gouache in brilliant colors and a variety of sizes. The  flat, decorative style and lively, cartoon figures have a  folk-art charm. A welcome addition for a new generation of  readers.Patricia Pearl Dole, formerly at First Presbyterian  School, Martinsville, VACopyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.