Easter Parade

by Irving Berlin, Lisa McCue (Illustrator)

Irving Berlin's timeless song springs to life in this simple story of a father and daughter bunny who set off to join an Easter parade filled with flowers, balloons, and of course, Easter bonnets! The music and lyrics to the original song are also included.

Genres: Picture Books, Holiday, Animals, Fiction, Childrens, Rabbits

Paperback

First published January 21, 2003

About the author

Irving Berlin (born Israel Isidore Beilin (May 11, 1888– September 22, 1989) was a Russian-born American composer and songwriter. and one of the most prolific American songwriters in history.

Berlin was one of the few Tin Pan Alley/Broadway songwriters who wrote both lyrics and music for his songs.
Although he never learned to read music beyond a rudimentary level, with the help of various uncredited musical assistants or collaborators, he eventually composed over 3,000 songs, many of which (e.g. "God Bless America", "White Christmas", "Anything You Can Do", "There's No Business Like Show Business") left an indelible mark on American music and culture. He composed seventeen film scores and twenty-one Broadway scores.

Reviews

[Bettie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Huzzah! Mr Projectionist has this cued up for the eight foot screen tonight. I havent seen this since childhood. Shall I put on my tap shoes?
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Stepping Out with my Baby

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is Irving Berlin's "Easter Parade" song set to illustrations by Lisa McCue. It is perhaps nothing remarkable but I am already a fan of the song and of McCue's adorable animals illustrations so I was the perfect audience for this sweet little PB. The assortment of animals dressed up in their Easter best, the cute setting (the town is mostly made in tree trunks of the forest) and the sweet father-daughter connection (it's from the daddy rabbit's perspective ) made me smile and warmed my heart.

[Pam · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has cute illustrations. The text is the song lyrics by Irving Berlin. Without music playing, the text is boring and falls flat.

[Shelley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was singing along to Irving Belin's famous lyrics as I read this book with its delightful illustrations

[Lagobond · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this as regular text first, which does not work well at all. So I checked out the song on YouTube. It sounds vaguely familiar, in the way of old tunes that have been played in public settings to the point of turning into background noise. Regrettably, the lyrics and tune don't speak to me.

The illustrations are quite sweet, festive, and adorable. I imagine this book would be popular with little kids who like to get fancy for a special occasion. I know a mom and daughter who will probably love this, as they enjoy dressing up and singing old tunes and looking at cute little animals. I will recommend the book to them, but for me this was not a hit.

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

I listened to the song first, so the text worked. But I have to be honest; I'm just not a fan of celebrating Christians' most sacred holiday by dressing up in gewgaws, or of animals in clothes, or of the mocking way the other couples were portrayed. The love the daddy has for his little girl is wonderful, though.

Judge for yourself: check it out on openlibrary.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Zoe loves the song and enjoys the illustrations as well. I think the pictures are wonderful to look at again and again and absolutely adorable. This is one we both enjoy.

[Sheila Metcalf · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Lisa McCue’s illustrations set to Irving Berlin’s Easter Parade song. It’s sure to warm any child’s heart at Easter.

[KaitandMaddie · Rating 1 out of 5]

The pictures are cute and I suppose I learned what a rotogravure is, but the kids were unimpressed.

[L · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute picture book. Illustrated lyrics of the classic by Irving Berlin.

[Jenna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easter Parade is actually a melody, but was put into the form of a children's book for Easter. Their are lyrics at the end of the book that the children would probably enjoy to sing along with after the book has been read initially. This would be a great book just in time for Easter.

[Greta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Darling illustrations.

[Mariah · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book has the cutest illustrations! It is interesting because it has a song in teh back of the book that is fun to sing with kids.

[Alice]

Easter sticker

[Goshen PL Childrens]

Read for Storytime Express March 23&24 2016 for Easter.

[Melissa · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe I need to listen to this song for this one to really capture my interest.

[Susan Molloy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute story, even more delightful songs.

💥 Recommended.