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The First Easter Egg Hunt
An Easter EGGS-travaganza from bestselling authors Adam and Charlotte Guillain with illustrations by the rising star illustrator of The Big Freeze , Pippa Curnick. Poor Easter Chick works so hard to make Easter eggs for everyone, but the Easter Bunny always gets all the credit. So . . . It’s time for Chick to hatch a cunning plan – which accidentally turns into the first ever Easter egg hunt ! Find out how in this delicious, rhyming picture book, full of Easter fun and a brilliant teamwork message. Perfect for anyone who loves We're Going on an Egg Hunt, and Five Little Chicks . Adam and Charlotte Guillain are the creators of Supermarket Gremlins , School for Dads and the George's Amazing Adventures series. Pippa Curnick is the creator of The Big Freeze , Chatterbox Bear and the Indigo Wilde series, as well as the illustrator of Lucie Goose , written by Danny Baker.
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32 pages, Paperback
Published March 5, 2024
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February 14, 2018
Many holiday seasons have more than one hero that tries to get attention. Lots of people love Father Christmas, but what about the chap the holiday is named after? At Easter who do you think of? Christ again, or perhaps the Easter Bunny who I assume goes around handing out eggs? We never really bothered with the chocolates in my house. We should not forget the Easter Chick. According to Adam Guillain, Charlotte Guillain and Pippa Curnick the Bunny and the Chick work together to make Easter extra special for all the other animals, but only one appears to get the credit.
Throughout the year the Easter Bunny and Easter Chick spend countless hours manufacturing chocolate treats and planning their distribution. However, when the big days comes, only Bunny gets the praise, the cars and the film deals. Poor old Chick is left with no congratulations, but if you think about it, what have eggs got to do with a rabbit? Chick has had enough and he sets out to make a name for himself, but his endeavours may just lead to disaster, or perhaps a new tradition.
If you have a toddler you will be aware that their emotions run the gamut from joy to horror. You really want to try and keep them in the happy spot as much as possible, not only for their wellbeing, but your own. Therefore, many children’s books will be sunny and funny. Some deal with emotions and can go a little dark, but will end on a high. ‘The First Egg Hunt’ touches on selfishness and secrecy, but does not really acknowledge what they are, instead tries to keep it light.
In essence this is a tale of two pals that don’t communicate. Bunny takes all the plaudits without acknowledging the hard work of his colleague, whilst Chick is probably even worse by duplicity trying to cut Bunny out of the Easter shenanigans without telling him. You have two flawed creatures that are ultimately still rewarded at the end of the book, with little consequence for their selfishness or Machiavellian tactics. In an adult book, this would be fine, but I would prefer both Bunny and Chick to have been taught a slightly harsher lesson, before getting success.
Perhaps this is looking a little deeply into what is a children’s picture book, but this genre is often made up of mini morality plays teaching our youth how to act. You could leave ‘First Egg Hunt’ imagining that doing things for yourself will work out well for all. As well as the Guillains’ story having a slightly iffy moral centre, the writing is also a little long. The rhyming couplets work really well and the tempo bobs along, but the book feels stretched. The amount of words are too much for the target audience.
The biggest success in the book is Curnick’s illustrations. The forest and animals are colourful and vibrant. As this is a book about hunting for eggs, there is a lot of fun to be had finding them in the picture. The game of hide and seek in the pictures makes up for the stodgy story. Overall, as a tale about Easter and as an alternative gift to a chocolate egg, this book works; I would just have liked the moral to be more pronounced so that it chimes with the 2-5 year olds more clearly.
Throughout the year the Easter Bunny and Easter Chick spend countless hours manufacturing chocolate treats and planning their distribution. However, when the big days comes, only Bunny gets the praise, the cars and the film deals. Poor old Chick is left with no congratulations, but if you think about it, what have eggs got to do with a rabbit? Chick has had enough and he sets out to make a name for himself, but his endeavours may just lead to disaster, or perhaps a new tradition.
If you have a toddler you will be aware that their emotions run the gamut from joy to horror. You really want to try and keep them in the happy spot as much as possible, not only for their wellbeing, but your own. Therefore, many children’s books will be sunny and funny. Some deal with emotions and can go a little dark, but will end on a high. ‘The First Egg Hunt’ touches on selfishness and secrecy, but does not really acknowledge what they are, instead tries to keep it light.
In essence this is a tale of two pals that don’t communicate. Bunny takes all the plaudits without acknowledging the hard work of his colleague, whilst Chick is probably even worse by duplicity trying to cut Bunny out of the Easter shenanigans without telling him. You have two flawed creatures that are ultimately still rewarded at the end of the book, with little consequence for their selfishness or Machiavellian tactics. In an adult book, this would be fine, but I would prefer both Bunny and Chick to have been taught a slightly harsher lesson, before getting success.
Perhaps this is looking a little deeply into what is a children’s picture book, but this genre is often made up of mini morality plays teaching our youth how to act. You could leave ‘First Egg Hunt’ imagining that doing things for yourself will work out well for all. As well as the Guillains’ story having a slightly iffy moral centre, the writing is also a little long. The rhyming couplets work really well and the tempo bobs along, but the book feels stretched. The amount of words are too much for the target audience.
The biggest success in the book is Curnick’s illustrations. The forest and animals are colourful and vibrant. As this is a book about hunting for eggs, there is a lot of fun to be had finding them in the picture. The game of hide and seek in the pictures makes up for the stodgy story. Overall, as a tale about Easter and as an alternative gift to a chocolate egg, this book works; I would just have liked the moral to be more pronounced so that it chimes with the 2-5 year olds more clearly.
April 16, 2019
Bright, fun illustrations, rhyming text & a little chick who definitely has attitude! Lovely picture book with a great moral about giving credit where it’s due. Would make a perfect non edible Easter gift.
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