the story of the Easter robin

With Good Friday and Easter coming up next weekend, I wanted to pass along a children's book which I recently reviewed for Vegbooks, Dandi Daley Mackall's The Story of the Easter Robin, illustrated by Anna Vojtech (Zonderkidz '10).  I found it to be a warm and compassionate story, and beautifully presented, though I had one or two suggestions for parents or other caretakers who might share the book with their children.  Here's my introduction to the review:

Christian children’s books about the biblical story of Easter or the animals we culturally associate with the celebration today (bunnies, chicks, etc.) are plentiful.  But books which are true to the original message of Christ’s resurrection and also communicate a message of genuine concern for animals are hard to find.  Because of this, The Story of the Easter Robin is worth noting ...

Vegbooks is an engaging review site of animal friendly kids books and films, described as "a resource for parents and teachers who want to support the vegetarian and vegan kids in their lives" (which is why I included a note about coloring Easter eggs in the review).  Vegbooks was created and is edited by my friend Jessica Almy, who has a five-year-old daughter of her own, and graciously extended an invitation for me to submit an appropriate Easter review.  It was a privilege to take her up on the offer, and to be a small part of the site.

I hope you'll have a chance to look up the review of The Story of the Easter Robin, and perhaps track down a copy of the book for yourself and the children in your life, in addition to checking out some of the other reviews posted on Vegbooks. 

(thanks to Valerie for tuning me in to Vegbooks, to my wife Cheryl for her help with the review, and to Jackie and Zonderkidz for the review copy of The Story of the Easter Robin)

Comments

[Hayley]

Followed the link - great review! Will definitely track down a copy (I love children's books!) x

[Ben DeVries]

Thanks very much, Hayley, and I'm glad you'll look up the book yourself! By the way, I'm hoping to run a series on more children's books in a couple months - Ben