Fun and colourful Easter books for toddlers

Last Updated on April 1, 2024

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Easter is a fun time for toddlers, there’s family friendly Easter activities, Easter baked treats, and a visit from the Easter Bunny that they can look forward to. Another fun thing to add to this list is reading some Easter books for toddlers to your own toddler that will spark their imagination, and even teach them about Easter.

Here are some fantastic Easter books for toddlers that you may like to read with your toddler this Easter, which also make fun inclusions for Easter baskets as well.

If you’re looking for book more toddler book ideas, I’ve written a post titled best books for 2 year olds, or if you’re after some books for older children, there may be some ideas in best books for 6 year olds that you may like the sound of.

Spots First Easter

Spots First Easter by Eric Hill, features Spot, a classic children’s character that your toddler may already be familiar with.

In this lift the flap book, your toddler will help Spot find Easter eggs that have been hidden by the Easter bunny in all sorts of different locations.

Some other books in the Spot series include:

• Spots First Easter
• Find Spot at Easter
• Spot’s Easter Basket
• Spot Goes to School
• Spot Goes to the Farm
• Spot’s Birthday Party
• Spot’s First Christmas
• Where’s Spot?

The Story of Easter

The Story of Easter by Thomas Nelson, teaches toddlers about Easter using bright colours and rhymes. It also has a carry handle so toddlers can easily take it on road trips, or carry it to bed so it can be read as a bedtime story.

That’s Not My Bunny…

That’s Not My Bunny…by Fiona Watt, illustrated by Rachel Wells, is perfect for younger toddlers who love to touch and feel different textures in their books.

This story allows toddlers to find a bunny after exploring why other bunnies aren’t theirs.

Some other books in the That’s Not My… series include:

• That’s Not My Bunny…
• That’s Not My Chick…
• That’s Not My Dinosaur
• That’s Not My Kangaroo…
• That’s Not My Lamb…
• That’s Not My Piglet…
• That’s Not My Pony…

Peppa’s Easter Egg Hunt

Peppa’s Easter Egg Hunt is a great Easter book for toddlers who love Peppa Pig, because their love of this character may be just what’s needed to hold their attention span.

In this story Grandpa Pig has organised an Easter egg hunt for Peppa and her friends, but they find more than Easter eggs in Grandpa Pig’s garden.

Other Peppa Pig Easter themed books include:

• Peppa’s Easter Egg Hunt
• Easter Egg
• Easter Surprise
• Peppa Loves Easter
• Peppa Pig and the Easter Rainbow
• Peppa the Easter Bunny
• Peppa’s Easter Hide and Seek
• Peppa’s Easter Basket

Hey Duggee: Duggee’s Easter

Hey Duggee: Duggee’s Easter is perfect for Hey Duggee lovers who want to help The Squirrels find Chicken’s eggs.

Other Hey Duggee Easter themed books include:

• Hey Duggee: Duggee’s Easter
• Hey Duggee: Easter: A Touch-and-Feel Playbook
• Hey Duggee: Follow That Egg!

Happy Easter Mouse!

Happy Easter Mouse! by Laura Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond, teaches toddlers about colours and counting as they read about who is hiding eggs in mouse’s house.

Books in this series include:

• Happy Easter Mouse!
• Happy Birthday Mouse!
• If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
• If You Take a Mouse to School
• If You Take a Mouse to the Movies
• Merry Christmas Mouse!
• Mouse Cookies & More A Treasury
• The Best Mouse Cookie
• Time for School Mouse!

Five Little Easter Bunnies

Five Little Easter Bunnies by Martha Mumford, illustrated by Sarah Jennings, is an Easter book for toddlers that toddlers have to lift the flaps to help five little bunnies on their Easter egg hunt adventure.

There are five Easter eggs for toddlers to find and count, along with trees to climb, nests to search, and leaves to look under in their search for Easter eggs.

Books in this series include:

• Five Little Easter Bunnies
• We’re Going on an Egg Hunt
• Hop Little Bunnies
• We’re Going on a Ghost Hunt
• We’re Going on a Sleigh Ride
• We’re Going on a Treasure Hunt
• We’re Going on an Elf Chase
• We’re Going to a Birthday Party

The Dinosaur that Pooped Easter!

The Dinosaur that Pooped Easter! by Dougie Poynter and Tom Fletcher, illustrated by Garry Parsons, is a book that will have toddlers giggling with its silliness and rhymes, as it tells the story of Danny and Dino in their search for Easter eggs in Fairytale Land.

Toddlers need to lift the flaps as they search beanstalks, houses, and even a magical cave.

Books in this series include:

• The Dinosaur that Pooped Easter!
• The Dinosaur that Pooped a Pirate!
• The Dinosaur that Pooped a Planet!
• The Dinosaur that Pooped a Princess!
• The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas!
• The Dinosaur that Pooped the Bed!
• The Dinosaur that Pooped the Past!

How to Catch the Easter Bunny

How to Catch the Easter Bunny by Adam Wallace, illustrated by Andy Elkerton, is another fantastic Easter book for toddlers that will get your toddler to find creative ways to catch the lightening fast Easter Bunny, who is on a mission to hide from them.

Books in this series include:

• How to Catch the Easter Bunny
• How to Catch a Dinosaur
• How to Catch a Dragon
• How to Catch a Gingerbread Man
• How to Catch a Leprechaun
• How to Catch a Mermaid
• How to Catch a Monster
• How to Catch a Snowman
• How to Catch a Turkey
• How to Catch a Unicorn
• How to Catch a Yeti
• How to Catch an Elf
• How to Catch the Tooth Fairy

The Story of Easter

The Story of Easter by Fiona Boon explains what Easter means with colourful pictures and rhyming text that toddlers and adults can enjoy together.

I hope you’ve found some Easter books for toddlers on this list that you think your toddler would love to read with you this Easter.

What are some of the books you love reading with your toddler?