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Easter bedtime stories

Easter stories for a game, a guest, and a gift

Ada follows a butterfly through the orchard and meadow, trying to find a color for Grandpa’s egg. Pip hides three wooden eggs while Hattie helpfully returns them to his basket. On Easter eve, Fern keeps opening her cottage door to three tiny knocks. Choose a color hunt, a hiding game, or a flower brought by a very small guest.

Painted eggs, a small flower, and a butterfly’s route

Cover of The Color That Waited

Recorded narration 3:09

The Color That Waited

At an Easter picnic, Ada follows a butterfly in search of a new color and finds a different way to decorate Grandpa’s egg.

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“At the family Easter picnic, Ada held up a plain wooden egg. "I want to give Grandpa a color…”

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Cover of Where Did the Eggs Go?

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Where Did the Eggs Go?

Pip’s three Easter eggs keep returning to the basket. Hattie’s helpful plops turn his hiding game into a game they can share.

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“For Easter, Pip the bunny had three painted wooden eggs and a basket. His long ears bobbed a…”

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Cover of Three Knocks for Fern

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Three Knocks for Fern

Fern keeps opening her door to three tiny knocks. On Easter eve, a snail’s flower and an excellent view of the hinges lead to a warm welcome.

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“On Easter eve, Fern set painted wooden eggs along her forest cottage table. One egg wore dot…”

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Pick the play, the mystery, or the quiet gift

Pip and Hattie’s game suits a listener around four and finishes with laughter and a final plop. Fern’s gentle doorstep mystery suits six and seven; Otto’s flower finds a place at the Easter table, and the familiar knock returns over a warm supper. Ada’s color hunt suits eight and nine. She draws the butterfly’s flower stops on her egg, then gives it to Grandpa. Pick Pip for a lively joke, or Fern and Ada for a quieter close.

If you feel like talking about it
  • What did Ada draw on Grandpa’s egg?
  • Why did Pip offer Hattie a turn at hiding?
  • Why couldn’t Fern see Otto when she first opened the door?

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A bunny hears three tiny knocks on Easter eve, then discovers a guest too small to see from the doorway.

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