I've lost the Easter Bunny

November 8, 2007 4:29 PM

Bookfilter: my family had a book when all us kids were younger. It was an Easter book that told the story of all the different Easter bunnies delivering eggs, and how one bunny delivered one to a young boy sick in bed. Where can I find it?

More detail: in the book, there are hundreds of Easter bunnies. Most are big, brawny types who are very proud of themselves and deliver extravagant eggs to rich kids and princes. One bunny is just small weakling who gets teased by the tough rabbits because his egg is so small and plain. He takes the egg over mountains and valleys and eventually comes to a plain little house and delivers the egg to a sick little boy. Then the Head easter bunny says that it's the most important egg of all, or something like that.

It's wonderfully illustrated and it would make the best Christmas present for my family... but I can't find it anywhere. I don't even know what it's called.

If it makes a difference I live in Adelaide, Australia, but I'd happily ship it here from anywhere.

posted by twirlypen to writing & language (7 comments total)

The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes. We had that one when I was a kid. Looks like you can get it on Amazon.
posted by teg at 4:34 PM on November 8, 2007 [1 favorite]

Yep, definitely The Country Bunny and the Little Golden Shoes. Great story, fantastic illustrations. It's my go-to book for friends with new babies!
posted by scody at 4:44 PM on November 8, 2007

Brilliant! You've saved Christmas!
posted by twirlypen at 5:08 PM on November 8, 2007

I had this as a child and had completely forgotten about it, and now I remember how wonderful it was. Thanks for reviving a sleeping memory, twirlypen and teg!
posted by andraste at 11:06 PM on November 8, 2007

I have to chime in that that is one of my wife's favorite books and one of the first we bought for our daughter. My wife particularly appreciates it's proto-feminist message.
posted by TedW at 5:45 AM on November 9, 2007

I had that book too and haven't thought about it in years. What a pleasant memory.
posted by Melsky at 6:57 AM on November 9, 2007

previously.
posted by kidsleepy at 7:36 AM on November 9, 2007