{"product_id":"the-backward-easter-egg-hunt-25892","title":"The Backward Easter Egg Hunt","description":"\u003cp\u003eSix-year-old Molly can't wait for Aunt Jenny's famous, annual Easter egg hunt at Lantern Hill Farm. But something's different this year. Instead of hiding eggs filled with prizes, Aunt Jenny passes out empty Easter eggs! With a specially prepared rhyming list, the children embark on a scavenger hunt to fill the empty eggs with items that remind them that Jesus died on a cross and rose again. Molly and the other children learn about the true meaning of Easter! Includes a fun family activity that you can make part of your annual Easter tradition to celebrate Jesus! \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardcover picture book, ages 4-7, approx. 32 pages, 9 x 9 inches. ISBN 978-1-62862-795-4.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch2\u003e4 Key Features of \u003cem\u003eThe Backward Easter Egg Hunt\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003col\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eChrist-Centered:\u003c\/strong\u003e Focusing on Jesus' resurrection, loving God, and serving others, \u003cem\u003eThe Backward Easter Egg Hunt\u003c\/em\u003e encourages a biblical way of observing Easter and paves the way for a Christ-centered foundation for your kids for life!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEye-Catching and Colorful Illustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fun and engaging illustrations (by Disney animator Drew Krevi) that will keep even the shortest attention spans glued to this heartwarming story of celebrating Christ at Easter.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAge-Appropriate:\u003c\/strong\u003e For your kids aged four to seven years old, \u003cem\u003eThe Backward Easter Egg Hunt\u003c\/em\u003e can be the perfect picture book for kids to start reading alone! (This story is also available in a board book format for kids one to four years old.)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHands-On Family Activities:\u003c\/strong\u003e At the back of the book are easy-to-follow suggestions and ideas for building your very own backward Easter egg hunt that you and your kids can do every year!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Backward Easter Egg Hunt\u003c\/em\u003e picture and board books by Meadow Rue Merrill are engaging illustrated books for children one to four and four to seven years old.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ch2\u003eAbout the Lantern Hill Farm Series\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eHolidays are an opportunity for celebration and a time to create family traditions and memories. Yet often the emphasis shifts from the reason for the holiday to making the children the center of the celebration. The Lantern Hill Farm series of picture books and board books is designed to provide parents and grandparents entertaining stories with easy-to-recreate family activities that allow the child to be part of the holiday but not the center of it. Books in the Lantern Hill Farm Series:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Christmas Cradle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Backward Easter Egg Hunt\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Best Birthday\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeadow Rue Merrill\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning journalist with two decades of published writing experience. She recently published a memoir about her family called \u003cem\u003eRedeeming Ruth\u003c\/em\u003e (Hendrickson Publishers, 2017). She also regularly contributed to \"Motherlode,\" a popular column of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times.\u003c\/em\u003e She began reporting for \u003cem\u003eThe Times Record\u003c\/em\u003e, a daily newspaper in Brunswick, Maine, and spent the following eight years corresponding for \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e and Harvard University. She has regular columns with \u003cem\u003eThe Portland Press Herald,\u003c\/em\u003e Maine's largest newspaper and \u003cem\u003eDown East\u003c\/em\u003e magazine. She currently resides in Richmond, Maine.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrew Krevi\u003c\/strong\u003e is a freelance artist with clients from many different industries such as Disney, Marvel Comics, Cartoon Network, Group Publishing, and Gospel Light. When he's not working in the studio, Drew enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters in California. Drew also teaches Sunday school to fourth- through sixth-grade kids, stays involved with VBS, and volunteers with Amor Missions, building homes for the underserved in Mexico. He is also a regular runner, plays some softball here and there, and loves a good carne asada burrito!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tyndale","offers":[{"title":"PDF Download","offer_id":44160025526332,"sku":"978-1-4964-9371-2","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/8132\/7164\/files\/9781628627954_1ae94dc0-e25e-446a-abe8-71887de030bc.jpg?v=1774973101","url":"https:\/\/tcr-stage.checkout.tyndale.com\/products\/the-backward-easter-egg-hunt-25892","provider":"Tyndale Staging","version":"1.0","type":"link"}