Publisher Description
What are the stories behind your favorite Easter traditions? This three-audiobook bundle includes children’s Easter favorites:
The Legend of the Easter Egg by Lori Walburg
- When Thomas’s older sister Lucy falls ill, Thomas goes to live with the Sonnemans in their candy shop. He gets to eat peppermint sticks, fill candy jars, and weigh chocolate on the tippy scales, but he misses Lucy. When Easter comes, Mrs. Sonneman gives Thomas his first chocolate egg and Thomas learns the true meaning behind Easter eggs, the empty tomb, and the hope found in Jesus.
The Legend of the Sand Dollar by Chris Auer
- The Legend of the Sand Dollar tells the story of Kerry, as her cousin Jack reveals to her the deeper meaning of Easter hidden within something as small as a sand dollar. This Easter tale reminds everyone everywhere that when Jesus died for us and was resurrected, he promised hope for all.
The Story of the Easter Robin by Dandi Daley Mackall
- Robins have built a nest on the window ledge at Grandmother’s house! Tressa is thrilled—and concerned. What will happen to the sky-blue egg laid by the mother robin? As more eggs appear, Tressa witnesses the daily drama of the robins’ nest and learns how God cares for all creatures. Besides watching the birds, there are Easter eggs to color. And there is a very special story to hear—a tale of long ago about one small bird with a very big heart. How did the robin get its red breast? Tressa is about to find out as Gran tells her the story of the Easter robin.
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About the Authors
Dandi Daley Mackall has written many books for children and adults, including the Edgar Award–winner The Silence of Murder. She has held a humorist column, worked as freelance editor, hosted over two hundred radio phone-in programs, and made dozens of appearances on television. She lives in rural Ohio with her family.
Chris Auer, an Emmy nominated screenwriter, is the author of Molly & the Good Shepherd, The Littlest Magi, the 2:52 Mysteries of Eckert House series, and he adapted The Legend of the Candy Cane for video. He teaches screenwriting and producing at Savannah College of Art and Design. Chris is passionate about storytelling and hopes to reflect the reality of God in the lives of children through story. He lives in Savannah, Georgia.
Lori Walburg is a freelance editor, a writer for the NIrV Kid’s Devotional Bible, and the author of The Legend of the Easter Egg. She lives with her family in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
About the Narrators
Crystal Bowman loves writing books for kids. Her books come in all shapes and sizes and many of them have become best sellers. Whether her stories are written in playful rhythm and rhyme, or short sentences for beginning readers, she tries to make them so enjoyable that kids will want to read them over and over again. “But the most important part,” she says, “is to teach children that God loves them and cares about them very much.”
Kate Russell has narrated numerous audiobooks, including titles by Kristen Ashley, Joyce Meyer, and Marie Ferrarella.
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Kai Dotlich is a poet and picture book author of such titles as What Is Science? and Lemonade Sun (an American Booksellers “Pick of the Lists’). Her work is featured widely in poetry anthologies and textbooks.