This book is filled with both a great story and beautiful illustrations, crafted with dazzling colors and detailed artistry, captivating both parents and children alike as they see all of the exquisite scenes, eggs and characters: Flora Bunny, Aunt Sassafras and more. Keeping it safe and warm until the baby bird hatches, the Easter Rabbit chooses the empty blue shell as the best to reward Hoppi for his kindness. After thinking about it long and hard, Hoppi makes a decision on his egg, when a blue Robin’s Egg tumbles out of its nest. Having trouble to decide what kind of egg to make after seeing all of the other amazing eggs, Hoppi goes out into the wood to think about his egg. If Hoppi can make the best Easter Egg, he will get to help the Easter Rabit deliver eggs on Easter Morning. One of Jan’s books is “The Easter Egg”, a wonderful story about a rabbit named Hoppi who now is old enough to decorate eggs for the Easter Rabbit. “From cave paintings to Norwegian sleighs, to Japanese gardens, I study the traditions of the many countries I visit and use them as a starting point for my children’s books.” The detail in my work helps to convince me, and I hope others as well, that such places might be real.” – Jan Brettīeing a lover of travel, Jan and her husband, Joe Hearne, visit many countries where she is able to observe different architectures, costumes and cultures from which she draws a lot of inspiration: Now I try to recreate that feeling of believing that the imaginary place I’m drawing really exists. “I remember the special quiet of rainy days when I felt that I could enter the pages of my beautiful picture books. Currently, she has over thirty-nine million books in print! Growing up near the ocean in Massachusetts, Jan decided to become an illustrator as a child and spent many hours drawing and reading. Jan Brett is one of the nation’s foremost author/illustrators of children’s books. The Easter Egg by Jan Brett Children’s Author/Illustrator Jan Brett