1. It’s time to find the Easter eggs and see what goodies the Easter Bunny has brought!  Did you know that Easter Bunny traditions originated in Germany, with the first edible Easter Bunny being made of sugar and pastries instead of chocolate? And to think, today billions of chocolate Easter bunnies are made each year. In between easter egg hunts and eating our fair share of chocolate, one of our favorite children’s books to read at Easter is Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit. What’s your favorite Easter book? Happy Easter! (Check out more Easter postcards in the NYPL Digital Gallery.)

    It’s time to find the Easter eggs and see what goodies the Easter Bunny has brought! 

    Did you know that Easter Bunny traditions originated in Germany, with the first edible Easter Bunny being made of sugar and pastries instead of chocolate? And to think, today billions of chocolate Easter bunnies are made each year.

    In between easter egg hunts and eating our fair share of chocolate, one of our favorite children’s books to read at Easter is Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit. What’s your favorite Easter book?

    Happy Easter!

    (Check out more Easter postcards in the NYPL Digital Gallery.)

  2. We have no shortage of odd Easter postcards in our collection - here are just a few.

    Happy Easter to our patrons!

  3. Now we know what the Easter Bunny does when he’s not on duty. It’s all in this crazy German novelty card, published for Easter in 1909 and currently in our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection. Thought we’d share for Easter 2011. If you have time between egg hunts, check out more Easter cards from our collection.

    Now we know what the Easter Bunny does when he’s not on duty. It’s all in this crazy German novelty card, published for Easter in 1909 and currently in our Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection. Thought we’d share for Easter 2011. If you have time between egg hunts, check out more Easter cards from our collection.

  4. Take a peep at this proof of an Easter card by L. Prang & Co, located in our Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs. What does a cat orchestra have to do with Easter? Not completely sure, but it’s still pretty cute. Happy Easter Caturday.

    Take a peep at this proof of an Easter card by L. Prang & Co, located in our Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs. What does a cat orchestra have to do with Easter? Not completely sure, but it’s still pretty cute. Happy Easter Caturday.

  5. Colored eggs, bunnies, hats, and T. Rex (Cottontail) are the subjects of these fantastic Easter picture books for children ages 4-8. Recommended by Children’s Center at 42nd Street librarian Betsy Bird for your reading pleasure, all of these titles are available at NYPL: The Easter Egg by Jan Brett Ollie’s Easter Egg by Olivier Dunrae Here Comes T. Rex Cottontail by Lois G. Grambling The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by DuBose Heyward Miz Fannie Mae’s Fine New Easter Hat by Melissa Milich, illustrated by Yong Chen Minerva Louise and the Colorful Eggs by Janet Morgan Stoeke The image above is from an Easter holiday postcard (ca. 1906) from NYPL’s Picture Collection.

    Colored eggs, bunnies, hats, and T. Rex (Cottontail) are the subjects of these fantastic Easter picture books for children ages 4-8. Recommended by Children’s Center at 42nd Street librarian Betsy Bird for your reading pleasure, all of these titles are available at NYPL:

    The Easter Egg by Jan Brett

    Ollie’s Easter Egg by Olivier Dunrae

    Here Comes T. Rex Cottontail by Lois G. Grambling

    The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes by DuBose Heyward

    Miz Fannie Mae’s Fine New Easter Hat by Melissa Milich, illustrated by Yong Chen

    Minerva Louise and the Colorful Eggs by Janet Morgan Stoeke

    The image above is from an Easter holiday postcard (ca. 1906) from NYPL’s Picture Collection.