My mom never really went over the top for Easter for us as kids in the 80’s & 90’s but I ALWAYS looked forward to Easter — Easter egg hunts, trying to find our Easter baskets in the morning, JELLY BEANS and BOOKS!
My mom ALWAYS had books for our Easter baskets for as long as I can remember and I always looked forward to a new book or two each year in my basket.
It’s a tradition I want to keep going with Riley — which led me down a rabbit-hole (lol didn’t mean that) of searching for books for Easter baskets.
I’ve started brainstorming good, creative ideas for picture books to put in her Easter baskets (mostly for toddlers) & some book themed Easter baskets to go along with them for this year now that she’s older! I have come up with so many Easter basket book ideas that I’m probably prepared for several Easters to come!
It’s honestly been so fun thinking of all these future memories we are going to have and it makes me feel so connected to my mom, who passed away in 2006, just thinking about all these wonderful memories I have and I’m happy to keep the tradition going!
I won’t be continuing the tradition of fancy Easter dresses and bonnets however. Man, I should find some pictures of the OVER THE TOP outfits that I hated because OOF. But good books in Easter baskets is something I can do!
I thought it would be fun to give you some ideas for books for the Easter baskets you might also be trying to put together for your kids or little ones in your life.
Obviously ANY book is a good book for an Easter basket but, for me, I see myself gravitating towards Easter/Spring themed books in Riley’s Easter baskets.
All the ones I’m going to be sharing are more toddler focused (because I have one!) but each section has a variety of alternate books you could swap out for babies or preschoolers (basically anyone still in the picture book range)
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BEST PICTURE BOOKS FOR EASTER BASKETS
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Easter-themed books for your kid’s Easter basket
If you are looking for some Easter-themed books for your children’s Easter basket this year, these will be great to read each year.
We’re Going On An Egg Hunt
We love this Easter egg hunt themed book — it was a favorite when I put it in her basket last year.
This one is SO cute as a play on We’re Going On A Bear Hunt (a fave here!) — fun flaps which Riley still loves and counting Easter eggs!
While I don’t love it as much as the original book, it was a hit for Riley at age 2 and she actually grabbed it it the other day in the dead of winter to read it. It’s fun!
Other Easter Themed Books For Easter Baskets:
Cute lift the flap for babies & young toddlers.
Simple & cute Easter themed story featuring Llama Llama.
Really cute lift-the-flap for babies/toddlers.
The sturdiest lift the flap series we love!
We LOVE Duck & Goose!
Perfect Easter basket stuffer for Sesame Street Lovers
A cool lift the flap/pop up best suited for more careful hands.
Totally a gift-worthy & interactive counting book.
Some fun things for your toddler’s Easter basket to go with the Easter Egg Hunt theme:
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Rainy day themed books for Easter baskets
We love playing in the rain and I thought a Rainy Day themed Easter basket could be super fun — things for the rainy day and things to do inside on a rainy day. This book is one of our FAVORITES ever and I think it would be a great book to put in your toddler’s Easter basket or your preschooler’s Easter basket!
Other Books About Rain / Rain Themed Books For Easter Baskets
One of our favorite books about the joy of a rainy day. Nice realistic story that we love!
Great choice for older toddlers & preschoolers.
Delightful story about a rainy day, a boy & a grumpy old man.
An adorable book to the tune of the popular song. Lovely illustrations!
This is a lovely, unique little book! Great for learning colors!
A cute little book about a ducky in the rain. Perfect for young toddlers.
Check out more books about rain & rainy days!
Other fun things to include in your rainy day themed Easter basket:
Rain boots/rain jacket/umbrella: These are way more expensive than I’d want to spend for an easter basket personally but my thought is I AM GOING TO BUY THESE THINGS ANYWAYS. I love a good “well you needed this anyways so I will gift it to you” gift. haha
Toy boats: We have these exact ones for the bath but I’m definitely going to take one or two out for rainy day puddles.
Rainbow Stacker: Because rain always brings the chance of rainbows! These are kinda pricey for an Easter basket but way cheaper than the beautiful Grimm’s rainbow stackers.
Rainy day bath toy: I am ALWAYS looking for good bath toys that won’t get moldy and what a fun little bath toy to include in an Easter basket!
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Gardening Themed Books For A Toddler’s Easter Basket
I just love the idea of a gardening book themed Easter basket! I know Riley is going to be gardening with my sister this Spring when she goes over there and I’d like to try my hand at doing a very small bit with her.
I really enjoy getting realistic stories for Riley because she seems very interested in real things as much as she loves silly, fun books. Especially something NEW for her. We already had this one which is really cute!
Other Books About Gardening To Put In Their Easter Baskets
There are so many great garden themed books for Easter baskets for many ages — check out a few of these!
The Lola series has been a fave at 2 & 3 years old — no exception here with this!
A delightful story about neighbors coming together for a community garden.
A cute interactive and engaging book that will be a fave for budding gardeners or curious little ones who love the outside.
A rhythmic, beautiful book. Great for preschoolers & up! My 3 y.o. LOVES!
A colorful classic that should be in any library! Perfect for preschoolers & up! Also check out Growing Vegetable Soup.
Cute, simple intro to gardening in the form of a lift-the-flap book for babies & toddlers. Help learning basic gardening words!
Other fun things to put in their garden themed Easter Basket:
Spring Themed Books For Easter Baskets
I think Spring-themed books are perfect books for Easter baskets! I feel like Easter always is that point where I’m like OKAY WE SURVIVED WINTER FOR REAL. For the Spring basket I’m putting in all the things that get us outside more!
An absolutely darling book about spring for toddlers! The illustrations are just so lovely & vibrant.
A gentle, uplifting book that honestly makes me happy! Toddlers & preschooler fave.
Karen Katz lift the flap books are always a staple for young toddlers! Cute & simple!
Not truly just about Spring as it goes through all the seasons but show the joy of watching Spring emerge! Colorful, gentle & calming read
This whole Babies in the Park series is great for older babies/young toddlers. A simple, great book about babies having fun in the Springtime. Really cute!
An ADORABLE lift the flap for babies and toddlers. Ladybug wakes up and realizes it is Spring and tries to go around and wake up her friends so they can enjoy Spring, too! We LOVE!
Fun Spring-Related Things To Add To Their Easter Basket:
Sidewalk chalk: Sidewalk chalk has been our go-to activity on nice days!
Bubbles: This is such a cute little bubble set!
Ball: You can’t go wrong with another ball to bring outside!
Kite: Nothing more fun than a kite on a breezy day!
Paint rollers & paint: I loved painting outside with the kids I nannied and I can’t wait to do that with Riley!
Cute Baby Animal Themed Books For Easter Baskets
Other baby animal themed books for Easter Baskets
This is one of my favorite baby animal books! Simple story of a cute duck visits other baby animals on the day they are born.
I really feel so fondly for these Little Golden Books from my childhood. This is a newer one & SO CUTE!
A wonderful book for babies and young toddlers. Cute little baby animals making friends. Lovely illustrations!
Some fun things to put in their Easter basket:
Baby animal bath toys // Baby & momma farm animal figurines // Baby chick plushies
Hope I’ve given you some quick inspiration for books for Easter baskets + some fun themed Easter basket ideas! I surely have done the ground work for years to come for myself. I think this year I’m going with the Easter theme just because I want to really build that Easter book collection for next year when she’s a bit older and might understand more and we can read and talk about it beforehand!
What books do you think go great in a kid’s Easter basket that go along with my themes?? Could always use more inspiration!
P.S. If you are looking for even more toddler reading inspiration, check out this list of books for your 18 month old or check out these 3 heartwarming children’s books that made me cry lately!
Save these ideas of books for Easter baskets for years to come
Other holiday related books:
- best Christmas books to read with your toddler
- great Fall books for toddlers
- great Christmas books for baby’s first Christmas
Sara | Mrs. Imperfect says
I already have my baby girl’s Easter basket done, but I can’t wait to use one of these ideas next year. I love the idea of building a basket around a book.
Erica Metcalf says
What awesome ideas!!
Amber Elise @ Du Livre says
I had good memories of Easter as a child despite not being very religious. The only hard part for me was that it was on a Sunday and we’d have school the next day, lol. I love the books you outlined, Aria is only a year old so she has no idea what’s going on but she loves books now, especially ones that she can touch. She also likes Elmo now!