I can’t even begin to describe how much I love this book. We read it each year to our children on the night before Easter. It’s about a little brown mama bunny with twenty-one babies to care for, who dreams of becoming an Easter bunny. She’s made fun of and mocked by all snobby aristocratic bunnies and all the fleet-footed male jack rabbits, but the skills, speed, and heart that make her such a good mama are exactly what make her dream come true. And in the end, she earns her own pair of gold running shoes! How cool is that?

So here’s to all moms, and all the running (literal and figurative) that you do. Happy Easter!

 

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