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While adults often match books to seasons or specific times of the year, young children simply don’t care provided that the story works for them. Indeed, it could be argued that by restricting the availability of books that children otherwise enjoy to just a few weeks of the year, we reduce opportunities for learning. We’re Going on an Egg Hunt is a case in point. While the main themes of the book are Easter and hunting for eggs, it is a book that should not sit in a cupboard waiting for Easter.
Based on We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, the story follows a family of rabbits looking for Easter eggs. Instead of going through grass or snow, the rabbits encounter lambs, chicks, bees and ducks. The refrain of ‘Can’t go over them, Can’t go under them, Can’t go around them’ is repeated every time the rabbits encounter an obstacle.
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