The Very First Easter

by Kelly Pulley

The Very First Easter tells children about the events of Easter in words and concepts they can understand. Using vibrant artwork from The Beginner's Bible, children will learn key events leading up to Jesus' death and resurrection, such as the Triumphal Entry, the Last Supper, Jesus' arrest, and his death and resurrection, as well as a page on Jesus' return someday. By the end of the story, children will understand the wonderful gift of salvation and why we celebrate this special day. Recommended for ages 2 to 5.

Genres: Christian, Childrens, God, Picture Books

6 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 28, 2009

About the author

When Kelly Pulley was very young, he dreamed of being a cowboy; unfortunately, he didn’t have a horse, a hat, or a rope, so his range riding dreams were temporarily corralled. He did have a Deluxe 64-count box of Crayola Crayons with a built-in sharpener — so instead of cow poking, he became an artist.
Now Kelly is a full-time writer and illustrator of children’s picture books. He has illustrated numerous children’s books, including many in the Best-selling Beginner’s Bible and Veggie Tales series.

He has authored and illustrated several picture books, including the outlandish and wacky Ten Unusual Features of Lulu McDunn (Gauthier Publishing), the humorous, Bicycle-themed Bicycling Rules of the Road, and The Cycling Wangdoos, (Schiffer Publishing).

Kelly is also the author of the inspirational Magnificent Tales series, Food for a Fish — The Whopping Story of Jonah and the Whale, Good News of Great Joy — The Amazing Story of Jesus’ Birth, The Biggest and Toughest — The Short Story of David’s Big Faith, Daniel for Lunch — The Tasty Tale of Daniel in the Lion’s Den and Treasury of Bible Stories — Rhythmical Rhymes of Biblical Times (David C. Cook).

His illustrating clients include: Zonderkidz, Worthy-Ideals, David C. Cook, Lifeway, Wiley Publications, United Methodist Publishing House, The Clever Factory, Studio Fun International.

Reviews

[Cassie Zhang]

This Easter book goes into more detail about Jesus' death and the events leading up to it. It even gives biblical references so you can look up the stories in the Bible. That being said, the writing is choppy and repetitive. It's not my favorite Easter book, but it will do the job.

[Susan]

Colorful

My MDO children at work and grand children loved this at Easter and after. The pictures help keep their attention.

[Barbara]

This version of the Easter story is very simple, and is short enough to read to a very young child, or to have them read it to you. I have a Nook classic, so the illustrations are in black and white. They are good illustrations, and would probably be beautiful on a Nook Color.

[GenieD]

Granddaughter liked it. Reads on the i-phone in color.

[Bill Tillman]

Ok for an early childhood picture book its not bad. But why does Jesus have buggy eyes?

[Zuzana]

OK for very little kids.

[Jessica Van Vleet]

great for young children... plus it was free on amazon!!

[Randie D. Camp, M.S.]

Read this with my four-year-old this morning (Easter morning). My only complaint is that the text didn't always correspond with the picture but my son didn't mind at all :)

[Kristy]

Adorable!! Great pictures, great children's version of the Bible story. Definitely a MUST for kids. :D

[Grace]

Great paraphrase for young children.

It follows the basic story from scripture with some extra details in the pictures. Good for age 3 and up.