According to the tale, it wasn't always the Easter Bunny who colored eggs and wove baskets for the children on the eve of Easter--it was an old couple who lived in a snug little cottage. Their petite white rabbit, however, always watched their preparations closely. As the couple grew old, the rabbit started helping them out in the task of weaving baskets, coloring eggs, and delivering the gifts to village children.
When the man and woman become too old to continue their labors, the rabbit took upon himself the task of distributing gifts for children. But eventually when children came to know about bunny, he left the old couple to set up shop in the shadow-filled wood, assisted by other rabbit friends. He finds a big hollow tree with ample space for making the chocolate, coloring eggs, and for making baskets.
Katherine Tegen's splendid story is ably complemented by Sally Anne Lambert's watercolors that provide detailed images of the cozy cottage kitchen as well as the rabbit den.
