The Great Big Especially Beautiful Easter Egg

There is a sly little joke at the end of this book which relies entirely on the ability to read the expression on Granpa's face. Some children 'got' this hidden meaning, others didn't, but that didn't stop them enjoying the story. Granpa relates a very tall tale about an Easter egg hunt in his youth which involves amazing adventures. The story is carried as much in the jolly pictures and captions as in the brief text so children of all reading abilities could join in the narration of events and enjoy the jokes. The plot is rather Americanised in some parts and relies on children knowing about the Easter bunny and Easter egg hunting but, since nearly all do these days, it didn't seem to matter. Nor did it matter that we were reading the story in early summer rather than at Easter; it was still good fun, although perhaps a little more so at the appropriate time of year!