Easter Fun: A Brown Baby Parade Book

by Nikki Shannon Smith, Ashley Evans (Illustrator)

Overview

It’s time for some Easter fun! Read along as a young girl spends Easter Sunday with her family in this next installment of the Brown Baby Parade board book series that's perfect for ages 0-3.

I quickly spy a pink egg.
But guess what? There are more!
We have to keep on hunting,
much harder than before.

A little girl and her family celebrate Easter by visiting loved ones, eating a special meal, and going on an Easter egg hunt.

Nikki Shannon Smith's bouncy, rhythmic text and Ashley Evans's vivid, welcoming illustrations pair beautifully to create heartwarming scenes of everyday life. The joyful depiction of a Black family celebrating Easter traditions together will allow children to relate no matter how they celebrate!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593711484
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	02/18/2025
Series:	Brown Baby Parade
Pages:	28
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 7.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Nikki Shannon Smith is the author of numerous books, ranging from picture books to young adult. Her work includes the Azaleah Lane chapter book series and five titles in Capstone’s multi-author historical fiction/adventure middle-grade series, Girls Survive. Nikki also wrote A Star Like Jesse Owens, a Smithsonian historical fiction title about the 1936 Olympics. Her other titles include Beautiful Colors (Random House/Little Golden Books, 2022) and additional board books in the Brown Baby Parade series. She is passionate about the authentic representation of all children and writes stories depicting the history and struggles of Black people, as well as “Black joy.” She lives in Davis, California.

Ashley Evans loves creating colorful, fun, and dynamic illustrations. Born and raised in Queens, she now lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her boyfriend and their daughter. Ashley is the illustrator of All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson by Carole Boston Weatherford, Gabrielle Union's Welcome to the Party, Alphabet Rockers's You Are Not Alone, and Sing, Aretha, Sing! by Hanif Abdurraqib. When she’s not creating art you can find her decorating cakes, enjoying her family, or catching a much needed nap!