Turkey's eggcellent Easter

The star of the Turkey Trouble series returns for an Easter celebration. Intrigued by the possibility of "an eggstraspecial prize!," Turkey and his barnyard friends sneak into an Easter egg hunt. While friends Cow, Rooster, and Sheep wear incognito shades and black neckties, Turkey pulls together a makeshift bunny costume ("No one will notice an extra rabbit hopping around"), using leaves for ears and Sheep's sheared pompadour for a bushy tail. But finding eggs means donning new disguises-including that of a daffodil, a bumblebee, and an egg. Readers will get a kick out of the extremes Turkey goes to in order to blend in with his surroundings-and how it actually pays off. Ages 3-7. (Jan.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

The fourth entry in the Turkey Trouble series finds Turkey and his animal friends attending a children's Easter egg hunt at a park next to Turkey's farm.Turkey and his pals want to win an "eggstraspecial" prize at the egg hunt, but the event is only for childrennot animals. So the group of animal friends decides to attend the egg hunt in disguise and treat their adventure as a "secret mission." Their disguises include dark glasses and costumes suggesting a rabbit, a bee, and a bunch of daffodils, but each attempt to participate in the egg hunt is rebuffed by the human attendees. The animals work together to create a large, egg-shaped costume for Turkey from a wicker basket, and Turkey and the boy who finds him in egg mode both win special prizes. Turkey shares his prize of a huge, jelly-bean-topped pizza with all his animal buddies. The mildly humorous story has funny animal characters, inventive action, and lots of puns incorporating "egg" into other words. Cartoon-style watercolor-and-pencil illustrations add to the humor with amusing animal expressions and the ongoing series theme of silly costumes. Several of the children at the egg hunt are children of color; the other human characters present white.Not the most eggceptional tale on the Easter story shelf but still a fun-enough outing for fans of Turkey's holiday-themed series. (Picture book. 4-8) Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.