Celebrate Easter with The Little Blue Engine in this original early reader, as she and her friends go on an Easter Egg hunt!

Easter's here, and The Little Blue Engine is on the hunt for eggs! But the clown has written a series of riddles for her to follow, and she's not sure she'll be able to solve them all. Will she crack the code? She'll have to work together with her friends and, most importantly, believe in herself!

With simple text, clever riddles, and adorable illustrations, this story is perfect for emerging readers and longtime fans of the beloved classic.
Watty Piper was a pen name of Arnold Munk, an owner of the publishing firm Platt & Munk. Arnold Munk was born in Hungary and, as a child, moved with his family to Chicago. He later moved to New York, where he died in 1957. Arnold Munk used the name Watty Piper as both an author of children's books and as the editor of many of the books that Platt & Munk published. View titles by Watty Piper
Jannie Ho is a children’s literature illustrator who has worked on many books, including Light the Menorah, The Great Matzoh Hunt, and Road Work Ahead. She received a BFA in illustration at Parsons School of Design in New York and now lives in Boston, Massachusetts. To learn more, visit chickengirldesign.com. View titles by Jannie Ho

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Celebrate Easter with The Little Blue Engine in this original early reader, as she and her friends go on an Easter Egg hunt!

Easter's here, and The Little Blue Engine is on the hunt for eggs! But the clown has written a series of riddles for her to follow, and she's not sure she'll be able to solve them all. Will she crack the code? She'll have to work together with her friends and, most importantly, believe in herself!

With simple text, clever riddles, and adorable illustrations, this story is perfect for emerging readers and longtime fans of the beloved classic.

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Watty Piper was a pen name of Arnold Munk, an owner of the publishing firm Platt & Munk. Arnold Munk was born in Hungary and, as a child, moved with his family to Chicago. He later moved to New York, where he died in 1957. Arnold Munk used the name Watty Piper as both an author of children's books and as the editor of many of the books that Platt & Munk published. View titles by Watty Piper
Jannie Ho is a children’s literature illustrator who has worked on many books, including Light the Menorah, The Great Matzoh Hunt, and Road Work Ahead. She received a BFA in illustration at Parsons School of Design in New York and now lives in Boston, Massachusetts. To learn more, visit chickengirldesign.com. View titles by Jannie Ho

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