Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Easter 2025

Christian Juvenile Bestsellers, Easter 2025
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List represents titles with a BISAC code of JUV and JNF.
Rank
 Title Author ISBN Publisher Pub
Date		 List
Price		 Award
1 THE EASTER STORY, Board Book PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9780824918996 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Feb. 2013 $7.99
2 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE EASTER STORY JAN BERENSTAIN AND MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780310720874 ZONDERKIDZ Jan. 2012 $6.99
3 GOD GAVE US EASTER LISA TAWN BERGREN 9780307730725 WaterBrook, an imprint of Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group Jan. 2013 $11.99
4 THE STORY OF EASTER PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9781546001058 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jan. 2022 $7.99
5 GOD GAVE US EASTER, Board Book LISA TAWN BERGREN 9780525654445 WaterBrook, an imprint of Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group Jan. 2020 $7.99
6 THE GARDEN, THE CURTAIN AND THE CROSS STORYBOOK CARL LAFERTON 9781784980122 GOOD BOOK COMPANY Feb. 2016 $16.99
7 THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE THE VERY FIRST EASTER THE BEGINNER'S BIBLE 9780310763017 ZONDERKIDZ Jan. 2018 $4.99
8 JESUS CALLING: THE STORY OF EASTER SARAH YOUNG 9781400210343 TOMMY NELSON Jan. 2020 $12.99
9 THE EASTER STORY, Paperback PATRICIA A. PINGRY 9780824955311 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jan. 2006 $4.99
10 EASTER IS COMING! TAMA FORTNER 9781535937641 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Feb. 2019 $9.99
11 SPRING SINGS ELLIE HOLCOMB 9798384506690 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Feb. 2025 $14.99
12 THE GARDEN, THE CURTAIN, AND THE CROSS, Board Book CARL LAFERTON 9781784985813 GOOD BOOK COMPANY Feb. 2021 $9.99
13 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS AND THE EASTER STORY FOR LITTLE ONES MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780310139539 ZONDERKIDZ Dec. 2022 $6.99
14 THE TALE OF THREE TREES ANGELA ELWELL HUNT 9780745917436 DAVID C COOK Sep. 1989 $17.99
15 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS' EASTER SUNDAY MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780310749028 ZONDERKIDZ Jan. 2016 $5.99
16 THE EASTER LAMB: JESUS, PASSOVER, AND GOD'S AMAZING PLAN TO RESCUE US JOHN GRECO 9780310152156 ZONDERKIDZ Dec. 2024 $18.99
17 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS THE VERY FIRST EASTER JAN BERENSTAIN AND MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780310762188 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2019 $5.99
18 A VERY HAPPY EASTER TIM THORNBOROUGH 9781784983666 GOOD BOOK COMPANY Jan. 2019 $4.99
19 JESUS ROSE FOR ME: THE TRUE STORY OF EASTER JARED KENNEDY 9781645070450 NEW GROWTH PRESS Mar. 2020 $13.99
20 THE STORY OF EASTER: A BIBLE STORY CARL LAFERTON 9781802541410 GOOD BOOK COMPANY Jan. 2025 $3.99
21 HOLY WEEK DANIELLE HITCHEN 9780736976961 HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS Jan. 2019 $12.99
22 THE GOOD NEWS OF EASTER: CELEBRATING THE GLORY OF THE RESURRECTION STORY ROUSSEAUX BRASSEUR 9780736989237 HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS Mar. 2025 $19.99
23 THE WEEK THAT LED TO EASTER JOANNE LARRISON 9780570075721 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jan. 2001 $4.25
24 AN EASTER PRAYER AMY PARKER 9781400319411 TOMMY NELSON Feb. 2013 $8.99
25 BENJAMIN'S BOX: THE STORY OF THE RESURRECTION EGGS MELODY CARLSON 9780310715054 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2008 $9.99
26 R IS FOR RISEN: AN ABC EASTER STORY CRYSTAL BOWMAN AND TERI MCKINLEY 9781496487292 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS INC Feb. 2025 $10.99
27 AN EASTER PRAYER TOUCH AND FEEL AMY PARKER 9781400316892 TOMMY NELSON Feb. 2019 $9.99
28 THE DONKEY THAT NO ONE COULD RIDE ANTHONY DESTEFANO 9780736948517 HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS Feb. 2012 $15.99
29 THE TALE OF THREE TREES, Board Book ANGELA ELWELL HUNT 9780745945934 DAVID C COOK Jan. 2001 $10.99
30 THE EASTER STORYBOOK LAURA RICHIE 9780830778607 DAVID C COOK Jan. 2020 $18.99
31 THE ACTION BIBLE EASTER SERGIO CARIELLO 9780830784660 DAVID C COOK Feb. 2023 $19.99
32 10 DAYS OF THE EASTER STORY: A FAMILY EXPERIENCE THROUGH THE FEELINGS OF HOLY WEEK JOSH STRAUB AND CHRISTI STRAUB 9781087763446 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Feb. 2023 $12.99
33 JESUS CALLING EASTER PRAYERS SARAH YOUNG 9781400234462 TOMMY NELSON Dec. 2022 $9.99
34 A PRAYER FOR EASTER ZONDERVAN 9780310770909 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2022 $4.99
35 TWAS THE MORNING OF EASTER GLENYS NELLIST 9780310769064 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2021 $19.99
36 FIONA AND THE EASTER EGG HUNT ZONDERVAN 9780310143994 ZONDERKIDZ Jan. 2024 $12.99
37 THE PARABLE OF THE LILY LIZ CURTIS HIGGS 9781400308446 TOMMY NELSON Feb. 2007 $12.99
38 JESUS CALLING: THE STORY OF EASTER SARAH YOUNG 9781400210329 TOMMY NELSON Jan. 2020 $18.99
39 EASTER IN THE BARNYARD DANDI DALEY MACKALL 9781496477729 TYNDALE HOUSE PUBLISHERS Feb. 2025 $9.99
40 HUMPHREY'S FIRST PALM SUNDAY CAROL HEYER 9780824916886 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Feb. 2019 $7.99
41 EASTER EGG DAY TARA KNUDSON 9780310767527 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2020 $9.99
42 THE STORY OF THE EMPTY TOMB BRYAN DAVIS 9780570075448 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jan. 1997 $4.25
43 THE EASTER STORY FOR CHILDREN MAX LUCADO 9780310735946 ZONDERKIDZ Jan. 2013 $6.99
44 REALLY WOOLLY MY FIRST EASTER BONNIE RICKNER JENSEN AND DAYSPRING 9781400225132 TOMMY NELSON Feb. 2022 $9.99
45 HE'S RISEN! HE'S ALIVE! JOANNE BADER 9780570075837 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jan. 2003 $4.25
46 TWAS THE SEASON OF LENT GLENYS NELLIST 9780310139379 ZONDERKIDZ Jan. 2024 $19.99
47 THE DAY JESUS DIED BRYAN DAVIS 9780570075431 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jan. 1997 $4.25
48 PRECIOUS MOMENTS: COUNTDOWN TO EASTER JEAN FISCHER AND PRECIOUS MOMENTS 9781400250684 TOMMY NELSON Dec. 2024 $12.99
49 THE EASTER FIX STEPH WILLIAMS 9781784985844 GOOD BOOK COMPANY Feb. 2021 $4.99
50 EASTER CHANGES EVERYTHING LAUREN GROVES 9781430089742 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Jan. 2024 $4.99
51 HAPPY EASTER, LITTLE LAMB! MICHELLE PRATER FREEMAN 9781430087137 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Jan. 2024 $8.99
52 HE IS RISEN ZONDERVAN 9780310764861 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2019 $17.99
53 THE GREAT EASTER EGG HUNT MELINDA LEE RATHJEN AND GREG FRITZ 9781546037101 WORTHYKIDS Jan. 2021 $7.99
54 A WONDERFUL SURPRISE: AN EASTER BIBLE VERSE TO REMEMBER SALLY MICHAEL 9781645074977 NEW GROWTH PRESS Mar. 2025 $11.99
55 THE RESURRECTION CYNDA STRONG 9780758618597 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jan. 2010 $4.25
56 AMON'S ADVENTURE: A FAMILY STORY FOR EASTER ARNOLD YTREEIDE 9780825441714 KREGEL PUBLICATIONS Jan. 2011 $19.99
57 WHAT IS EASTER? MICHELLE MEDLOCK ADAMS 9780824918781 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Feb. 2013 $7.99
58 MY HAPPY EASTER BOOK GLORIA A. TRUITT 9780758604576 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jun. 2005 $4.25
59 THE EASTER GIFT MARTHA STREUFERT JANDER 9780758614506 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Apr. 2008 $4.25
60 THE VERY FIRST EASTER PAUL L. MAIER 9780758606273 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jan. 2003 $10.99
61 THE KING OF EASTER TODD R. HAINS 9781683596868 LEXHAM PRESS Jan. 2023 $17.99
62 THE STORY OF EASTER PHIL A. SMOUSE 9781641236195 WHITAKER HOUSE Jan. 2021 $5.99
63 THE FIRST EASTER CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE 9780758680075 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Feb. 2025 $10.99
64 EASTER FOR LITTLE ONES CARL LAFERTON 9781784989453 GOOD BOOK COMPANY Feb. 2024 $9.99
65 CELEBRATE EASTER BROADSTREET PUBLISHING GROUP LLC 9781424558384 BROADSTREET PUBLISHING Feb. 2020 $6.99
66 EASTER LOVE LETTERS FROM GOD GLENYS NELLIST 9780310154778 ZONDERKIDZ Jan. 2024 $16.99
67 THIS IS EASTER CRYSTAL BOWMAN AND TERI MCKINLEY 9781627077385 OUR DAILY BREAD PUBLISHING Feb. 2018 $8.99
68 MY FIRST EASTER STORYBOOK LAURA RICHIE 9780830784158 DAVID C COOK Feb. 2022 $8.99
69 GOOD NEWS! IT'S EASTER! GLENYS NELLIST 9781627079228 OUR DAILY BREAD PUBLISHING Mar. 2019 $11.99
70 SUNRISE, EASTER SURPRISE! HANNAH C. HALL 9780824916596 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jan. 2018 $6.99
71 MY EASTER BASKET MARY MANZ SIMON 9781433689901 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Feb. 2016 $15.99
72 A VERY HAPPY EASTER PRAYER BONNIE RICKNER JENSEN 9780718075231 TOMMY NELSON Jan. 2018 $8.99
73 SNUGGLE TIME EASTER STORIES GLENYS NELLIST 9780310770725 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2022 $9.99
74 BUNNY'S FIRST SPRING SALLY LLOYD-JONES 9780310733867 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2015 $19.99
75 PRECIOUS MOMENTS: MY EASTER BIBLE STORYBOOK PRECIOUS MOMENTS 9781400319367 TOMMY NELSON Feb. 2012 $9.99
76 GOOD FRIDAY LOUISE ULMER 9780758606389 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jan. 2006 $4.25
77 THE BERENSTAIN BEARS EASTER BLESSINGS MIKE BERENSTAIN 9780824919672 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jan. 2016 $7.99
78 JOURNEY WITH JESUS: AN EASTER STORY ANN INGALLS 9781640609051 PARACLETE PRESS Jan. 2024 $12.99
79 JESUS IS ALIVE DEBBY ANDERSON 9780830787968 DAVID C COOK Oct. 2024 $8.99
80 THE EASTER STORY THOMAS NELSON 9781400229819 TOMMY NELSON Feb. 2021 $8.99
81 THE MOST GLORIOUS EASTER MORNING HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS 9780736986830 HARVEST HOUSE PUBLISHERS Feb. 2024 $9.99
82 BARE TREE AND LITTLE WIND: A STORY FOR HOLY WEEK MITALI PERKINS 9780593234877 WaterBrook, an imprint of Penguin Random House Christian Publishing Group Feb. 2022 $15.99
83 HAPPY EASTER ZONDERVAN 9780310770916 ZONDERKIDZ Feb. 2022 $4.99
84 THE QUIET/CRAZY EASTER DAY JILL ROMAN LORD 9781535991940 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Feb. 2020 $12.99
85 CLEVER CUB AND THE EASTER SURPRISE BOB HARTMAN 9780830782543 DAVID C COOK Feb. 2022 $5.99
86 JESUS CHRIST IS RISEN TODAY! ERIC C. BOHNET 9780758657350 CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE Jan. 2017 $4.25
87 THE WAY TO THE SAVIOR: A FAMILY EASTER DEVOTIONAL ABBEY LAND AND JEFF LAND 9781535994569 B&H PUBLISHING GROUP Feb. 2020 $12.99
88 FIRST WORDS OF EASTER WORTHYKIDS 9781546006459 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Jan. 2024 $8.99
89 FIRST EASTER SUSANA GAY AND OWEN GAY 9780824916855 WORTHYKIDS, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc. Feb. 2019 $6.99
90 MAKE ROOM: A CHILD'S GUIDE TO LENT AND EASTER LAURA ALARY 9781612616599 PARACLETE PRESS Jan. 2016 $16.99
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Awards Legend:

Bronze Award Bronze Award (over 100,000 sold)

Gold Award Gold Award (over 500,000 sold)

Platinum Award Platinum Award (1 million sold)

Double Diamond Award Diamond Award (10 million sold)

Christian Book Award® Christian Book Award® winner

Book of the Year Book of the Year winner

Christy Award Christy Award winner

American Christian Fiction Carol Award winner ACFW Carol Award winner
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