As the Peanuts gang gets ready for Easter, Linus insists the Easter Beagle will take care of everything for them.
This TV holiday classic is a sure sign of spring! A family favorite, the story shows the importance of faith--not in terms of religion, but in believing that things will work out the way they should. Young viewers will enjoy watching Charlie Brown and company color eggs, not believing the Easter Beagle will really come, and they’ll anxiously wait themselves to see what happens. Linus tries to convince Lucy that Easter is a time of renewal, not of getting gifts, but this newly remastered deluxe DVD just may be proof that it’s really both.
You may have to explain to very young babies that the Easter Beagle is the Peanuts version of the Easter Bunny, but one thing they'll definitely understand is the excitement the characters feel for the upcoming holiday. Two-year-olds will eagerly follow Peppermint Patty's attempt to teach Marcy how to color eggs, finding it hilarious when Marcy fries the eggs, toasts them, cracks them before boiling them, and finally eats them with their shells on!
Preschoolers are still young enough to believe in the Easter Bunny, and will laugh when they discover the Easter Beagle's identity. They'll love the relationship between Snoopy and Woodstock, and will appreciate that Snoopy goes out to buy his fine-feathered friend a nice, warm birdhouse after his nest is flooded in the spring rains. They may want to take a tip from Lucy, who keeps a list of where she hides the eggs so she can be the one to find them!
Older kids in this age group have probably outgrown the idea of the Easter Bunny, but may still enjoy watching the Peanuts gang test their beliefs. They'll relate to Sally, who says, "I've seen this happen on holidays before--you look forward to being real happy and then something happens that spoils it all," and they'll feel bad for good ol' Charlie Brown when the Easter Beagle runs out of eggs right before it's his turn to get one.
