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Title: Lemonade in Winter

Author: Emily Jenkins

Narrator: Rebecca Solar

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 mins

Language: English

Release date: 03-14-14

Publisher: Weston Woods

Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7

Publisher's Summary:

A lemonade stand in winter? Yes, that's exactly what Pauline and John-John intend to have. With a catchy refrain, plus simple math concepts throughout, here is a tale that's great for both storytime and classroom use.

Members Reviews:

Excellent story & teaching tool!

My 3 y/o & 4 y/o especially love this story. The elder is really getting into counting and the younger is trying to keep up. What I love about the story is that it is immediately engaging. The characters are similar to my own, with the elder being the girl (like Pauline) and the younger being the boy (like John-John). The kids in the story have an idea that sensible adults wouldn't entertain in the dead of winter. But they learn some things in the end. I like that the parents let the idea go forth without stopping it.

The adventure was ripe for an organic learning experience. There are so many teaching ideas here. First of all, is the obvious--counting money. Addition, subtraction, categorizing & sorting, evaluating outcomes. Also wonderfully noted is how the plot evolves as Pauline is driven to try different ideas to make a sale. Each method can be discussed. For instance did lowering the price lead to the increase in sales? You can even discuss the value of money. Was it used wisely in this instance? I don't want to give the ending away but you can show that sometimes the truest value in money is not how much you make or keep, but in managing it wisely so that it can afford you an invaluable learning experience. Of course, having an enthusiastic and good attitude really goes far too!

The only detail that may stump some is the fact that the parents seemed to let these youngsters out to the store by themselves, unsupervised. Not something that is based in reality. But children don't get hung up on details like this. They engage fully in the adventure of the story. Whether you choose to include a discussion on safety is up to you.

I am glad I preordered this on a hunch that it would be a good teaching tool in our collection of books and I was right!! The end of the book includes a little appendix of Pauline's money counting tips. Couple this with a jar of real coins or even realistic play money and you have an entire week's worth of math activities. For the advanced thinker, I'd pose this algebraic problem: Given their total starting up costs of raw materials, how much is each cup of lemonade/limeaide/lemon-limeade worth? How many cups did they need to sell to break even at $0.50/cup? At $0.25/cup? What about the cups? How many were there? (The story doesn't say how many were in the bag)What could they do with the extra cups to offset the cost? This is a teacher & homeschooling parent's dream of a story. You could even conduct the experiment with your kids and see what they learn from it, though I am not inclined to volunteer my time outside in the freezing cold. This is destined to become a classroom favorite & children's classic. Mark my words.

Hopefully my grandson will love it when it is read to

For a baby shower as part of the theme. Hopefully my grandson will love it when it is read to him

Loved it!

It is a great fun way to teach math and how to count money. The children enjoyed this book and learned something about money transactions. Highly recommended.

Good Reading

No one is ever too young to set up their first business.

Pauline and John-John were so determined to make their lemonade stand a success.