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Lemonade in Winter By Emily Jenkins and illustrated by G. Brian Karas Bibliographic Data: Title: Lemonade in Winter Author: Emily Jenkins, G. Brian Karas (illustrations) Published By: Schwartz & Wade (September 11, 2012) ISBN: 0375858830, 9780375858833 Edition Language: English

Author Bio: Emily Jenkins was born in New York City and grew up in Cambride, MA and Seattle, WA. She studied English in school and then got her doctorate in New York in 19th Century English. She has won many awards and has been recognized for her work. One of her books was a Barnes and Noble "Discover Great New Writers" pick and another was awarded the Charlotte Zolotow Honor and the boston lobe/Horn Book Honor. She has written a numerous amount of children's books and is a very successful author.

Summary: On a freezing, cold day, Pauline decides she wants to open up a lemonade stand. Her parents try to warn her that no one will be out to buy lemonade from them on such a cold day, but she decides to do it anyway. Her little brother, John John, decides he wants to join in on the fun too. After looking through all of the ocuch cushions for loose change, Pauline and John John head to the store. They came up with twenty four quarters which was enough to buy everything they needed for the lemonade stand. There is absolutely no one outside, but the kids are determined to get to work. They try numerous amounts of strategies to try and attract customers. They make up a song, reduce the price and do cartwheels. Even though no one is outside, they are still having so much fun. Eventually, Pauline is disappointed that they spent more than they made, but John John helps Pauline look at the bright side of things.

Review: This is a great book for first or second grade. The book has a great concept: teaching children about money, counting, spending, and saving. The books does a fine job of presenting the coins and identifying what they are worth. There are great illustrations that lay out the amount of quarters needed to buy the items at the grocery store. I love that Jenkins was able to create a story where math skills can be easily interserted. It is overall a great book for introducing children to money and math.

Literary Element (theme): The theme of this children's book is math and counting. I think Emily Jenkins did a great job of creating a fun story that includes mathematics and still makes sense. I love how the book uses its illustrations of help create a visual of the coins. When the children make a trip to the grocery store, they put how ever many quarters needed next to each item. I think this makes it easier for readers to visualize and count better. The idea of money, sales, and profit is all presented in a kid-friendly manner which can sometimes be heard to do. The books also explains pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters at the end of the book to help readers. It also has to do with working together. Pauline and John John were able to work together to set up and advertise for the lemonade stand. Even though they ended up losing money in the end, there is always a bright side and they had a lot of fun. All of these themes are demonstrated clearly, and very well in this children's book. The illustrations were also extremely helpful to the children and helped them to better understand the math skills introduced in the book.

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