Lemonade in Winter

Lemonade in Winter:  A Book About Two Kids Counting Money
by Emily Jenkins
illustrated by G. Brian Karas

Despite the snow and icicles outside, Pauline and her brother John-John ignore their parents' doubts and decide to go into the lemonade stand business!   They enthusiastically pool together their quarters, calculating the dollar amount they have to spend on their business.   After a trip to the store for the supplies, they begin to prepare lemonade, limeade, and lemon-limeade.    Standing outside in the cold waiting for customers, they soon learn different sales techniques, including advertising, decorations, and cutting their prices. At the end of the day they are initially disappointed to learn they did not make much money, but quickly find a fun way to spend the money they have left!

Lemonade in Winter is a fun book to use when talking about counting money.  Throughout the book, Pauline and John-John continue to calculate the money they have, the money they have spent, and the money they are bringing in from their sales.  The entertaining illustrations add to the humor of this fun, yet educational, story.  

Author's website: http://www.emilyjenkins.com/kidsbooks.html