I Really Want to Make Lemonade!: A Really Bird Story

(Hardback)

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Join Really Bird and friends as they learn to make a unique fresh lemonade and use it to do some good around the park where they live.
Meet Really Bird, a small bird who lives in a large city park with his friends, Cat, Rabbit, and Pup. In each story, Really Bird finds himself really wanting something to be bigger, to have his fair share, or to be a leader to be really silly, funny, strong, cool, happy or brave. And when he feels something, hereally feels it.
Each story is an entertaining, character-driven caper based on relatable social/emotional themes, delivered with surprise twists, high drama, and expert comic timing. Along the way, lessons are learned about qualities such as teamwork and compassion. The emphasis is on character growth and development through creative problem solving, Friendship and emotional engagement are at the heart of every story.
In I Really Want to Make Lemonade!Really Bird comes up with the great idea to make an interesting batch of lemonade and share it with all the friends in the park, in return for some community service that will benefit the park.

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A Texas Library Association 2024Little Maverick Master List selection.
"The value of cooperation, teamwork, thoughtfulness, and sharing with friends are all important themes revealed in this entertaining and engaging story."School Library Journal
"Really Bird'semotionally operatic cartooning tempers withjust the right amount of goofiness." Publishers Weekly,review ofI Really Want to Be First!
"[A]funny, upbeat series . . .The true nature of these three characters shine as they problem-solve and share fairly." Kirkus Reviews (Review of Book 2 in the series).
"Fans ofElephant and Piggiewill REALLY love Ziefert's and Foster's new early comic series.. . As a reading specialist, I love that the stories teach and reinforce positive virtues such as friendship, teamwork, sharing, and kindness." Beagles and Books
"Perfect for classroom or daycare reading and learning." Sincerely Stacie

Author Bio

HARRIET ZIEFERTis a former elementary school teacher from North Bergen, New Jersey. A graduate of Smith College, she also holds an MA in Education from NYU. She is the bestselling author of more than 250 children's books and has developed easy-to-read series for several major publishing houses. As founder of Blue Apple Books, she has published over 500 titles, many of which have become best-selling modern classics. Harriet Ziefert continues to create and publish books from her home, where she now lives, in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.