  | When grandma gives you a lemon tree Author: Deenihan, Jamie L. B. | |
| Price: $21.86 | ||
Summary:
When Grandma gives you a lemon tree, definitely don't make a face! Care for the tree, and you might be surprised at how new things, and new ideas, bloom.
| Illustrator: | Rocha, Lorraine |
| Accelerated Reader Information: Interest Level: LG Reading Level: 1.80 Points: .5 Quiz: 504903 |
Reviews:
Booklist (02/15/19)
Full Text Reviews:
Booklist - 02/15/2019 In this debut picture book, Deenihan offers a charmingly literal rendition of the proverbial phrase “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” with a colorful and cute story of a child who gets an unwanted birthday gift from grandma: a lemon tree. Once her mischievous plots to rid herself of the tree fail, a fruitful alternative arises: nurture the tree to make lemonade to sell in order to get what she really wants. In addition to the comical efforts of the girl, this playful picture book showcases the concept of delayed gratification. The girl truly has to wait for good things to come to fruition, and once they do, she makes some surprising choices (perhaps just what Grandma wanted). These concepts are enhanced by the eye-catching colors, bold cartoon figures with deeply expressive faces, and diverse cast of characters in Rocha's illustrations, which are filled with plenty of fun background details to pore over. A nice complement to Matt de la Peña's Last Stop on Market Street (2015) or Katherine Pryor’s Zora’s Zucchini (2015). - Copyright 2019 Booklist.
