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Hello, my reading friends! It’s Ani here, and I’m so glad you’re joining me for a story. If you love reading with me, make sure to stick around because I have some special shout-outs at the end. Are you ready for an adventure?
Today, we’re going to meet three amazing friends in the book The Treehouse Trio, written by Lauren Erisman and illustrated by Hayley Moore. Let’s see what exciting things they can do together!
Harper loves spending her summers with her two best friends, Bridgette and Mona. Bridgette is a whiz at math and science, and she uses her tablet to find answers to almost anything. Mona is super creative and loves to draw. Harper is full of ideas and determination. Together, they make a fantastic team!
The trio decides to start a business in Harper’s special treehouse. Their first idea is a lemonade stand and bake sale. Bridgette suggests it, and Harper’s mom’s famous chocolate chip cookies are sure to be a hit. Mona designs colorful flyers to spread the word.
The grand opening is a success! Everyone loves the lemonade and cookies. But suddenly, a bird swoops down and steals a cookie! It’s a black-capped chickadee, says Bridgette. Mona sketches the bird, while Harper tries to shoo it away. The bird keeps coming back, scaring away customers.
Next, Mona suggests a dog wash. But the bird seems to have invited its animal friends! Squirrels move in nearby, and the dogs chase them, causing chaos. Mona chases the dogs, Bridgette chases Mona, and Harper ends up soaked. The chickadee’s song sounds like it’s laughing at them!
Harper doesn’t give up. She thinks of starting a lawn and garden care business. But the treehouse is now full of animals! Bridgette names them all: foxes, raccoons, hares, toads, and ladybugs. Mona draws pictures of their new animal friends.
Harper wonders how they can succeed with all these animals around. Mona comforts her, and Bridgette suggests moving the chickadee to the park. But the park is noisy and dusty from construction, and the animals have nowhere to go.
Harper realizes the animals need help. Bridgette finds a way to create a special garden for them. They can even make it an official wildlife-friendly habitat!
The next day, Bridgette brings plants, Mona designs birdhouses, and Harper helps dig holes for the animals. They work hard to create a beautiful garden filled with happy animals.
Mona makes a sign that says “The Treehouse Trio Wildlife Garden.” It’s not the business Harper imagined, but it’s even better! They hang the sign over the pond to keep the chickadees safe. Harper is proud of what they’ve done together.
Now, it’s time for some shout-outs! Hello to Sadie in York, South Carolina; Lucas and Mia in Canada; Rose in Coralville, Iowa; Emma Claire and Mia in Plano, Texas; Maddox and Selena in Lukan, Ontario, Canada; Jocelyn in Williams, California; Ethan and Lucas in Brentwood, California; Vaughn and Matthew in the Philippines; Lucas and Knox in Waterbury, Connecticut; and Amos and Adeline in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Thank you all for reading with me today. I hope you enjoyed the story. See you next time!
Create Your Own Wildlife Garden: Just like the Treehouse Trio, you can create a small wildlife garden at home or in your schoolyard. Gather some small pots or containers and plant seeds or small plants that attract birds and insects. Observe which animals visit your garden and draw pictures of them, just like Mona did. Discuss with your friends or family why it’s important to help animals find safe places to live.
Design a Flyer: Imagine you are part of the Treehouse Trio and you need to design a flyer for your own lemonade stand or another fun event. Use colorful paper and crayons or markers to create your flyer. Think about what information you need to include, such as the time, place, and what you are offering. Share your flyer with your classmates and see what creative ideas they come up with!
Animal Observation Journal: Start a journal where you can write about and draw the animals you see in your neighborhood or local park. Try to identify them, just like Bridgette did with the chickadee. Write down what they are doing, what they look like, and any interesting behaviors you notice. Share your observations with your class and discuss why different animals might choose to live in certain places.
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Hello, my reading friends! It’s Ani. Thank you for coming to read with me. If you like reading stories with me, be sure to subscribe and make sure to watch all the way through because I’m going to do some shout-outs at the end. Are you ready for a story?
In today’s book, we’ll meet three friends with complementary talents. Let’s see what they can accomplish together as we read *The Treehouse Trio*.
*The Treehouse Trio*
Written by Lauren Erisman
Illustrated by Hayley Moore
Harper loved her summers the most; she got to spend them with her two best friends, coming up with crazy business ideas. Bridgette was a math and science superstar, and with the help of her trusted tablet, she could find the answer to just about anything. Mona was quirky, creative, and really good at drawing. Harper was the one with vision and determination. Together, they were the best team, and their talents would make their small town even better.
Harper’s special treehouse was the perfect place to start their new business. Bridgette came up with their first idea: a lemonade stand and bake sale. Harper’s mom’s famous chocolate chip cookies were sure to be a big hit. Mona happily hummed along to the music in her headphones while she designed bright, fun flyers.
The grand opening was amazing! Everyone loved the girls’ fresh-squeezed lemonade and raved over the cookies. But just as Harper was handing a customer another delicious, fresh-baked cookie, a bird came out of nowhere. It swooped down and, in a flurry of feathers, escaped with a cookie. Harper tried to shoo it away, but the bird continued to dive at their table of treats, scaring away all their customers.
“It’s a black-capped chickadee,” said Bridgette matter-of-factly. Mona just grabbed a pencil and started sketching the bird perched in Harper’s treehouse. Harper stomped her foot and crossed her arms; she didn’t care what kind of bird it was—all that mattered was that it was ruining all their hard work.
Mona came up with their next idea. She loved dogs and knew how much work they were for busy families, so she suggested they try a dog wash. But that bird must have sent out a tweet to all of its animal friends. Bridgette reported that a scurry of squirrels had moved in nearby. In case you didn’t know, dogs and squirrels don’t generally get along. The wet pups chased the pesky squirrels, and Mona chased the wet pups, while Bridgette chased the soapy Mona. Harper ended up soaked and disappointed. The chickadee’s song sure sounded a lot like mockery to her.
Not ready to give up, Harper came up with a third idea: a lawn and garden care business. But by that time, the treehouse had been completely taken over. “There’s a skulk of red foxes inside the treehouse, a gaze of raccoons on the balcony, and a colony of hares at the base of the tree trunk,” said Bridgette, her eyes big with excitement. “And look! A knot of toads in the mossy area behind the ladder, and even a loveliness of ladybugs on Mona’s art desk!” Their treehouse now looked more like the park a few blocks away.
“Where are they coming from, anyway?” Mona wondered absently, drawing pictures of their uninvited guests. Harper tried to shoo them away, but they weren’t budging. “How are we ever going to come up with a successful business with all these animals in our way?” she despaired, trying to hold back tears as she thought about giving up on her dream.
Mona put down her drawing tools and gave Harper a big hug. “It’s going to be okay, Harper. We’ll find a way to fix this. Don’t worry,” she said. “But how?” huffed Harper as she glared at the chickadee. “Chickadees love maple trees, so it might be happier in the park,” Bridgette offered. But when they got to the park, they were greeted with a face full of dust from tractors. The noise was deafening, and many of the trees had even been dug up. “Well, that explains why all the animals moved into our treehouse,” Mona said.
“This is horrible,” Harper realized. The animals were not pests that were out to wreck her businesses; they were helpless, displaced creatures. “We need to help these animals find new homes.” After doing some internet research, Bridgette found a solution. If they worked really hard, they could build a special garden for wildlife right at the treehouse. They could even apply to have it certified as an official wildlife-friendly habitat. “We just need to provide proper shelter areas,” she explained.
The next day, Bridgette showed up with lots of fruit and berry-producing plants. Mona had already drawn up plans to build birdhouses and squirrel feeders. “These great tree squirrels require leaves and twigs to build a nest or dre,” explained Bridgette. Mona and Harper rushed about digging holes around the tree roots for the foxes and hares to use as burrows. Exhausted and nursing blistered fingers, they surveyed their hard work. Their garden was beautiful and filled with active animals and insects.
Mona wandered off, cutting and pasting all the animal drawings that she had made onto a board. She scrawled some letters across the top: “The Treehouse Trio Wildlife Garden.” It wasn’t the business Harper had imagined; it was even better. They went to hang the sign, and when they peeked inside the chickadee nest, they discovered three small white eggs with brown speckles. Harper smiled with pride. Together, they had added this wonderful safe space to their community. She pulled Bridgette and Mona in for a big group hug. “Let’s hang the sign over the pond instead,” she said. “We don’t want to disturb the chickadees.”
Wasn’t it amazing what they came up with together?
All right, let’s do some shout-outs today! I’m sending them out to Sadie in York, South Carolina; Lucas and Mia in Canada; Rose in Coralville, Iowa; Emma Claire and Mia in Plano, Texas; Maddox and Selena in Lukan, Ontario, Canada; Jocelyn in Williams, California; Ethan and Lucas in Brentwood, California; Vaughn and Matthew in the Philippines; Lucas and Knox in Waterbury, Connecticut; as well as Amos and Adeline in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Hello to each and every one of you, my dear reading friends! I’m so happy that we all get to read together. I hope you enjoyed our story today. See you next time!
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