What if your child's next big idea could change everything?
Meet CeCe—a curious, confident young girl who thinks like a CEO. When she decides to start her very first lemonade stand, she discovers that building a business takes more than lemons and sugar. It takes creativity, planning, teamwork, perseverance, and the courage to keep going when things don't go as expected.
"A fun, wonderful, and age-appropriate introduction to entrepreneurship for children. Motivates kids to build something of their own, think creatively, believe in themselves, and feel proud of their accomplishments." — Readers' Favorite
CeCe the CEO Starts a Lemonade Stand is an engaging children's entrepreneurship book that introduces young readers to entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and real-world business skills through a heartwarming story they'll want to read again and again. Instead of feeling like a lesson, CeCe's adventure naturally teaches children how to dream big, solve problems, work hard, and discover that challenges are simply opportunities to learn and grow.
Perfect for children ages 4–10, this inspiring story helps build an entrepreneurial mindset while encouraging confidence, creativity, leadership, and resilience—valuable life skills that will benefit children far beyond their first business adventure.
Perfect for:• Parents raising confident, creative problem-solvers
• Homeschool families teaching entrepreneurship and financial literacy
• Teachers looking for engaging classroom read-alouds and business-themed lessons
• Elementary classrooms exploring money, economics, and real-world life skills
• Grandparents searching for a meaningful gift that inspires confidence and creativity
Children will discover:- Entrepreneurship and business basics
- Financial literacy and smart money habits
- Problem-solving and critical thinking
- Creativity and innovation
- Confidence and perseverance
- Leadership and teamwork
- Goal setting and responsibility
- Customer service and serving others
- The value of hard work and determination
Bonus! Includes a step-by-step, kid-friendly guide to planning and starting a lemonade stand so children can turn what they learned in the story into their very own business adventure.
CeCe the CEO Starts a Lemonade Stand is the first book in the CeCe the CEO series by Nathan and Heather Pease, founders of Pease Patch Publishing.
At Pease Patch Publishing, our mission is to help children Dream. Grow. Lead. through books and educational resources that build confidence, character, creativity, entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and real-world life skills.
Continue CeCe's journey with Book 2: CeCe the CEO Opens a Cookie Stand, available now!