Alana Gongol
What if an ordinary trip to the playground led to an extraordinary world of magic?In Lizzie’s Magical Day in Birmingham, active and adventurous little Lizzie travels from New York to Birmingham, Alabama, for a special family visit. When she arrives at an ordinary playground, something unusual catches her eye. A mysterious glowing puff of magic floats toward the trees, and curious Lizzie follows.Hidden beyond the familiar playground is an incredible secret: a magical tree house with a shimmering slide wrapped around a giant oak tree.A glowing ladder appears, inviting brave little Lizzie to climb. At the top, she discovers something fluffy and colorful hiding inside the sparkling slide. Lizzie takes a brave ride through swirling ribbons of light and meets Breezi, an enchanting fluffy bird with rainbow tipped feathers and a very special kind of magic.Breezi introduces Lizzie to a world where colorful breezes dance, leaves twirl, and kindness makes magic shine. But Lizzie soon discovers that the best part of an adventure is sharing it.When her older sister Coco brings twins Robby and Malvia to play, Lizzie welcomes them with kindness. She helps the little twins practice walking, encourages them to be brave, and invites them to try the magical slide with her. Through their time together, Lizzie discovers that sharing, helping, encouraging, and playing nicely can be their own kinds of magic.Filled with colorful fantasy, family connection, toddler sized courage, and gentle social emotional lessons, Lizzie’s Magical Day in Birmingham celebrates the joy of trying something new and treating others with kindness.Perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, early elementary readers, family story time, bedtime reading, classrooms, and social emotional learning, this whimsical picture book encourages children to be curious, courageous, helpful, and kind.Because sometimes the brightest magic appears when families play together.
