Financial Savings

Kids Making Money introduces children to the different ways adults earn money from jobs and helps them think about age-appropriate jobs kids can do, too. Ages five to eight.

In Ma, What’s Investing, Si, Elz, and Wizzy help their Ma to plant a garden. Excited to make money from selling extra produce, the children talk about what they want to spend it on. Ma suggests they invest instead, but the children aren’t sure what investing means. With a charming story about a garden and two neighbors different approaches to caring for their crops, Ma teaches the children about investing. Through the analogy of planting different seeds at different times, she teaches diversity in not only the garden or investing money, but also in one’s self.

Sharing with Others explains the values of charity and sharing one’s earnings and time. The book helps young children see the benefits of sharing their time and money. Ages five to eight.