Books
Once upon a time” has usually been reserved for stories about damsels in distress and knights slaying dragons. That’s appropriate for fantasy tales which end with everyone living “happily ever after.” But sometimes children need books that aren’t pure fantasies. They need books which engage them as they teach important lessons about living and succeeding in the real world. Books that end with something like, “and they lived financially secure ever after.”
Co-written by financial literacy expert Susan Beacham and New York Times bestselling author, Lynnette Khalfani Cox, the newly published “The Millionaire Kid$ Club™” children’s book series are not fantasy books. Rather, they are smart, creative, picture books which teach children that money is not merely something to be used for buying pizza and the hippest new CDs. Through two funny and engaging stories, beautifully illustrated by Tom Deja, a group of childhood BFFs learn that there are actually four things you can do with money: Save, Spend, Donate or Invest.
Ages 5 to 12.
Volumes 1 & 2 are now available for sale from the Money Savvy Generation website.
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Volume 1: Garage Sale Riches When Isaiah's mom asks him to clean out the family garage, she promises her son that he can keep all the money he makes from a garage sale. Sorting through all those boxes, however, proves to be a very big job. So Isaiah enlists the help of his friends, Sandy, Dennis and Stephanie. When the four pals start dreaming of what they'll do with all the money they will earn, they name themselves The Millionaire Kids Club. But after all their hard work, will they quickly waste their money with a trip to Mega Mall - or will they learn a valuable lesson about spending and saving? |
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Volume 2: Putting The "Do" In Donate Dennis can't wait to get to school on Monday to tell his friends about the amazing event that happened at church. On Sunday, Dennis was one of 50 people at church who received $100 from his pastor. But there's a catch: Dennis has to use the money to help someone less fortunate. With advice from his friends, Isaiah, Stephanie and Sandy, Dennis is sure to think of someone in need. With a little creativity and hard work, the four pals might even figure out a way to turn Dennis' $100 into an even bigger donation. |
Volume 3: "Home Sweet Home"
Volume 4: "Penny Power"
Volume 5: "Fun In The Future"
Volumes 3, 4 and 5 will be published later in 2008.