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Financial advisor Ric Edelman and his wife, Jean, have authored a children’s book to help parents teach their kids financial literacy. The Squirrel Manifesto, a story for kids aged 4 to 8, is meant to help children discover the opportunities and obligations that money provides. In the back (along with a disclosure), there’s a “Grown-Up Guide” that parents can use to develop healthy financial habits in their kids.
Price: $15.51 for Hardcover
Amazon rating: 3.2 out of 5 stars
Author and personal finance guru Dave Ramsey created this kit to help parents teach kids about money. It includes a parent guide, activity book, a rewards stickers chart, a chore chart, give, save and spend envelopes, and a free ebook, Smart Money Smart Kids. Kids can earn money by completing age-appropriate chores on the chore chart, then allocate their savings as they wish in the give, save and spend envelopes. It’s geared for children aged 3-12.
Price: $14.04
Amazon rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars
This book, written by James McKenna, Jeannine Glista with Matt Fontaine, is a guide to help kids learn the basics of earning, saving, spending and investing money. It’s written by the executive producers of Biz Kid$, an Emmy award-winning public television series. It’s appropriate for kids aged 10-14. One reviewer writes: “We've just started but so far my son likes this. He really loved the section on the 5 things you can do to raise your first 100. He loved the 6th thing (steal it) and the mention that you can't do that, and that's why there are 5. Love it! It will be interesting to see if he makes it. He actually already has his $100 saved up!”
Price: $9.06 for Paperback
Amazon rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
These flash cards help children aged to 5-8 learn to tell time with digital and analog clocks, as well as count money in different formats. In addition to this one, Brighter Child offers many flash card sets to help kids master different subjects, including math, phonics and U.S. history. One reviewer said, “[My kids] also got to earn the coins that they identified and counted correctly; it was a really great way for the kids to earn a little extra cash and it was a great way for them to have some hands-on learning time (one-on-one time with Momma).”
Price: $2.99
Amazon rating: 4.7 out of 5 stars
Most advisors have that entrepreneurial spirit, but how does one pass that along to children? Brothers Adam and Matthew Toren, serial entrepreneurs, mentors and co-founders of YoungEntrepreneur.com, present this book, which covers basic business principles and the rewards of entrepreneurship, according to the description. The authors believe it’s never too early to start developing business-building skills. The book goes into such topics as how grown-ups earn money, networking and giving back. It even includes a sample business plan.
Price: $12.95 for Paperback
Amazon rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars
This book, written by Carol Christen and Richard N. Bolles, is for older kids who are thinking about potential college majors and dream jobs. It draws on the principles of What Color Is Your Parachute?, written by Richard Bolles. Here, the authors point out that it’s important for kids to identify passions early, so they can make better decisions about additional schooling and tuition debt.
Price: $7.67 for Paperback
Amazon rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
This 64-page activity book includes puzzles and games designed to build young kids’ skills in spatial relationships, fine motor and hand-eye coordination. Kids can track their progress with stickers and an incentive chart.
Price: $4.49
Amazon rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
This book, by Pam Pollack and Meg Belviso, is part of Penguin’s Who Was? series, which tells the stories of trailblazers, legends, innovators and creators. This biography follows the journey of inventor and computer whiz Steve Jobs, from working out of a garage in Silicon Valley to co-founding and running Apple, a multinational technology giant. Appropriate for kids aged 8-12, the book is written in a way that kids can follow and learn lessons from Jobs’ life.
(Who Was Milton Hershey?, another book in the series about the American chocolatier, is No. 11 on this best seller list.)
Price: $5.99 for Paperback
Amazon rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars
This book, appropriate for kids ages 4 to 7, includes 13 short stories about Curious George, the famous and lovable monkey, such as George going to the library, saying “thank you,” and going to the zoo. One of the stories is titled, “Curious George Saves His Pennies,” while another is called, “Curious George Learns to Count from 1 to 50,” both of which are great skills for early savers to grasp. In addition, curiosity often breeds business innovation.
Price: $10.37
Amazon rating: 4.6 out of 5 stars
Jack Canfield received requests for a children’s book, following the popularity of The Success Principles. (Canfield is co-creator of the popular Chicken Soup for the Soul book series.) Entrepreneur Kent Healy co-authors this children’s version, aimed at 12 to 18 year olds. It features 23 strategies designed to help young people set themselves up for success in the future.
Price: $12.50 for Paperback
Amazon rating: 4.8 out of 5 stars
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