I Am Money

by Julia Cook, Garrett Gunderson, Josh Cleland (Illustrator)

Overview

Notes From Your Bookseller

Financial literacy is not widespread, but this book aims to amend that from a young age. Akin to the School House Rock style of learning, I Am Money takes a dry subject and makes it fun and funky — perfect for introducing young minds to the wild world of finance.

Encourage financial literacy in kids of all ages with this fun and engaging picture book from bestselling children's author Julia Cook and financial expert Garrett Gunderson!

Who better to teach kids about money than MONEY himself? As readers follow along in this delightful, easy-to-understand picture book, they'll learn: 

• how to earn money
• how to save money
• how to spend money (wisely)
• and the most important thing: how to give it away to help others!

Kids will also be introduced to the different forms money can take like cash, cards, and even crypto! Additional fun facts and money tips in the back , make this book a great classroom resource, teaching tool for curious kids, or first finance book for aspiring entrepreneurs!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781464220890
Publisher:	Sourcebooks
Publication date:	02/06/2024
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	52,456
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

JULIA COOK, a former teacher and school counselor, writes books for children that let them laugh while learning to solve their own problems, use better behavior and develop healthy relationships.

GARRETT GUNDERSON is an entrepreneur who became a multimillionaire by the age of twenty-six. Garrett coaches elite business owners in the financial services industry. His book, Killing Sacred Cows, was a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller.

Editorial Reviews

"This book proves invaluable in helping children comprehend the concept of money. Families would benefit from reading this together and it would be a great addition to any collection." — Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database

From the Publisher

2023-10-21
A walking, talking billfold of cash takes readers through the ins and outs of money.

Held together by a shiny gold clip and often accompanied by anthropomorphic coins, our narrator is a smiley, positive presence who eats pizza and rides a bike, just like us! Money explains its value as well as how to earn it (mowing lawns, selling lemonade), spend it, save it, and share it. The narrator uses clothing as a metaphor to explain different forms of money—sometimes the narrator dons “digital and crypto clothes,” though the author doesn’t elaborate on these. A similar reference to “credit card coats” is accompanied by a warning on overspending. Most commendable are reminders of readers' self-worth: Though readers are encouraged to invest in themselves, it’s made abundantly clear that money does not confer value to people. A message about earning interest is followed by a wordless page of coins and bills passing by a bank and a credit union—concepts that are a bit too advanced to describe in detail for this book’s audience. For now, tracking savings in a clear jar (not a piggy bank) is advanced enough. A guinea pig appears throughout the cheerful, textured art, making a suitably cute sidekick for the narrator.

An educational and uplifting foundation in financial mindsets and rules of thumb. (money tips) (Informational picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews