Teach Your Kids About Money

Below are some resources for parents to help your children continue their financial education. There are articles, activities and more!

Books

We have provided a complete list of useful books related to financial education.

  • “A Bargain For Frances” by Russell Hoban
  • “A Chair for My Mother” by Vera B. Williams
  • “A Dollar For Penny” by Dr. Julie Glass
  • “A Job For Jenny Archer” by Ellen Conford
  • “A Quarter From The Tooth Fairy” by Caren Holtzman
  • “A Smart Girl’s Guide to Money” by Nancy Holyoke
  • “Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday” by Judith Viorst
  • “Amelia Bedelia Means Business” by Herman Parish
  • “An Orange for Frankie” by Patricia Polacco
  • “Arthur’s Pet Business” by Marc Brown
  • “Arthur’s TV Trouble” by Marc Brown
  • “Bea And Mr. Jones” by Amy Schwarz
  • “Ben Goes Into Business” by Marilyn Hirsch
  • “Boxes for Katje” by Candace Fleming
  • “Bunny Money” by Rosemary Wells
  • “But I’ve Used All My Pocket Change” by Lauren Child
  • “Carl Goes Shopping” by Alexandra Day
  • “Coat of Many Colors” by Dolly Parton
  • “Dollars and cents for Harriet” by Betsy Maestro
  • “Erandi’s Braids” by Antonio Hernández Madrigal
  • “Fancy Nancy and the Fabulous Fashion Boutique” by Jane O’Connor
  • “Follow the money” by Loreen Leefy
  • “Four Dollars and Fifty Cents” by Eric A. Kimmel
  • “How The Second Grade Got $8,205.50 To Visit The Statue Of Liberty” by Nathan Zimelman
  • “How to Steal a Dog” by Barbara O’Connor
  • “Isabel’s Car Wash” by Shelia Bair
  • “Jerome The Babysitter” by Eileen Christelow
  • “Just saving my money” by Mercer Mayer
  • “Just Shopping With Mom” by Mercer Mayer
  • “Leo And Emily’s Zoo” by Franz Brandenberg
  • “Making Cents” by Elizabeth Keeler Robinson
  • “Max’s Bunny Business” by Rosemary Wells
  • “Miss Fox’s Class Earns a Field Trip” by Eileen Spinelli
  • “Money Madness” by David A. Adler
  • “Money sense for kids” by Hollis Page Harman
  • “Money, Money Honey Bunny” by Marilyn Sadler
  • “Mrs. Pirate” by Nick Sharratt
  • “My First Job” by Julia Allen
  • “My Rows and Piles of Coins” by Tololwa M. Mollel
  • “National Geographic Kids Everything Money: A wealth of facts, photos, and fun!”
  • “No Time For Christmas” by Judy Delton
  • “Not So Fast Songololo” by Niki Daly
  • “One cent, two cent, old cent, new cent” by Bonnie Worth
  • “Ox-Cart Man” by Donald Hall
  • “Paddy’s Pay Day” by Alexandra Day
  • “Pedrito’s Day” by Luis Garay
  • “Pretty Penny Makes Ends Meet” by Devon Kinch
  • “Sheep In A Shop” by Nancy Shaw
  • “Something Special For Me” by Vera B. Williams
  • “The Berenstain Bears & Mama’s New Job” by Jan and Stan Berenstain
  • “The Berenstain Bears Get The Gimmes” by Jan and Stan Berenstain
  • “The Berenstain Bears Think of Those in Need” by Jan and Stan Berenstain
  • “The Berenstain Bears Trouble with money” by Jan and Stan Berenstain
  • “The Cinnamon Hen’s Autumn Day” by Sandra Dutton
  • “The Coin Counting Book” by Rozanne Lanczak Williams
  • “The Gift” by Aliana Brodmann
  • “The Gold Coin” by Alma F. Ada
  • “The Mighty Miss Malone” by Christopher Paul Curtis
  • “The Money We’ll Save” by Brock Cole
  • “The Purse” by Kathy Caple
  • “Those Shoes” by Maribeth Boelts
  • “Tight Times” by Barbara Shook Hazen
  • “Tom And Annie Go Shopping” by Barry Smith
  • “What are goods and services?” by Carolyn Andrews
  • “What are taxes?” by Baron Bedesky
  • “When Times are Tough” by Yanitzia Canetti
  • “Where the Mountain Meets the Moon” by Grace Lin
  • “Yard Sale” by James Stevenson

Movies

We have provided a complete list of useful child appropriate movies related to financial education.

  • Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1994)
  • Lemonade in winter
  • DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp
  • Blank Check
  • Mickey & Minnie’s : Gift of the Magi