Financial Literacy for Kids

These fiction and non-fiction titles introduce basic financial concepts in a fun way while promoting financial awareness and responsible money habits

Updated November 3, 2025
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Financial Literacy for Kids

These fiction and non-fiction titles introduce basic financial concepts in a fun way while promoting financial awareness and responsible money habits

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Dirt cheap
Hoffmann, Mark
Paper Book
Birdie doesn't know much about money. All she knows is that she wants a new soccer ball that costs $24.95. The fastest way to that $24.95 is going into sales, but what to sell? All her belongings? Not much of a market for those. Birdie needs something that she has in...
Save it!
McLeod, Cinders
Paper Book
A charming introduction to simple money concepts in which a little bunny learns about the power and satisfaction that come with saving money. Honey earns two carrots a week for taking care of her siblings. Her FIVE siblings who are so loud and bouncy, she wishes she had a place...
Spend it!
McLeod, Cinders
Paper Book
A charming introduction to simple money concepts in which a bunny learns he can't buy everything he wants with his allowance! Sonny gets three whole carrots a week for his allowance and wants to buy everything with it! But he soon discovers his money won't go that far, and his...
Give it! : a moneybunny book
McLeod, Cinders
Paper Book
In this delightful introduction to simple money concepts, an enthusiastic young bunny discovers how good it feels to use his allowance to help others. Chummy longs to be a superhero. He wants to save the world--or at least Bunnyland--from dragons, so spending his carrots on a...
The Wildwood Bakery
Elliott, Rebecca
Paper Book
Eva and her friends are opening a bakery, in the seventh installment of this New York Times bestselling series! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high...
It began with lemonade
Sterer, Gideon
Paper Book
From New York Times bestselling author Gideon Sterer is an imaginative, colorful tale of making (and selling!) lemonade from life's lemons is not too sour and not too sweet. One scorching hot summer day, a spunky young girl decides to sell lemonade . . . only to find there...
Little Daymond learns to earn
John, Daymond
Paper Book
Entrepreneur, FUBU founder, and Shark Tank fan fave Daymond John introduces kids to basic ideas about money and starting their own business in this accessible picture book! Meet Little Daymond and his enterprising friends! When Daymond hatches an idea for a small business...
Pete the cat saves up
Dean, Kim
Paper Book
Pete the Cat earns and saves money to buy a supercool toy in this Level 1 I Can Read from New York Times bestselling creators Kimberly and James Dean. Pete the Cat wants a supercool Sharkbot toy, but he doesn't have enough money in his piggy bank. He takes on odd jobs,...
Wednesday Wilson fixes all your problems
Galbraith, Bree
Paper Book
Sometimes the best business ideas pop up when you least expect them. Or that's what happens to Wednesday Wilson, anyway, the morning her brother, Mister, locks himself in the bathroom because he's nervous about a school presentation. When classmate Emmet convinces Mister that a worry stone will calm...
Paws. 1, Gabby gets it together
Fairbairn, Nathan
Paper Book
Are you a fan of Raina Telgemeier or Shannon Hale? Then don't miss PAWS, a new graphic novel series about best friends, cute dogs, and all the fun (and trouble) that comes with them. Perfect for fans of Real Friends, Roller Girl, and Allergic, this funny and heartwarming...
One hen and then ... : the story of a small loan and a big dream
Milway, Katie Smith
Paper Book
Kojo's family doesn't have much. But Kojo has big dreams and one big idea. It starts with him borrowing money to buy a fluffy white hen. The hen provides his family with eggs, and even some extras he can sell at the market. With the money he makes, Kojo pays back his loan and buys more hens. More...
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