CFS Advisory Board Member Sheila Bair is now the author of a new series of entertaining children’s books about money called “Money Tales.”
She notes that “kids ‘get money’ at an early age, and we need to feed that inquisitiveness. Over 70% of student borrowers say they wish they had better information about debt and its burdens when they decided to borrow, and over half wish they had not borrowed at all.” She wants to make sure future generations of borrowers are better prepared.
Sheila has a hidden past as a children’s book writer. She was recognized by the Council on Economic Education, Association of Educational Publishers, JumpStart Coalition, and the Institute for Financial Literacy for her efforts to teach kids and their parents about money basics.
On September 15, the new Money Tales series will include:
Billy the Borrowing Blue-Footed Booby
https://www.amazon.com/Billy-Borrowing-Blue-Footed-Booby-Money/dp/0807508128
Princess Persephone Loses the Castle
https://www.amazon.com/Princess-Persephone-Loses-Castle-Money/dp/0807566470
Her first two books, Rock, Brock and the Savings Shock and Isabel’s Car Wash, published 15 years ago, continue to sell well.
They are available for pre-order now on Amazon, for yourselves, your friends, or anyone you know with children or as donations to schools or libraries.