What if a storybook could change the way a child thinks?

Created by Alishah Asrani, the series helps parents and teachers open the door to foundational ideas like saving, delayed gratification, budgeting, and self-control, long before "financial literacy" becomes a classroom subject. Each book follows a standalone story and a distinct money lesson, all set against a world of trees and nature. 

What started as a single book has grown into three connected parts. The Children’s Book Series brings each money lesson to life through a standalone story. The Research tests every book with real children, beginning with a pilot study of 86 first and second graders across six storytelling workshops, followed by a new study for Book 2, and gives high school and college students hands-on research experience along the way. Sponsor a Reader puts books in the hands of children who need them, letting individuals and businesses fund copies for classrooms and libraries, and letting schools and organizations request books for their students.