Teaching your kids about money is one of the most important things that a parent can teach a child, but it is quite often overlooked. It seems to me that a lot of parents simply expect their kids to automatically know how to create a budget or how to build an emergency fund. It’s almost like people think that children are born with the money management skills they will need in life. Unfortunately, that couldn’t be farther from the truth. Kids aren’t born with the knowledge to manage their money and the schools won’t teach them so it falls to their parents to do. If you don’t, who will? No one. Your kids have money questions they want answered and using a book to introduce a subject is a fantastic way to get – or keep – them interested in something. These 40 books that teach kids about money are a great place to start teaching those lessons!
As I said, one of the best ways to teach kids about anything is by using a good book. Even the smallest kids love to be read to and there’s no reason that those books can’t reach a much needed lesson along with that imaginative story. As your kids get older, the topics of the books they read will change, but the lessons they receive from those books won’t. If you’re planning to use these books that teach kids about money as part of a homeschool unit study, be sure to checkout our huge list of homeschool freebies too! There are a couple of really great financial units listed that are totally free and would go great with these!
Books That Teach Kids About Money
We’ve scoured through loads of kids that teach kids about money and have come up with 40 of our favorites. Take a look at the list below. I’m sure you’ll find at least one that your kids will love to learn from! Since this list is so long, I separated it by age. If you would like to jump immediately to books that teach kids about money for ages 9 and up, you can make the jump here.
Books that Teach Kids about Money for Ages 3-9
The Berenstain Bears’ Dollars and Sense
A Dollar, a Penny, How Much and How Many?
Alexander, Who Used to Be Rich Last Sunday
The Berenstain Bears’ Trouble with Money
Curious George Saves His Pennies
Little Critter: Just Saving My Money
A Dollar For Penny (Step-Into-Reading, Step 2)
One Cent, Two Cents, Old Cent, New Cent: All About Money
Once Upon a Dime: A Math Adventure
You Can’t Buy Dinosaur with a Dime
Lots and Lots of Coins: Discover the History of Coins and the Money We Use Today!
Prices! Prices! Prices!: Why They Go Up and Down
Round and Round the Money Goes: What Money is and How We Use It
How the Second Grade Got $8,205.50 to Visit the Statue of Liberty
Benny’s Pennies (Picture Yearling Book)
Lily Learns About Wants and Needs
What Can You Do with Money?: Earning, Spending, and Saving
National Geographic Kids Everything Money: A wealth of facts, photos, and fun!
Books that Teach Kids About Money for Ages 9 and up
Rock, Brock, and the Savings Shock
Growing Money: A Complete Investing Guide for Kids
The Everything Kids’ Money Book: Earn it, save it, and watch it grow!
What All Kids (and adults too) Should Know About . . . Savings and Investing
Secret Millionaires Club: Warren Buffett’s 26 Secrets to Success in the Business of Life
Finance 101 for Kids: Money Lessons Children Cannot Afford to Miss
How to Turn $100 into $1,000,000: Earn! Save! Invest!
The Kids’ Money Book: Earning, Saving, Spending, Investing, Donating
Rich Dad’s Escape from the Rat Race: How To Become A Rich Kid By Following Rich Dad’s Advice
The Teenage Investor : How to Start Early, Invest Often & Build Wealth
