A good intro about money overall and some basic concepts on finance. I learned about some good resources as an adult too!

I was looking for more info on the sustainability part but it came mostly in some of the quick examples. Just as the book was about to get into that topic, it ended abruptly.

I loved how this book began in a graphic novel style with the main character finding a treasure and exploring the world of treasure management. The sections following broke down spending, saving and investing, as well as the history of money. The topics are simply covered and very clear. Aspects of cryptocurrency and online banking are covered, as well as sustainability in investing and the resources in our world.

I tried to read this with my kiddo (10) but he was completely uninterested in it. Funny enough it was the graphic novel section that turned him off. If it had been structured as a nonfiction book from the beginning he would have enjoyed it more, I think.

It also didn't seem to quite know who its audience was or how to communicate effectively with them. There were a lot of what seemed like random facts about money that weren't fully explained and the graphic novel lessons didn't always make sense. The idea of it is good and an important topic for kids (and adults) but it didn't feel like it was executed well.

*Thanks to Helvetiq for providing an early copy for review.

My kids loved this book! It's super cute and wholesome and kept their attention the whole time during reading. I highly recommend this book and will purchase a physical copy.

This book is an absolute gem of a teaching resource! I wholeheartedly recommend it to everyone—from curious young kids to insightful teens, and even to adults seeking financial wisdom. We all need those gentle reminders and refreshing insights on the balance of saving and spending, and this book excels beautifully in illuminating those crucial concepts. It takes us on a fascinating journey through history, revealing the evolution of money from the barter system to the intricate world we navigate today.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me the chance to dive into this read!

"Your Money and the World" is a fantastic book and resource for parents looking to teach their kids all about the importance and value of money. It touches on a variety of topics including: the different options on how to spend or invest money, the value of money, the history of money and currency, and how money relates to the world around us.

The book opens up with a short graphic novel that follows a young girl, named Nora, who stumbles upon a treasure chest full of money. As she tries to figure out what to do with her newfound wealth, a talking animal decides to show her all the different options she has: spending, saving, investing, or donating. The comic provides a variety of child-friendly examples, illustration, and language that makes the topic of money easy to follow for young readers.

After the comic, the book goes into a deeper dive into various topics. My favourite section is where the book discusses the history and evolution of money and currency: from bartering goods, to commodity exchange, to paper, and now to digital. I enjoyed how the pages always included illustrations to provide as visual accompaniments for the readers.

I strongly recommend this book as a resource when teaching younger readers or folks looking to be more financially literate about the importance and the value of money and how to be more financially responsible in today's world.

This was a very educational book. This is the perfect book for parents to teach their children how to spend their money wisely. It's so well written I think every child will have fun while learning about money. and i think adults could get some use out of this book as well.

When I was younger my parents always tried to teach me to be smart when spending my money . I think they would've jumped at the chance to buy this book for me when I was a kid. I would've learnt a lot whilst being entertained. The illustrations were also very well done, very colourful and fun that I'm sure all children would love.

I think that, for the most part, the core idea of this book was really great and smart, it just wasn't executed well. Organization of pages was wonky, and the author kind of missed the target of informing readers about their own money. For nearly all of the book, it felt like the author was just spewing out numerous random facts about money. From the introduction, it appeared that this book was meant to educate young readers about how to be wise with their money. I didn't get much of that from this book, and when a useful piece of information popped up, the author didn't go into as much depth as would have been beneficial. For example, investing. The author mentioned it, likely knowing about it, but didn't fully explain it to the reader, as if the reader was supposed to be on the same level of knowledge. This definitely isn't great for a book that is meant to be informational that is for kids. In all honesty, this book will likely raise more questions for kids to ask their parents/guardians than it will answer questions relating to money. Although the content fell short, the way this book was written was highly engaging and fun, perfect for kids.
Lastly, the illustrations were amazing! The colors were soft yet still vibrant, and every single illustration had such a high level of detail it was impressive. In conjunction with the enjoyable writing style, these illustrations held my interest throughout the entire book.

I would probably give it a 2.5. The information seemed like it was trying to be presented to younger children but then some of the vocabulary and concepts felt like they would be for an older one. I like the concept of the book but did not feel like it was pulled together well.

This book is a tough one to adequately review. On one hand, I love how it teaches kids aged 7 to 11 about concepts like saving, spending, etc., without it feeling like a lecture. The book doesn't try to sway kids towards saving automatically, but instead presents them with their options and lets them decide what is best for them and I really appreciate that. I loved how it didn't demonize spending money, but taught kids to do so by making educated and informed decisions about their purchases, even briefly mentioning sustainable products and the use of child labor! However, this felt a lot like two books squished into one. The book starts out as a graphic novel and then after 20 or so pages, changes formats into a traditional nonfiction book with small illustrations. The change is jarring, and completely pulls the reader out of the book.

The graphic novel felt like it was going for a cute, quirky, "Magic School Bus" kind of adventure but it didn't quite land with me. The plot was a little all over the place and the lessons didn't always make sense. At one point, our main character spends her money on a bouncy castle for kids at a school, only for the castle to deflate and her to ultimately decide to plant some seeds instead. I was confused as to why there wasn't some lesson on more sustainable spending instead.

If the book had omitted the graphic novel portion, I would have given it an easy 5 stars, but as it stands, it just feels like it's trying to be too many things at once, and just comes out mediocre. 2.5 stars, rounded up.

I wish I had this book as a child, I plan to re-visit it for years to come with my kids. Money management is so important, and as and adult I sometimes find I lack that skill and just understanding. This is great for kids to understand investments and how money works, all while creating a sustainable better environment for their future. I am going to purchase the hardcopy once it releases as well and hope local schools and libraries make purchase of this as well.

Let’s be real here—even adults have problems managing their money or knowing where to put it other than in their bank accounts. First, any savings that you can have is better than not saving at all. This cute book about how you can make your money work for you touches on the different aspects of what you can do with your money, from savings and donating to investing and understanding the value of money and how you can earn it.

The investing part was well done. Yes, it is good to invest, but not every investment is a good investment. A certain type of amusement park might sound like a great idea initially, but over time, that novelty will wear off, and the issues that crop up with this novelty concept for this amusement park can ruin the long term vision. In the short term, it might seem like a great investment, but in the long run, it won’t be sustainable.

This leads me to this: Most people are afraid to invest because they don’t know what they don’t know or got burned by the shiny new thing everyone was buying. If you are familiar with crypto, think about the ICO craze in 2017 or the NFT craze in 2021-2022, when overpriced jpegs were touted as art and good long-term investments. Yeah.

Anyway, the protagonist, Nora, embodies “those who don’t know,” and she is led through this world about money by a talking mouse. The first half of the story has a very Alice in Wonderland-like quality and the second part is less story and more “these are the facts” about money.

This book covers so much. I mentioned a few things in the initial paragraph, but it also goes into big questions like “What is money” and “What is a business?” and understanding that creating value does not necessarily mean creating money. Also, why does “this” backpack” cost more than “that” backpack? As a parent, can you explain to your child why a Hermès Birkin bag costs so much versus getting a similar hand bag at a Ross?

Then, there are questions like, “Why does a movie star get paid so much more than a nurse?”

Yeah…really like why?

And “Can money buy you happiness?”

What is wonderful about this book is that it presents many questions that everyone should think about when it comes to our relationship with money. This book is not the end-all for educating your kids about money, but it is a really good start. As a parent with two young children, I’ll be adding this to my repertoire of books that will help build lasting foundational skills. Money can be difficult to talk about, but with your kids, this is something that you need to talk about. The earlier you get them involved in understanding money, the better off they will be in their relationship with it as they get older.

This is a great book. I loved the format. It is very fitting for the audience. This is a great way to teach your kids about money, there is a lot of great information I even learned some things.

This is a great book that teaches about money! I even learned some things that I didn't even know. This is a great way to teach your kids about money, it starts with a cute little comic about a girl and her grandma finding some buried treasure and all the different things you can use money for then it goes into a more detailed outline that teaches you about the different ways money is used as well as how its evolved over the generations.

This book was so well done! I absolutely loved the illustrations, the lay out, the way it was worded and just the concepts brought up. Fantastic!