The Know-Nonsense Guide to Money (Know Nonsense)

by Heidi Fiedler

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Originally posted on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

The Know-Nonsense Guide to Money is an appealingly up-to-date guide to all things financial by Heidi Fiedler which is part of the Know-Nonsense series of guides and which is aimed at middle-grade readers. Originally published in 2017, this reformat and re-release from Quarto on their Walter Foster Jr. imprint is due out 5th April 2022. It's 64 pages and will be available in paperback format. Other editions available in other formats.

This is a resource rich and sensible guide to all things fiscal. It clearly and humorously explains concepts from debit cards to currency exchanges.

The book is broken up into chapters: What is Money, Earning, Saving, Spending and Borrowing. Each of the chapters contain full page illustrations, some with sidebars, covering such essentials as 'Needs vs. Wants' and setting financial goals. Quite a lot of the information contained here isn't regularly taught in schools and is really important for life skills mastery. It would make a great addition to a school or classroom library as well. Author Heidi Fiedler includes quite a number of subtle philosophical points in the text in an easy to digest (non-preachy) manner. The art by Brendan Kearney is quirky, colorful, and fun and supports and illustrates the text very well.

Quite a fun and accessible introduction to money and its potential effects on our lives.

Four stars.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.