Book 3

Cash Stash

by Catherine Daly

Published 27 August 2024
From budgeting to spending, to piggy banks to savings accounts, this new early chapter book series tackles and explains big financial topics for kids, Dollars to Doughnuts!

Julian has saved his pennies—and quarters and dollars—for ages. He keeps them in a safe place, at the top of the closet, behind his winter blanket in his trusty piggy bank, Wilbur. But now his mom, his dad, even his best friend, Lucy, who barely saves any money at all, says Wilbur isn’t safe enough. They want him to move his money to a bank! Will Julian keep Wilbur, or open a savings account? What’s the right thing to do?

Birthday Bling

by Catherine Daly

Published 9 January 2024
From budgeting to spending, from credit cards to gift cards, this new early chapter book series tackles and explains big financial topics for kids, Dollars to Doughnuts!

When Lucy’s aunt gives her a card—the plastic kind—for her birthday, Lucy knows just the blinged-out sweatshirt to spend it on. She plunks the card down at the store, but, cringe, it comes up short! Wait, what’s the difference between a gift card and a credit card? 

In this early chapter book designed to help kids decipher finance facts and fallacies, Lucy and her best friend, Julian, find out about the pros and cons of gift cards versus credit cards.

From budgeting to spending, to credit cards and gift cards, this new early chapter book series tackles and explains big financial topics for kids, Dollars to Doughnuts!

After a batter disaster, Julian and Lucy’s cooking class needs a kitchen cleanup, including a new paint job. Luckily, they have a plan to make things right—they’ll simply throw the bake sale of the century! But their sweet dreams dissolve like sugar when faced with the b-word: Budget. What is a budget and how are they ever supposed to stay within it? In this early chapter book designed to help kids decipher finance facts and fallacies, Lucy and Julian discover the ins and outs of budgeting.

All That Glitters

by Catherine Daly

Published 4 March 2025
From budgeting to spending, from good deals to bad value, this new early chapter book series, Dollars to Doughnuts, tackles and explains big financial topics for kids!

Lately Lucy has been spending a lot of time—and money—with Avery, the rich new girl in school: ice cream after school, boba teas, the arcade. Now Avery wants to go to SugarFest, the hottest, sweetest ticket in the city. Lucy thinks it will be amazing. Her best friend, Julian, on the other hand, isn’t sure. Why can’t they do something free instead?