Akron Public Library

Although Alexander and his money are quickly parted, he comes to realize all the things that can be done with a dollar.

The hungry Pig family learns about money and buying power as they turn the house upside down looking for enough money to buy dinner at the local restaurant.

When Little Critter wants a new skateboard, Dad tells him that he needs to save his own money to buy it. Little Critter tries his very best, but soon finds that saving enough for what he wants isn't so easy.

Marco surveys his friends and uses bar graphs to convince his father to raise his allowance.

Mama and Papa Bear try to teach Brother and Sister the value of money and how to manage their allowance.

Nine-year-old Aldo discovers the pleasures of doing volunteer work to help the older citizens of the community and the satisfactions of earning his first money on his own for unselfish reasons.

Jamie and her friends Angeline and Isabella are studying "personal finance" in school, so they decide to put their heads together and come up with a way to earn serious money by creating some kind of food--the only trouble is none of them know anything about cooking.

When he is five years old, a boy's parents start giving him a weekly allowance and promise him that many adventures will follow if he puts it into three different cups. Includes author's notes on teaching children to use money responsibly.

Alexander and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day: On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too. Alexander, who used to be rich last Sunday: Although Alexander and his money are quickly parted, he comes to realize all the things that can be done with a dollar. Alexander, who's not (Do you hear me? I mean it!) going to move: Angry Alexander refuses to move away if...