The Money Tree, Paperback

"I really, really want it mom, oh please, Oh Please, OH PLEASE!" But Mom said "No not today. Do you think money grows on trees? And so it begins, a little boy figures out a plan to get enough money to buy the coolest new "thing-a-ma-jig" without the help of mom or dad! A colorful fun bedtime story, that is a must read for every young child. A valuable lesson for young child about working hard and saving money to get something they really want! Here what others say: "All of us need to learn about money--the sooner the better. Lisa McCarthy's children's book, with its eye-catching illustrations, is the answer to every parent who wants to give their child a head-start on the road to financial independence. - Taylor Larimore, author of The Bogleheads' Guide to Investing."

About author(s):The Money Tree started in the bathtub! Yes, you read that right. Every night I would write stories and poems on the bathroom wall during bath time with my then 4-year-old daughter. (Yes, I used bathroom tub crayons, I am not that crazy!) One night after surviving a major temper tantrum in a store over a new toy I refused to buy- I realize how I was headed down the wrong path with my child. Well meaning yes, but the wrong path for sure! I thought back to all the times and all the little things I couldn't resist buying her each time we went out. Oh it's just a dollar I would say. Not even thinking of the future that as she grew those dollar "things" would grow to $5 "things" which would then grow to $20 things-well you get the picture. So I thought to myself, I really need to teach this child the money doesn't grow on trees, it comes from working hard and earning it! And so my first book - The Money Tree was created on my bathroom wall that night over soap suds, giggles and a little shampoo in the eyes! Again and Again, we would write and re-write on our bathroom wall until my daughter and her friends, became my writers, my editors, my designers. But most of all they were really starting to get the message I was trying to convey. And now I can't wait to share this wonderful story with you! Besides, my husband re-did our bathroom and I am no longer allowed to write on the walls!