AUTHOR KATHRYN DURHAM'S "MOM CAN YOU BUY ME THIS?"
MAKES UNDERSTANDING FINANCES FUN AND EASY FOR KIDS
"Persistence is what inspired my book and persistence is what got it published." So explains Kathryn Durham, the young African American mother of four whose entertaining MOM Can You Buy Me This? not only opens the door to the world of finance for kids 9 to 13, but serves as a wonderful teaching tool for parents.
Los Angeles, CA ? Nothing is harder for a Mom (or Dad) to do than not buy a toy for their child. Try to explain "there is no money for toys" as the kid watches the ATM spit out twenties or helps fill the grocery cart with goodies. Weary and frazzled, Mom either gives in or goes home with a major whiner sniveling in the backseat, feeling awful and certain there is no way to explain the financial maze she, herself, often doesn't understand.
Take heart Mom. Help is here. In her delightful book, "MOM Can You Buy Me This?" from Pen & Paper Publishing ($11.95), author Kathryn Durham taps into the rich world of a child's imagination and leads her readers on a wacky and wonder?filled journey that makes teaching about money easy and rewarding.
10 year?old Ryan (based on one of Durham's twin sons) asks his Mom to buy him a video game he cannot live without. When begging, cajoling, or pouting doesn't budge her, Mom helps Ryan work out a plan to save part of his allowance and buy the video with his own money.
When glory day comes and Ryan happily puts the exact amount on the counter at the video store, he is stunned to find out he doesn't have enough because there is tax. TAX? Ryan doesn't understand and, like most kids, is immediately positive he'll NEVER get his video game.
As if by magic ... MR. TAX appears, and in true Alice in Wonderland fashion, joins with a covey of other characters, MS. INTEREST, MR. INFLATION AND MS. BROKERAGE, to lead Ryan on a bumpy adventure through taxes, savings, inflation, investments, employment, retirement, etc.
Durham's dialogue in Mom Can You Buy Me This? is smart; abundantly imaginative and written to be interactive. Both the characters and the author stop the action, put the story on hold, and discuss things with each other; and the author offers quizzes at the end of each chapter to further involve the readers in the fun and learning experience it provides.
While the book is aimed at 9 to 13 year?olds, kids of all ages have something to learn from this inspired guide to finance. Parents will love it, too.
Pen & Paper Publishing is located at 5450 Slauson Avenue PMB 15, Culver City, CA 90230. Phone: 800.662.9066 E?mail: info@penandpaper.net website: www.penandpaper.net
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