Lanterna Rally

Author: Tariq Toure

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Published: 2023-07-19

Total Pages: 0

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I want you to meet our main character, David Kareem, a Muslim kid who's just earned a dollar for his allowance and wants to spend his money on some tasty candy like any other normal child, especially my own. But after he spends it, David is curious to know exactly where it went.David asks his father a simple question, "Daddy, where did my dollar go?" David's father Brother Amir takes him on a journey throughout the community to see how the dollar he just spent makes its way to other businesses.A Wonderful Story in the MakingWe often preach about our children learning the importance of money, group economics, and developing healthy spending. How awesome would it be to have a fully illustrated picture book that explores how a dollar travels from hand-to-hand?!David's Dollar is a book 4 years in the making. I wasn't quite sure how to bring the concept I had buried in my head to life until this past year. It would seem like being a poet would make it easier. It didn't (laughs). Nevertheless I was finally able to write a compelling children's book about spending local and in our community.Bringing group economics into an easy story will help children in the critical thinking areas of:1. Drawing Conclusions2. Making Inferences3. Making PredictionsWhy David's Dollar?Listen to the experts:Beth Kobliner, author of the New York Times bestseller Get a Financial Life, and a member of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Capability who spearheaded the creation of Money as You Grow, which offers age-appropriate money lessons for children.Kobliner says children as young as three years old can grasp financial concepts like saving and spending. And a report by researchers at the University of Cambridge commissioned by the United Kingdom's Money Advice Service revealed that kids' money habits are formed by age 7.