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The Gift That Keeps on Giving
Financial Gifts for the Future
By Shel Franco
money looks like and how coins add up to make a dollar. Interesting facts and a packet of play money are included. Coin County: A Bank in a Book (Innovative Kids, 1999) by Jim Talbot is exactly what it advertises. Children can read the delightful poem and fill up coin slots until they've saved $20. Stock Market Pie (DynaMinds Publishing, 2002) by J.M. Seymour helps children learn the basics of saving and investing. 
And don't discount the good old-fashioned piggy bank. Some of us learned our first lessons about money by adding and subtracting from our dresser top piggy banks. Giving your child a goal – such as buying a new toy – and a piggy bank is a great way to teach the value of a dollar.
If you have an occasion coming up that involves opening your wallet, why not avoid the mall altogether? Give a present to last a lifetime. Chances are yours also will be the one that's remembered in years to come.
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