Princess Persephone Loses the Castle (Money Tales)

I like money, but my parents say I don’t always know the best things to do with it. I am learning about saving money, but it is hard because I like to buy toys and candy. In the story Princess Persephone Loses the Castle, the princess learns about doing the right things with her money and how to keep it safe. One cold winter’s day, the princess hears a knock at the door, and it’s a guy who smiles a lot. The man wants to see her dad, the king, but he’s gone, so Persephone tries to help him. The man ends up selling her something that she doesn’t have enough money for, and then she loses her castle because she can’t pay the bills!

I learned a lot from this book about money. I didn’t know what interest was, or a contract. I thought that the story and my mom did a good job of explaining what these things are. It is kind of scary thinking about how someone can get tricked and have to spend so much money! Kids of any age will like this story, but I think kids my age and older will understand it the best.